2013-14 SEC STANDINGS (through March 7) Florida^ Kentucky Georgia Tennessee Arkansas LSU Missouri Texas A&M Ole Miss Vanderbilt Alabama Auburn South Carolina Mississippi St.
SEC Pct. H 17-0 1.000 8-0 12-5 .706 7-2 11-6 .647 8-1 10-7 .588 6-2 10-7 .588 7-2 9-8 .529 7-1 9-8 .529 7-2 8-9 .471 7-1 8-9 .471 6-2 7-10 .412 4-5 6-11 .353 6-2 5-12 .294 4-5 4-13 .235 4-5 3-14 .176 3-5
^ SEC Champion
% SEC Tournament Champion
A 9-0 5-3 3-5 4-5 3-5 2-7 2-6 1-8 2-7 3-5 0-9 1-7 0-8 0-9
STOKES HAS 35 DOUBLE-DOUBLES
¢ Junior Jarnell Stokes has 35 double-doubles during his UT career (79 games). That leads all active players in the SEC. ¢ He has posted a double-double in more than 44 percent of his college games. ¢ Stokes has 17 double-doubles this season. That ties for third nationally among Division I players. ¢ The 17 dub-dubs also are the most in the SEC and the most by a Vol in a season since Bernard King had 22 in 1976-77. ¢ Stokes’ 35 double-doubles rank fourth on UT’s alltime career list.
McRAE CLIMBING SCORING CHART
¢ Senior wing Jordan McRae totaled 26 points at unbeaten Wichita State (12/14/13) to become the 45th all-time member of Tennessee’s 1,000-Point Club. He now has 1,402 points. ¢ McRae’s career total ranks 20th on UT’s career scoring chart and second among active SEC players. RANK
1 17 18 19 20
PTS
2,801
PLAYER, YEARS
Allan Houston, 1990-93
1,424 C.J. Watson, 2003-06 1,418 Steve Hamer, 1993-96 1,407 Jimmy England, 1969,71 1,402 Jordan McRae, 2011-14
McRAE ALSO AMONG UT 3-POINT KINGS ¢ Jordan McRae currently ranks eighth on UT’s alltime list for 3-pointers made. He has drained 173 career triples. RANK
1 6 7 8
3FGs
431
PLAYER, YEARS
Chris Lofton, 2005-08
209 Jon Higgins, 1999-2003 179 Vincent Yarbrough, 1998-2002 173 Jordan McRae, 2011-14
McRAE CLUTCH AT LINE IN CRUNCH TIME
¢ In the final four minutes of UT’s games this season (and OT at Texas A&M), senior Jordan McRae has delivered at the free-throw line. ¢ McRae is 50-for-57 (.877) at the line in the final four minutes of games. His 57 attempts are far and away the most on the team in that scenario. ¢ Josh Richardson also has been clutch in that scenario, going 9-for-11 from the line (.818).
ALL Pct. 28-2 .933 22-8 .733 17-12 .586 19-11 .633 21-9 .700 18-11 .621 21-9 .700 17-13 .567 17-13 .567 15-14 .517 12-18 .400 13-15 .464 11-19 .367 13-17 .433
PRESEASON HONORS
H A N 16-0 10-2 2-0 16-2 5-4 1-2 14-2 3-7 0-3 13-3 4-7 2-1 16-2 3-5 2-2 13-2 3-8 2-1 15-2 3-6 3-1 16-2 1-8 0-3 11-5 4-8 2-0 10-6 3-7 2-1 12-4 0-11 0-3 12-6 1-8 0-1 9-7 0-11 2-1 11-6 0-10 2-1
Streak W22 W1 W1 W3 W6 W1 W2 L1 L2 L3 L1 L2 L1 L12
McRAE AMONG NATION’S TOP SCORERS
¢ Tennessee senior wing Jordan McRae ranks eighth in the nation in scoring among players from the seven “power” conferences. ¢ Points Per Game (Power Conference Only)
PPG Player
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
25.9 24.2 21.7 20.8 20.3 20.1 19.3 19.1 19.0
Doug McDermott T.J. Warren Bryce Cotton Roberto Nelson Sean Kilpatrick Jabari Brown Chris Denson Jordan McRae Marshall Henderson
School
Conf.
Creighton Big East NC State ACC Providence Big East Oregon State Pac-12 Cincinnati American Missouri SEC Auburn SEC Tennessee SEC Ole Miss SEC
All-SEC Second Team (Media) All-SEC Second Team (Coaches) BleacherReport.com Top 20 Power Forwards (No. 13)
Jordan McRae, G
Naismith Trophy Watch List (1 of 50) John R. Wooden Award Preseason Top 50 Senior CLASS Award Candidate (1 of 30) All-SEC First Team (Media) All-SEC First Team (Coaches) CBSsports.com Top 100 CBB Players (No. 42)
Jarnell Stokes, F
Naismith Trophy Watch List (1 of 50) John R. Wooden Award Preseason Top 50 Lute Olson Preseason All-America Team All-SEC First Team (Coaches) All-SEC Second Team (Media) CBSsports.com Top 100 CBB Players (No. 40) BleacherReport.com Top 20 Power Forwards (No. 6)
Darius Thompson, G
CBSsports.com Top 20 Under-the-Radar Freshmen
IN-SEASON HONORS D’Montre Edwards, G
Allstate NABC Good Works Team (nominee)
Jordan McRae, G
SEC Player of the Week (Jan. 6) SEC Player of the Week (Nov. 25) TSWA Player of the Week (Nov. 25)
Josh Richardson, G
Coach Wooden Citizenship Cup (semifinalist)
McRAE CAN DROP 30
¢ Senior Jordan McRae has two 30-point games this season, as he scored 34 vs. Arkansas (1/22/14) and 31 at Missouri (2/15/14). ¢ McRae is one of only 12 players in Tennessee history to score at least 30 points in four or more games during his career. ¢ His other 30-point outings came against LSU (34) and at Georgia (career-high 35) last season.
RICH DEVELOPMENT
¢ Junior wing Josh Richardson epitomizes the Tennessee coaching staff’s ability to mold and develop players. ¢ Richardson’s scoring average, shooting percentages and assist/turnover ratio have all steadily improved with each passing season. YEAR PPG FG% Freshman 2.9 .353 Sophomore 7.9 .469 Junior 9.5 .454
Jeronne Maymon, F
3FG% A/T .237 0.75 .214 0.93 .385 1.31
J-RICH NOW AN OFFENSIVE THREAT
¢ Junior wing Josh Richardson is playing the best basketball of his career, as he is averaging 10.0 points per game in SEC play. ¢ A .225 career 3-point shooter entering the season, he is shooting .385 from long range this year. ¢ Richardson has made 30 3-pointers this year. He totaled 18 makes in his first two seasons combined. ¢ His .454 overall shooting percentage this season is third-best on the team. He is shooting .490 on 2-point field goals.
Jarnell Stokes, F
TSWA Player of the Week (Feb. 4) TSWA Player of the Week (Dec. 2)
DAH-DAH-DAH, DAH-DAH-DAH The Vols have produced five plays this season that have landed on ESPN SportsCenter’s Top Plays. No. 2 Play - Jordan McRae one-handed transition slam dunk in traffic vs. No. 3 Florida (2/11/14) No. 5 Play - Jordan McRae driving one-handed slam dunk at Wichita State (12/14/13) No. 5 Play - Jeronne Maymon pass while falling out of bounds leads to assist vs. Morehead State (12/23/13) No. 6 Play - Armani Moore srpints the length of the floor for a vicious transition block vs. Georgia (2/18/14) No. 8 Play - Antonio Barton half-court buzzer-beater at the end of the first half vs. Virginia (12/30/13)
“(Jarnell Stokes) was probably the strongest player I’ve ever played against.” - Kentucky center Dakari Johnson
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