Tennessee Tidbits
* Scooter McFadgon leads the Vols in free throws attempted, made and percentage but has only attempted one free throw in his last two games. He made his only attempt against Georgia (1/21/04).
* McFadgon needs one point to reach the 400 point mark this season. In 22 games he has scored 399 points.
* Jemere Hendrix is 6-of-6 from the field in UT's last two games. During that stretch he is averaging 8.5 points and 6.5 rebounds per game.
* Brandon Crump is averaging 20.7 points and 6.7 rebounds while shooting 65.7 percent (23-of-35) from the field in his last three games. Against Mississippi (2/18/04) he tied his career-high with 25 points.
* Crump leads the Vols with eight double-doubles on the season. He has recorded a double-double in three of his last five games, including a 25-point, 11-rebound effort against Mississippi (2/18/04).
* Tennessee is 10-1 when C.J. Watson has six or more assists this season.
* UT is third in the SEC with a 73.2 free throw percentage and have outshot their opponents at the line 582-438 this season. However, UT is shooting just 67.5 percent (56-of-83) at the line its last four games.
* UT has won its last two games that have been decided by five points or less after starting the season 0-2 in games decided by five points or less. UT has had only four games decided by less than five points.
* With an 12-3 home record at home this season, the Vols have secured their eighth consecutive winning record at home and their 14th winning season at Thompson-Boling Arena.
* Tennessee is 12-0 when leading with five minutes left in a game.
* The Vols are 11-1 when scoring 70 or more points. They are 2-9 when scoring less than 70.
* Combining both his Memphis and UT career scoring totals, McFadgon has scored 1,073 career points.
* McFadgon is shooting 91.5 percent (107-of-117) from the line to rank second on UT's single season free throw percentage list. Bill Justus has held the record at 92.0 percent (133-of-147) since the 1968-69 season.
* All 12 Vols have tied or set career scoring marks this season.
| Team Statistical Comparisons |
| Tennessee | Stat Category | Kentucky |
| 74.0 | Points | 70.9 |
| 71.2 | Opponent Points | 62.5 |
| +2.9 | Scoring Margin | +8.4 |
| .443 | Field Goal % | .463 |
| .431 | Opponent Field Goal % | .395 |
| .347 | Three-Point % | .328 |
| .342 | Opponent Three-Point % | .311 |
| .732 | Free Throw % | .702 |
| 38.6 | Rebounds | 35.4 |
| 33.6 | Opponent Rebounds | 32.1 |
| +5.0 | Rebounding Margin | +3.3 |
| 15.9 | Assists | 15.0 |
| 15.0 | Turnovers | 15.2 |
| 3.7 | Blocks | 3.6 |
| 6.0 | Steals | 8.0 |
| 13-10, 5-7 | Record | 19-4, 9-3 |
| Individual Statistical Leaders |
| Tennessee | Stat Category | Kentucky |
| McFadgon, 18.1 | Points | Fitch, 15.5 |
| Crump, 7.3 | Rebounds | Hayes, 8.2 |
| Watson, 5.4 | Assists | Hawkins, 5.1 |
| Crump, .569 | Field Goal % | Daniels, .574 |
| Watson, .402 | Three-Point % | Azubuike, .388 |
| McFadgon, .915 | Free Throw % | Azubuike, ..778 |
The Series
Kentucky leads the all-time series, 133-62 ... This will be the 196th meeting all-time between the two schools ... UK took a 69-68 overtime win on Jan. 20 at Knoxville in the first meeting this year ... Kentucky leads the series 46-43 when played in Knoxville ... The Wildcats hold a 78-15 all-time advantage when playing in Lexington ... Tennessee was the second team ever and the first SEC team to defeat Kentucky at Rupp Arena when the Vols took a 71-67 win on Jan. 12, 1977 ... Utah was the opponent to win in Rupp when the Utes defeated the Wildcats 68-70 on Dec. 18, 1976 in the finals of the UK Invitation Tournament ... Tennessee's 62 wins against the Wildcats more than any other Kentucky opponent ... Vanderbilt has beaten UK 37 times to rank second ... Kentucky's 133 wins against Tennessee are the most of any Volunteer opponent ... Tennessee is 15-12 all-time against Kentucky when the Wildcats are not ranked ... The Kentucky series is Tennessee's oldest and most played among SEC opponents ... The Vols and Wildcats first met on Feb. 5, 1910 ... That was just the second season that the University of Tennessee fielded a basketball team.
Last Meeting
Kentucky's Cliff Hawkins canned a 3-pointer with 16 seconds in regulation to send the game into overtime where the Wildcats hung on for a 69-68 win over Tennessee Wednesday, Jan. 20, at Thompson-Boling Arena ... Tennessee trailed by as many as 16 points in the first half but used a pair of 9-0 runs in the second half to take a 52-51 lead with 7:37 left ... Kentucky retook the lead and then the teams battled back and forth until C.J. Watson gave the Vols a three point lead on a pair of free throws with 22 seconds left ... Hawkins then hurried down the court to tie the game on his trey ... Scooter McFadgon got a shot off at the buzzer but couldn't get it to fall ... A 3-pointer by Erik Daniels and then a Chuck Hayes offensive rebound and basket gave the Wildcats all they needed in the overtime period ... McFadgon, who scored 19 of UT's first 24 points, finished with a career-high 33 points ... Brandon Crump recorded a double-double with 14 points and 13 rebounds ... Daniels led three Kentucky players in double-figure scoring with 19 points while Hayes registered 18 points and 16 rebounds.
Looking at Kentucky
Kentucky enters Wednesday's game with a 19-4 overall record and a 9-3 mark in SEC play after a 68-59 win at Auburn Saturday, Feb. 21 ... In just his second game back after suffering a sprained right index finger at Florida Feb. 3, Gerald Fitch came off the bench to lead the Wildcats with 18 points ... On the season the first team NABC All-District 7 selection is leading UK with 15.5 points and has scored 1,231 career points ... Chuck Hayes, a second team NABC All-District 7 selection, is averaging 10.9 points and his 8.2 rebounds rank fourth in the SEC ... Erik Daniels, who was also a first team NABC All-District 7 pick, is second on the team with 15.0 points per game and ranks fourth in the SEC with a 57.4 field goal percentage ... Point guard Cliff Hawkins ranks second in the conference with 5.1 assists and 2.3 steals per game ... The Wildcats have not allowed a team to shoot 50 percent or better from the field this season and rank second in the SEC by allowing their opponents to shoot just 39.5 percent ... UK has held 15 of its last 16 opponents to 68 points or less ... Only six of the 16 players on the Kentucky roster are averaging more than 10 minutes per game this season ... Kentucky is 18-1 when scoring more than 60 points ... UK has won 45 of its last 50 games dating back to last season.
Tennessee vs. Ranked Teams
Tennessee is 2-5 against teams ranked among the Associated Press Top 25 this year ... UT has wins over 23rd-ranked Vanderbilt and No. 22 Florida and a losses at No. 14 Florida, vs. No. 9 Kentucky, vs. No. 5 Louisville, at No. 11 Mississippi State and vs. No. 15 Georgia Tech this season ... The Vols are 81-185 all-time against teams ranked in the Associated Press Top 25 ... Tennessee is 39-115 all-time against teams ranked in the AP Top 10 and 17-27 against teams ranked in the Top 5.
Tennessee Looking For First SEC Road Win
Tennessee is one of three conference teams looking for their first SEC road win along with Mississippi and Arkansas ... The Vols are 5-1 in SEC home games but 0-6 on the road this season ... In conference games this year Tennessee is averaging 75.0 points when playing at home but just 63.0 on the road ... The Vols are shooting 46.3 percent at Thompson-Boling Arena compared to 40.6 percent away from home ... UT's conference opponents are scoring 65.7 points when visiting Knoxville compared to 83.3 points per game when hosting the Vols ... At Thompson-Boling Arena UT's SEC opponents shoot 40.2 percent but when hosting the Vols they shoot 54.0 percent from the field.
Kentucky Connections
As a high school All-America Buzz Peterson was heavily recruited by Kentucky and even orally committed to the Wildcats before reversing his decision and signing with North Carolina ... Peterson and Kentucky's Tubby Smith both served as head coach at Tulsa University ... Peterson led the Golden Hurricane to a 2001 NIT championship in his lone season in the Sooner state while Smith was 79-43 and made two Sweet 16 appearances in four seasons at Tulsa (1991-95) ... Kentucky Athletics Director Mitch Barnhart worked at Tennessee from 1986-98 ... Barnhart was UT's Senior Associate Athletic Director from 1996-98 ... UK's Smith and Tennessee track coach Bill Webb attended High Point University in North Carolina together in the 1970s ... Teammates on both the High Point basketball and track and field teams, they comprised half of the shuttle hurdle relay team that set a school record that still stands today ... Webb has led the Tennessee men's track and field team to 2001 outdoor and 2002 indoor national championships ... Smith led UK to the 1998 NCAA basketball championship.
Former Rivals Now Teammates
Former Southeastern Conference foes Vincent Yarbrough (Tennessee 2002), Marquis Estill (Kentucky 2003) and Matt Bonner (Florida 2003) are now teammates in Europe ... The trio are playing for Sicilia Messina in the Italian Series A league ... Yarbrough was a first team All-SEC selection in 2002 while Bonner earned first team honors in 2003 and Estill was a second team pick in 2003.
Last Time Out
Georgia won its third game in a row with a 70-60 victory over Tennessee Saturday, Feb. 21, at Stegeman Coliseum in Athens, Ga. ... The Bulldogs entered the Tennessee game fresh off wins over Kentucky and Florida ... Georgia took a 31-29 lead at half time when Jonas Hayes sank an 18-footer at the buzzer ... The Bulldogs built the lead to six points at 47-41 but the Vols used a 9-4 run to pull within one point (51-50) ... Rashad Wright, who scored a game-high 22 points on 4-of-7 shooting from 3-point range, drilled a trey to give UGA a four-point cushion ... That trey ignited a 12-2 run that gave Georgia a 63-52 lead with 2:04 left ... Brandon Crump led the Vols with 18 points on 6-of-8 shooting ... Scooter McFadgon struggled for 13 points on 5-of-16 shooting ... Jemere Hendrix, a native of Covington, Ga., had nine points and seven rebounds ... Damien Wilkins added 18 points while Jonas Hayes scored 16 points for the Bulldogs ... Tennessee committed a season-high 31 personal fouls and sent the Bulldogs to the free throw line 36 times.
Peterson Gets 150th Win
Tennessee head coach got his 150th career victory with an 83-66 win over Mississippi Feb. 18 ... In eight seasons as a head coach Peterson has recorded a 150-88 (.644) career mark ... Forty-five of those wins have come at Tennessee while 26 were at Tulsa and 79 were at Appalachian State ... Peterson's 150 career wins ranks seventh among active Southeastern Conference coaches.
McFadgon Named Second Team NABC All-District 7
Scooter McFadgon was named to the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) Division I All-District Team on February 18 ... McFadgon is a second team All-District 7 selection ... The teams are selected by a panel of member coaches of the NABC ... First team selections are: Matt Freije (Vanderbilt), Francisco Garcia (Louisville), Gerald Fitch (Kentucky), Cuthbert Victor (Murray State) and Erik Daniels (Kentucky) ... Joining McFadgon on the second team are Antonio Burks (Memphis), Chuck Hayes (Kentucky), Ricky Minard (Morehead State) and Adrian Henning (Austin Peay).
King Named a Finalist For Basketball Hall Of Fame
Former Tennessee Vol Bernard King (1975-77) has been named one of 16 finalists for this year's Basketball Hall of Fame class ... A three-time All-America selection, King averaged 25.8 points per game in his three seasons at Tennessee ... The Brooklyn, N.Y., native went on to score 19,655 career points in 14 seasons in the NBA ... A four-time NBA All-Star, he led the league in scoring with 32.9 points in 1984-85 and finished his career with a career scoring average of 22.5 points ... Playing for the New Jersey Nets Nets, Utah Jazz, Golden State Warriors, New York Knicks and Washington Bullets he scored 19,655 career points ... The new members will be announced April 5 at the NCAA men's Final Four in San Antonio; induction is September 10.
Houston Named To ESPN's Silver Anniversary All-SEC Team
Former UT standout and current New York Knicks star Allan Houston was named to ESPN's Silver Anniversary All-SEC Team at halftime of its telecast of the Tennessee-Kentucky game Jan. 20 ... The second-leading scorer in Southeastern Conference history, Houston scored 2,801 career points while playing for the Vols (1989-93) ... Joining Houston on the team were Chris Jackson (LSU), Chuck Person (Auburn), Jamal Mashburn (Kentucky) and Shaquille O'Neal (LSU) ... Celebrating its 25th season of covering college basketball, ESPN listed its top five players from each major conference over the last 25 years (since the 1979-80 season) ... The teams were chosen by a seven-member panel of SEC media and league representatives.
Vols Well Represented in SEC Statistics
Tennessee players lead three of the 12 individual categories in the latest Southeastern Conference statistics ... Scooter McFadgon leads the league in free throw percentage (91.5 percent) while he is third in scoring (18.1 ppg) and fifth in 3-point field goal percentage (38.5 percent) ... C.J. Watson sits atop the assists (5.39 apg) list and assist/turnover ratio (2.18 assists-to-turnovers) ... Brandon Crump is fifth in the league in field goal percentage by making 56.9 percent of his shots while ranking 11th in scoring (15.6 ppg) and sixth in rebounding (7.3 rpg) ... As a team, the Vols are second in rebounding offense (38.6 rpg) and are third in free throw percentage (73.2 percent) and assists (15.91 apg).
Hitting The Boards
Tennessee ranks second in the Southeastern Conference with 38.6 rebounds per game ... The Vols have surpassed the 50-rebound mark two times with 50 boards at Nebraska (12/13/03) and 57 against The Citadel (12/17/03) ... UT is outrebounding its opponents by 5.0 rebounds per game which ranks fourth in the SEC ... UT is averaging 13.61 offensive rebounds per game.
Watson Leads SEC in Assists
While several other point guards around the nation have been bogarting the headlines and highlights, sophomore C.J. Watson has quietly established himself as one of the top playmakers in the college game ... Nicknamed "The Quiet Storm," he leads the SEC with 5.39 assists per game ... His assist-to-turnover ratio of 2.18 (124 assists against 57 turnovers in 775 minutes) is also first in the SEC ... According to the Feb. 17 NCAA statistics, Watson's 5.3 assists ranked 44th in the nation ... Five times this season he has had a game with eight or more assists ... Tennessee is 10-1 when Watson has six or more assists in a game this season ... As a true freshman last season he led the SEC in minutes played (35.8 mpg) while leading the league with 5.44 assists per game against conference opponents ... His 160 assists as a rookie ranked seventh on UT's single-season charts and were the second-most ever by a freshman.
Watson Can Score, Too
Although he usually looks to pass first, Watson has also found opportunities to score ... While leading the SEC with 5.39 assists per game, he ranks third on the team with 11.4 points per game ... He has also established himself as a deep threat by leading the team in 3-point percentage (.402) and ranking second in 3-pointers made (35).
Watson Flirts With Triple-Doubles
Sophomore point guard C.J. Watson has flirted with history two times in SEC action this season ... In the SEC opener against Georgia (1/7/04) the Las Vegas native nearly became the first Tennessee player in history to record a triple-double ... He finished the game with nine points, eight rebounds and nine assists ... Against Vanderbilt (1/14/04) he came close with a career-high 13 rebounds, 11 points and seven assists... This year isn't the first time he has come close to a triple-double.
McFadgon Challenging Free Throw Charts
Scooter McFadgon's 91.5 percent (107-of-117) shooting from the free throw line this season ranks as the second-best percentage in Tennessee history ... Bill Justus, who led the nation with a 92.0 percent (133-of-147) success rate during the 1968-69 season, holds the school record.
McFadgon Leads SEC, Ranks Third Nationally in Free Throw Percentage
Scooter McFadgon gets mad when he misses a free throw, calling free throws "the easiest baskets you'll ever get." ... The junior guard hasn't gotten mad very often this season as he is leading the SEC by making 91.5 (107-of-117) free throws this season ... According to the Feb. 17 NCAA statistics he ranked third in the nation with a 91.4 free throw percentage ... He saw a streak of 32 consecutive free throws made come to an end against Louisville (1/25/04) ... He also had a streak of 27 consecutive free throws made until a miss against UNC Asheville 12/30/03) ... The school record for consecutive free throws made is 39 by Danny Schultz (12/2/63 - 12/28/63) and Michael Brooks (1/30/85 - 3/6/85).
Scooter Scores Big
Playing his first season of Southeastern Conference basketball, Scooter McFadgon has taken the league by storm ... The Memphis transfer ranks third in the SEC in scoring with 18.1 points per game this year ... His 38.5 percent 3-point shooting ranks fifth in the league while his 2.27 treys per game is sixth ... He owns three of the top eight scoring performances in the Southeastern Conference this year ... He has scored 20 or more points 10 times and 30 or more points three times ... Against ninth-ranked Kentucky (1/20/04) he scored a career-high 33 points, scoring 19 of the Vols' first 24 points against the Wildcats ... The junior guard had a memorable debut in a Tennessee uniform with a 31-point outing against Wofford (11/21/03) ... His 31 points were the most in a UT debut since Bernard King scored 42 against Wisconsin-Milwaukee (11/30/74) ... In the SEC opener he matched that mark with a 31-point effort against Georgia (1/7/04).
McFadgon Gets 1,000 Career Points
Junior transfer Scooter McFadgon scored his 1,000th career point against Georgia Tech (2/7/04) ... He has scored 1,073 points in his three years playing college basketball ... The 6-foot-5 guard scored 674 points in two seasons at Memphis and has scored 399 points in his first season at Tennessee.
The Jemere Hendrix Experience
Saying that he would rather have 20 rebounds than score 20 points in a game because "anyone can score 20 points but not many can get 20 rebounds" Jemere Hendrix has been a presence on the boards this season ... A transfer from Clemson, the 6-foot-8 Hendrix second on the team and 10th in the SEC with 7.0 boards per game ... He is averaging 3.04 offensive rebounds per game to rank fifth in the SEC ... He recorded a career-high 14 rebounds against 11th-ranked Mississippi State (1/28/04) ... Against 15th-ranked Georgia Tech he brought in a career-high nine offensive rebounds ... Defensively he has given the Vols another boost ... He held Preseason SEC Player of the Year Matt Freije to just eight points on 2-of-12 shooting and two rebounds on Jan. 14.
Crump Making His Presence Felt
With each year at Tennessee, Brandon Crump has steadily improved his play ... The Houston, Texas, native owns one of the best shooting percentages in the Southeastern Conference, currently ranking fifth in the league with a 56.9 field goal percentage ... According to the Feb. 17 NCAA statistics, Crump's 55.1 field goal percentage ranked 46th in the nation ... He ranks 11th in the SEC in scoring (15.6 ppg) and is sixth in rebounding with 7.3 boards per game ... The 6-foot-10 forward has scored 20 or more points in six games after not reaching the 20-point mark in his first two seasons at Tennessee ... He has eight double-doubles on the season and 11 in his career ... He has steadily improved his averages from 7.1 points and 4.2 rebounds as a freshman to 11.0 points to 5.9 rebounds as a sophomore to 15.6 points and 7.3 rebounds as a junior this year ... Against Nebraska (12/13/03) he recorded a career-high 25 points.
Crump Doubles Up
Junior forward Brandon Crump has recorded eight double-doubles this season ... That is the most by a Vol since Steve Hamer recorded nine double-doubles during the 1995-96 season ... Crump's eight double-doubles are the tied for third-most in the Southeastern Conference this season ... He has recorded a double-double in three of his last five games.
Wingate Making an Impact in Starting Lineup
Playing solid defense in practice earned freshman center Major Wingate a spot in the starting lineup against Kentucky (1/20/04) ... Since then he has started nine of 10 games ... During those 10 games he has tied his career-high of eight points two times, including an eight point and eight rebound effort against No. 9 Kentucky ... He scored Tennessee's first six points in Tennessee's win over 22nd-ranked Florida (1/31/04).
Bradshaw Giving UTa Backcourt Boost
Last year point guard C.J. Watson led the Southeastern Conference by playing 35.8 minutes per game ... This year Watson has received relief from freshman Dane Bradshaw ... The Memphis native is averaging 13.2 minutes per game off the bench and is contributing 3.2 points and 2.1 rebounds per game ... A player who has a outstanding feel for the game, Bradshaw has dished out 35 assists.
| TENNESSEE CAREER STATS vs. KENTUCKY |
| ? | G-GS | FG-A | 3FG-A | FT-A | Reb | Avg | A | To | Blk | Stl | Pts | Avg |
| Albrecht | 1-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0-0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Asumnu | 3-1 | 3-7 | 1-4 | 1-2 | 1-2-3 | 1.0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 2.7 |
| Bradshaw | 1-0 | 0-5 | 0-1 | 5-6 | 1-2-3 | 3.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5.0 |
| Crump | 4-4 | 12-20 | 0-2 | 8-16 | 6-17-23 | 5.8 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 32 | 8.0 |
| Hendrix | 1-0 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-1-1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2.0 |
| Herndon | 1-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-2-2 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| McFadgon | 1-0 | 8-17 | 4-10 | 13-13 | 1-3-4 | 4.0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 33.0 |
| Watson | 3-3 | 6-15 | 2-7 | 12-17 | 0-7-7 | 2.3 | 8 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 26 | 8.7 |
| Winchester | 3-1 | 1-9 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 1-1-2 | 0.7 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.7 |
| Wingate | 1-1 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 2-4-6 | 6.0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 8.0 |
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