Game Notes • Tennessee at the Paradise Jam U.S.V.I• Nov. 25-27, 2010
2010-11 TENNESSEE LADY VOL BASKETBALL 2010-11 TENNESSEE LADY VOLUNTEERS No. 1 4 5 10 12 13 15 20 21 25 33 40 52
Name Yr. Ht. Pos. Briana Bass Jr. 5-2 PG Kamiko Williams So. 5-11 G Angie Bjorklund Sr. 6-0 G-F Meighan Simmons Fr. 5-9 G Lauren Avant Fr. 5-9 PG Taber Spani So. 6-1 F-G Alicia Manning Jr. 6-1 F Sydney Smallbone Sr. 5-10 G Vicki Baugh RS-Jr. 6-4 F Glory Johnson Jr. 6-3 F Alyssia Brewer Jr. 6-3 F Shekinna Stricklen Jr. 6-2 PG-F Kelley Cain RS-Jr. 6-6 C
Ppg Rpg Notes 1.7 1.0 Experienced point guard back-up 8.5 4.5 12 pts & tied career high 8 rbs vs. UTC 14.0 4.3 Crushing UT 3-point records; 6 vs. UVa 17.5 3.8 Speedy exploded for 26 & 22 pts in games 1-2 2.0 1.0 Sidelined last 3 games w/ ankle injury 10.0 3.0 14 pts vs. UVa & UTC, 12 vs. Az State 2.5 5.8 Blue collar; tough and gritty 1.5 0.0 Solid on perimeter 2.0 7.0 Back after 2 ACL surgeries; missed last 3 gms 7.8 8.8 Dominant in exhib.; Explosive at times ----- Left achilles surgery; back in December 12.3 5.3 Consistent play from point to post 7.3 6.0 Imposing post
Head Coach Associate Head Coach Assistant Coach Assistant Coach Dir. of Character Development Dir. of BB Operations Video Coordinator Graduate Assistant
Pat Summitt (Tennessee-Martin ‘74) 37th season at UT Holly Warlick (Tennessee ‘81) 26th season at UT Dean Lockwood (Spring Arbor College [Mich.] ‘82) 7th season at UT Mickie DeMoss (Louisiana Tech ‘77) 19th season at UT; First since 2003 Daedra Charles-Furlow (Tennessee ‘91) 3rd season at UT Kathy Harston (Wayland Baptist ‘80) 3rd season at UT Dustin Edwards (Carson-Newman ‘03) 1st season at UT Corinne Milien (Bemidji State ‘10) 1st season at UT
How To Say It
Briana/Bree-ah-na; Kamiko/Ka-MEE-ko; Bjorklund/BEE-YORK-lund; Avant/A-VANT; Taber Spani/Tay-burSpain-ee; Baugh/BAW; Alyssia/A-lee-see-uh; Shekinna/Shuh-KEE-na
Probable Tennessee Starters
Glory Johnson - Starts at center or forward ... Big effort vs. Arizona St. w/ 14 pts and career high tying 15 rbs...Foul-plagued vs. UVa...Solid vs. Chattanooga turning in 10 pts, 8 rbs and 4 stls in 17 min...Missed a dunk attempt in the second half...Tough night getting it going at Louisville after a great preseason... Led UT in the exhibition games with 23.0 ppg and 10.0 rpg....As a sophomore, she played in all 35 games and started 25....Averaged 10.1 ppg and 7.7 rpg.... Has 35 career games in dbl-figure scoring...Has 11 career dbl-dbls...
Kelley Cain - Starts at center... Can be intimidating at 6’6”... 6 pts and 6 rbs vs. Az State in 15 min....8 pts and 7 rbs vs. UVa...Started vs. Chattanooga--kicked out 4 assists led to 4 treys... Limited minutes...Played 16 minutes vs. UTC -- 7 pts., 4 rbs., 4 asts., 2 blks and 2 stls...Off the bench for 18 minutes vs. Louisville and yielded 8 pts., 7 rbs and 2 blks... Averaged a career best 10.5 ppg, 7.7 rpg and 3.4 bpg as a sophomore...School record/career high 12 blks vs. LSU in 2010... Has 28 dbl-fig scoring games, 9 dbl-fig rebounding games and six career dbl-dbls... Meighan Simmons- Starts at shooting guard... Nicknamed “Speedy”...Pat Summitt says she is the faster player she has coached at UT...Four consecutive dbl-fig games...10 vs. Arizona St...12 pts. & 4 rbs vs. UVa...First career start vs. Chattanooga -- became the 60th Lady Vol rookie to earn a starting nod all-time...She dropped in 26 pts, dished 4 asts and had 3 stls in 17 min. as she made making 10-of-16 shots, including 5-of-8 threes ...Came off the bench in her freshman debut at Louisville --22 pts, grabbed 8 rbs and 3 helpers in 31 min... Angie Bjorklund - Starts at shooting guard... UT’s most experienced player... Played in 105 games --93 career starts... Dropped in 26 vs. UVa with 6 treys... 20 pts on 6 treys vs. Chattanooga plus 6 rbs and 4 asts......Couldn’t get her shot going at Louisville...DNP first exhibition game due to missed class policy...Poised to break a slew of three-point marks... Averaged a career-best 13.9 ppg as a junior...Hit 42.7% of her treys and dished 100 assists...Averaged 12.3 ppg and 3.0 rpg as a sophomore... Was the 2008 SEC Rookie of the Year and started as a frosh on the 2008 NCAA Championship team... Shekinna Stricklen- Starts at point guard or forward... 18 vs. Az State...15 pts vs. UVa...Early fouls vs. UTC = 2 pts in 13 min...Solid in opener with 7th career dbl-dbl w/ 14 pts. ,12 rbs.... Started all 35 games as a soph... Averaged 12.7 ppg, 6.1 rpg and dished 135 apg..Has 47 career games in dbl-digit scoring and 31 in her last 41 games... Was UT’s leading scorer as a rookie -- with 13.3 ppg, assist leader with 3.0 apg and leading steals queen with 1.8 spg... Was named the 2009 Freshman of the Year by the U.S..Basketball Writers Association... Averaged a UT rookie record 31.5 mpg...
GAMES 5-7 NOTES Tennessee (4-0/0-0 SEC) Missouri (1-1/0-0 Big 12) Georgia Tech (3-2/0-0 ACC) Georgetown (3-0/0-0 BIG EAST) Game 5: Missouri, Nov. 25 @ 6:45 pm Game 6: Georgia Tech, Nov. 26 @ 9:00 pm Game 7: Georgetown, Nov. 27 @ 9:00 pm Site: Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas USVI Arena: Sports & Fitness Center (3,500) TV: FSN-live streaming: Brenda VanLengen Radio: The Sports Animal, WNML (990 AM, 99.1 and 99.3 FM). Mickey Dearstone calls the action. Internet: www.utladyvols.com Records: Tennessee is 4-0 after defeating Arizona State, 80-64, on Nov. 21 in Knoxville Missouri is 1-1 after losing to Eastern Illinois, 81-73, on Nov. 14 Georgia Tech is 3-2 after losing to #1 UConn, 71-51, on Nov. 21 Georgetown is 3-0 after defeating LaSalle, 50-46, on Nov. 19 National Rankings: UT is ranked No. 4 in the AP and No. 4 in USA Today/ESPN polls. Georgetown is ranked No. 13 in the AP and USA Today/ESPN polls. UT Coach Pat Summitt is 1,041-196 (.841) overall in her 37th season, all at UT. UM Coach Robin Pingeton is 339-158 (.682) in her 16th season. GT Coach MaChelle Joseph is 132-88 (.600) in her 8th season. GU Coach Terri Williams-Flournoy is 99-84 (.541) in her 7th season. Upcoming Games after the PJ: Dec. 1 Lamar at #4 UT, 7 p.m. Dec..1 Missouri at Ball State Dec. 1 Northwestern at Georgia Tech Dec. 1 Richmond at Georgetown
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