The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation has issued an Endangered child alert for an 8 year-old boy out of Maryville who is believed to be with his non-custodial mother.
Jycon Rogerson is believed to be with 31 year-old Alisha Jones. She is wanted by Maryville Police for Custodial Interference.
If you have any information, please call 1-800- TBI- FIND.
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KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – Fourth-ranked Tennessee emerged with an impressive 11-point victory, putting 10th-ranked Texas away, 82-71, in what was a raucous environment Saturday in a sold-out Thompson-Boling Arena.
Tennessee (18-3) has won six of its last seven games against AP top-10 opponents.
Vols forward Olivier Nkamhoua led all scorers in the victory, logging a career-high 27 points on 12-for-15 shooting to go along with eight rebounds, three assists and a block. All-American candidate Zakai Zeigler stuffed the stat sheet with 22 points on 7-for-10 shooting in 37 minutes, including a 3-of-6 mark from 3-point range, a career-high-tying 10 assists, three boards and a pair of steals.
Josiah-Jordan James was Tennessee’s third-highest scorer with 14 points, also producing seven rebounds in the top-10 triumph over the Longhorns (17-4). Santiago Vescovi also impacted the winning effort with 12 points and eight rebounds while finishing with a team-best plus/minus rating of +18.
The Vols limited fifth-year Texas guard Marcus Carr, who entered the game averaging 17.6 points per game and a 3-point accuracy rate of 41.5 percent, to 11 points on 1-for-6 (.167) shooting from behind the arc Saturday. The Longhorns were led by Sir’Jabari Rice, who scored 21 off the bench.
The score was knotted at 17-17 after 10 minutes of play. The Vols scored 11 of the ensuing 13 points to seize a 28-19 advantage with just over four minutes to go in the opening half.
As the game continued its back-and-forth flow, Tennessee’s lead grew to nine, 26-17, by the 7:15 mark of the first half. The Vols edged Texas 14-11 from that point forward, as Tennessee took a 40-28 lead into halftime.
Nkamhoua led all scorers at the break with 14 points to go along with four rebounds and a block. Zeigler approached double-figure scoring after 17 first-half minutes, tallying eight points and six assists by halftime.
Tennessee opened the second-half red-hot from the field, burying nine of its first 10 field-goal attempts, including eight consecutive makes at one point. Zeigler was responsible for four of the eight made shots—10 points with a pair of 3’s and two layups—within just over a two-minute span during the Vols’ electric offensive punch coming out the half.
Tennessee’s lead surpassed 20 points on the eighth made basket of that run, a 3-point splash from Vescovi. That 22-point lead was Tennessee’s largest of the day, coming at the 13:50 mark of second half. In all, the Vols led for just under 35 minutes of game time.
Nkamhoua and Zeigler each reached the 20-point threshold prior to the game’s final media timeout.
The Longhorns suffered a scoring drought of nearly three minutes in the game’s waning moments, prior to knocking down five of six shot attempts to cut their deficit to 11 with under one minute remaining.
UP NEXT: After Saturday’s brief hiatus with the SEC/Big 12 Challenge, Tennessee resumes conference play on Wednesday at Florida. Tipoff is set for 7 p.m. ET on ESPN2.
ANOTHER TOP-10 TBA TAKEDOWN: With Saturday’s win, Tennessee has now won five straight home games against top-10 opponents.
March 2, 2019 — No. 7 Tennessee 71, No. 4 Kentucky 52
Dec. 22, 2021 — No. 19 Tennessee 77, No. 6 Arizona 73
Feb. 15, 2022 — No. 16 Tennessee 76, No. 4 Kentucky 63
Feb. 26, 2022 — No. 17 Tennessee 67, No. 3 Auburn 62
Jan. 28, 2023 — No. 4 Tennessee 82, No. 10 Texas 71
Saturday’s game between No. 4 Tennessee and No. 10 Texas marked just the second men’s top-10 matchup in the 36-year history of Thompson-Boling Arena.
ZEIGLER NOTCHES ANOTHER DOUBLE-DOUBLE: Zakai Zeigler’s 22-point, 10-assist double-double marked his third career double-double—making him one of just four Vols ever to record three or more career points/assists double-doubles.
Zeigler’s performance on Saturday also was just the seventh in program history to include 20 or more points and 10 or more assists.
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KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – Fourth-ranked Tennessee emerged with an impressive 11-point victory, putting 10th-ranked Texas away, 82-71, in what was a raucous environment Saturday in a sold-out Thompson-Boling Arena.
Tennessee (18-3) has won six of its last seven games against AP top-10 opponents.
Vols forward Olivier Nkamhoua led all scorers in the victory, logging a career-high 27 points on 12-for-15 shooting to go along with eight rebounds, three assists and a block. All-American candidate Zakai Zeigler stuffed the stat sheet with 22 points on 7-for-10 shooting in 37 minutes, including a 3-of-6 mark from 3-point range, a career-high-tying 10 assists, three boards and a pair of steals.
Josiah-Jordan James was Tennessee’s third-highest scorer with 14 points, also producing seven rebounds in the top-10 triumph over the Longhorns (17-4). Santiago Vescovi also impacted the winning effort with 12 points and eight rebounds while finishing with a team-best plus/minus rating of +18.
The Vols limited fifth-year Texas guard Marcus Carr, who entered the game averaging 17.6 points per game and a 3-point accuracy rate of 41.5 percent, to 11 points on 1-for-6 (.167) shooting from behind the arc Saturday. The Longhorns were led by Sir’Jabari Rice, who scored 21 off the bench.
The score was knotted at 17-17 after 10 minutes of play. The Vols scored 11 of the ensuing 13 points to seize a 28-19 advantage with just over four minutes to go in the opening half.
As the game continued its back-and-forth flow, Tennessee’s lead grew to nine, 26-17, by the 7:15 mark of the first half. The Vols edged Texas 14-11 from that point forward, as Tennessee took a 40-28 lead into halftime.
Nkamhoua led all scorers at the break with 14 points to go along with four rebounds and a block. Zeigler approached double-figure scoring after 17 first-half minutes, tallying eight points and six assists by halftime.
Tennessee opened the second-half red-hot from the field, burying nine of its first 10 field-goal attempts, including eight consecutive makes at one point. Zeigler was responsible for four of the eight made shots—10 points with a pair of 3’s and two layups—within just over a two-minute span during the Vols’ electric offensive punch coming out the half.
Tennessee’s lead surpassed 20 points on the eighth made basket of that run, a 3-point splash from Vescovi. That 22-point lead was Tennessee’s largest of the day, coming at the 13:50 mark of second half. In all, the Vols led for just under 35 minutes of game time.
Nkamhoua and Zeigler each reached the 20-point threshold prior to the game’s final media timeout.
The Longhorns suffered a scoring drought of nearly three minutes in the game’s waning moments, prior to knocking down five of six shot attempts to cut their deficit to 11 with under one minute remaining.
UP NEXT: After Saturday’s brief hiatus with the SEC/Big 12 Challenge, Tennessee resumes conference play on Wednesday at Florida. Tipoff is set for 7 p.m. ET on ESPN2.
ANOTHER TOP-10 TBA TAKEDOWN: With Saturday’s win, Tennessee has now won five straight home games against top-10 opponents.
March 2, 2019 — No. 7 Tennessee 71, No. 4 Kentucky 52
Dec. 22, 2021 — No. 19 Tennessee 77, No. 6 Arizona 73
Feb. 15, 2022 — No. 16 Tennessee 76, No. 4 Kentucky 63
Feb. 26, 2022 — No. 17 Tennessee 67, No. 3 Auburn 62
Jan. 28, 2023 — No. 4 Tennessee 82, No. 10 Texas 71
Saturday’s game between No. 4 Tennessee and No. 10 Texas marked just the second men’s top-10 matchup in the 36-year history of Thompson-Boling Arena.
ZEIGLER NOTCHES ANOTHER DOUBLE-DOUBLE: Zakai Zeigler’s 22-point, 10-assist double-double marked his third career double-double—making him one of just four Vols ever to record three or more career points/assists double-doubles.
Zeigler’s performance on Saturday also was just the seventh in program history to include 20 or more points and 10 or more assists.
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By Jimmy Hyams
When Tennessee football coach Josh Heupel addressed the Thompson-Boling Arena crowd with seven minutes to go in the first half of the Tennessee-Texas game, he uttered a familiar refrain.
“The best is yet to come,’’ Heupel said.
He could have been talking about Rick Barnes’ basketball team.
Tennessee used a 9-0 run to snap a 17-17 tie, surged to a 40-28 halftime lead, upped the ante to 61-39 six minutes into the second half, then maneuvered through a few shaky moments to dispose of the 10th-ranked Longhorns 82-71 before a sellout crowd of 21,678.
No. 4 Tennessee (18-3) shot a blistering 55.6% from the field (62.5% in the second half) and scored the nets at a 68.5% clip (24 of 35) on two-point tries to top Texas (17-4) in only the second matchup ever of top 10 teams at Thompson-Boling Arena.
“When we play together and move the ball,’’ Barnes said of his offense, “we’re pretty good.’’
Tennessee had 19 assists on 30 made baskets, outrebounded Texas 38-23 and scored 40 points in the paint.
The star of the game was 6-foot-8 senior forward Olivier Nkamhoua, who scored 27 points (he hit 12 of 15 field-goal attempts) and grabbed eight rebounds as Texas elected to guard UT’s guards and not give inside help on defense.
“O was terrific, he was absolutely terrific,’’ Barnes said of Olivier. “I was really happy for him because I know how much he cares.’’
Barnes said Nkamhoua’s monster game started in practice Friday, when he was sharp, focused and threw in a monstrous dunk driving from the top of the key.
“It looked like he dunked it with his arm pits,’’ Barnes said. “I said, `Why are you holding back? Why don’t you do that all the time?’’’
The dunk impressed point guard Zakai Ziegler.
“I lost my mind,’’ said Ziegler, who had 22 points and 10 assists in another masterful performance. “I was scared for anybody that was under the rim.’’
Nkamhoua said he surprised his teammates when he barreled toward the rim for the slam.
“If I can gather my steps,’’ he said, “it’s unfortunate for the guy trying to stop me.’’
Texas was the unfortunate victim of Nkamhoua’s brilliant outing. He managed his 27 points without attempting a 3-pointer. He didn’t have to. He scored on short jumpers, putbacks and alley-oop dunks from Ziegler off pick-and-roles.
“We can be one of the best offenses in the country,’’ Nkamhoua said. “We play fast and physical. Our offense has a lot of potential. We’ve just got to keep working at it.’’
Ziegler was the catalyst, hitting 7 of 10 field-goal attempts, nailing all five three throw tries and dropping double-digit dimes.
“What can you say about him’’ Barnes raved. “He has to be right up there with the best point guards in the country.’’
Ziegler and Nkamhoua combined for all 26 UT points during a stretch bridging the first and second halves against Texas.
“Honestly,’’ Ziegler said, “I just had a good feel for the game. I didn’t know what the box score said. It was just a feel for the game.’’
Josiah-Jordan James added 14 points and seven rebounds. Santiago Vescovi had 12 points, eight rebounds and played ball-hawking defense.
Tennessee won rather handily despite getting just three points from its bench and hitting only 6 of 19 3-point tries.
It also won when its defense didn’t play up to snuff. Texas shot 44% from the field and scored 16 more points than UT had been allowing on the season.
“We gave up back-door cuts and too many easy baskets,’’ Barnes said. “At the end of the game, we can’t do what we did – give up a layup off and in-bounds play and allow two threes.’’
But it was enough to win in this SEC-Big 12 Challenge.
And it was enough to beat the school that cut Barnes loose in 2015.
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Tennessee (16-7, 8-0 SEC), which is receiving votes in both major polls entering the new week, travels to Baton Rouge, La., to face No. 4/3 LSU (20-0, 8-0 SEC) in a battle of league unbeatens on Monday at 6:02 p.m. CT (7:02 p.m. ET) at the Pete Maravich Assembly Center.
This contest will mark the Lady Vols’ second straight vs. a top-five opponent after they fell at home to No. 5/4 UConn, 84-67, on Thursday night in front of a season-best throng of 13,804 at Thompson-Boling Arena.
After hosting UT’s biggest women’s home crowd since 2015, the Big Orange will play in front of another large gathering in Baton Rouge, with an estimated sellout crowd of 13,000+ expected for a promoted “white out” game at the PMAC. UT and LSU will meet for the 70th time in a series that dates back to 1977, with the Lady Vols holding a 52-17 advantage and winning four of the past six meetings, including a 64-63 nailbiter in the Big Orange’s last trip to Baton Rouge on Jan. 10, 2021.
Kellie Harper‘s squad enters having won nine of its past 10 games and 14 of its last 17, with the only losses coming vs. (then) No. 9/9 Virginia Tech (59-56) on Dec. 4, at No. 2/2 Stanford on Dec. 18 (77-70) and vs. No. 5/4 UConn on Thursday night in Knoxville (84-67). Through eight games in league play, UT remains tied atop the SEC standings along with LSU and No. 1/1 South Carolina. It is the Lady Vols’ best conference start since they went 13-0 in 2014-15 en route to a 15-1 league record and regular-season title.
Tennessee heads to LSU after falling to UConn in a game the Lady Vols trailed by four at the half and cut to two in the third frame before the Huskies pulled away. Jordan Horston led all scorers with 27 for UT in a contest that featured UT’s third-all-time appearance on, and second time hosting, ESPN’s College GameDay.
The Tigers come into Monday’s affair rested, as they were idle Thursday after cruising to an 89-51 victory at Alabama on Jan. 23. Angel Reese and LaDazhia Williams had double-doubles, while Jasmine Carson led all scorers with 20 points to pace LSU.
Broadcast Information
Unranked Lady Vols vs. Ranked Teams
Tennessee In SEC Play
UT In The ESPN Women’s Bracketology
Looking Back At The UConn Game
Big Game Jordy
Big Game Crowd
Three More Charges Taken vs. UConn
Tennessee/LSU Notes
A Look At The Tigers
LSU’s Last Game
Last Meeting Between The Lady Vols And Tigers
Last Time In Baton Rouge
Upcoming Games
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PASADENA, Calif. – Former Tennessee defensive lineman LaTrell Bumphus will represent the Volunteers in the 2023 NFLPA Collegiate Bowl at 6 p.m. ET Saturday from the legendary Rose Bowl Stadium in Pasadena.
The game will be televised live by NFL Network.
Bumphus, a native of Savannah, Tennessee, has spent the entire week practicing for the National Team, which will be coached by Eddie George.
Bumphus just concluded a six-year career with the Volunteers where he played a key role on the defensive line and was a member of the squad’s leadership council. He played in 55 career games with 24 starts and accumulated 66 tackles—34 solo—to go along with 12 tackles for loss, three sacks, one forced fumble, two fumble recoveries and two pass breakups.
The 2022 season saw Bumphus start the final 10 games of the year, and he finished with 21 total tackles, 3.5 tackles for loss, one fumble recovery and one forced fumble. He was part of a Tennessee run defense that allowed only 115.8 yards per game on the ground, good for second in the SEC and 21st in the nation.
Bumphus owns two degrees from Tennessee. He earned his undergraduate in communication studies in December 2021, and he received his Master of Science in agricultural leadership, education and communications in December 2022.
Bumphus is the first of several Vols participating in all-star games leading up to the NFL Draft.
Currently, five additional UT players are slated for contests next week. Offensive lineman Jerome Carvin, linebacker Jeremy Banks and tight end Princeton Fant are scheduled for the East-West Shrine Bowl on Feb. 2, while edge rusher Byron Young and offensive tackle Darnell Wright will play in the Reese’s Senior Bowl on Feb. 4. Quarterback Hendon Hooker will be in Mobile participating in off-the-field Senior Bowl week activities as well.
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KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – Taking a brief hiatus from conference play, No. 4 Tennessee is set to host No. 10 Texas in this year’s edition of the SEC/Big 12 Challenge Saturday at 6 p.m. ET inside Thompson-Boling Arena.
Fans can catch Saturday’s game on ESPN and online or on any mobile device through WatchESPN. WatchESPN can be accessed through the ESPN App, or online at espn.com/watch. Dave O’Brien (play-by-play), Dick Vitale (analyst) and Kris Budden (reporter) will have the call.
Fans can also listen live on their local Vol Network affiliate to hear Bob Kesling and Bert Bertelkamp describing the action.
In advance of Saturday evening’s game, ESPN College GameDay will also originate live from Thompson-Boling Arena. The show—featuring hosts Rece Davis, Jay Bilas, LaPhonso Ellis and Seth Greenberg—airs live on ESPN from 11-noon ET. Live hits also will take place in the morning advance of the show.
Tennessee (17-3) notched its third-consecutive win on Wednesday with a 70-41 home triumph over Georgia—standing as a program-record-tying 11th win by 20 or more points this season. The Vols have also now held their opponent to 50 or fewer points 10 times this season—a mark that leads the nation.
Saturday marks just the second top-10 matchup in the 35-year history of Thompson-Boling Arena. On March 2, 2019, No. 7 Tennessee defeated No. 4 Kentucky, 71-52. Tennessee has a current home win streak of five games against AP top-10 opponents
After Saturday’s brief hiatus from SEC/Big 12 Challenge, Tennessee returns to conference play on Wednesday at Florida. Tipoff is set for 7 p.m. ET on ESPN2.
THE SERIES
• Tennessee trails its all-time series with Texas, 3-4, dating to 1952.
• The Volunteers won both meetings in Knoxville, beating the Longhorns in 1952 before triumphing in an overtime thriller, 111-105, on Dec. 23, 2006.
• Rick Barnes was the head coach at Texas for four of the seven previous meetings in this series; the schools split those four games.
• For a comprehensive listing of highlights during Barnes’ 17-year tenure at Texas, see note below.
• This matchup will soon become more frequent, as Texas (and Oklahoma) will join the SEC by 2025.
• The Vols have won five straight home games against AP top-10 teams.
• Dating to 2017, Tennessee has won seven consecutive home games during Coaches vs. Cancer “Suits and Sneakers” Week.
• The Vols are 21-7 all-time during “Suits and Sneakers” week, including a 15-2 record at home.
SCOUTING REPORT
• The Vols have held the No. 2 spot in the NCAA’s NET ratings since Jan. 3.
• Saturday marks only the second-ever top-10 matchup at Thompson-Boling Arena. The first saw No. 7 Tennessee defeat No. 4 Kentucky, 71-52, on March 2, 2019.
• During conference play, Tennessee leads the SEC in scoring defense (55.1 ppg), field-goal percentage (.478), 3-point percentage (.356), assists (17.6) and assist/turnover ratio (1.42).
• In its last 24 games against SEC opponents, the Vols are 22-2 with wins over every league opponent except Alabama (no meetings).
• Zakai Zeigler is averaging a league-best 7.3 assists during SEC play.
• Julian Phillips is the reigning SEC Freshman of the Week.
• UT’s bench is giving the Vols 23.4 points per game.
• UT ranks fifth nationally in average home attendance (17,519)—one of three SEC teams in the top five.
• Tennessee this season has won 11 games by a margin of 20 points or more. That ties for the most such wins in a season in program history.
THE NATION’S BEST DEFENSE
• For the ninth straight week, the Volunteers own the best adjusted defensive efficiency in the country per KenPom, allowing only 82.7 points per 100 possessions.
• Tennessee owns the nation’s best field-goal percentage defense (.339) and 3-point defense (.216).
• It’s been more than a month since the Vols allowed a team to score 70 points (Dec. 17 at Arizona; 75).
• 10 times this season, the Vols have held their opponents to 50 points or less.
• Only three opposing players have scored 20 or more points against the Vols this season.
• In 20 games, Tennessee opponents have managed to make only 96 3-pointers—just 4.8 per game.
• Tennessee trailed at the break only three times this season and is outscoring its opponents 35.3 ppg to 24.9 ppg in first-half action (+10.4 ppg).
ABOUT TEXAS
• Texas (17-3) enters Saturday tied atop the Big 12 standings with a 6-2 league record and coming off two straight wins—having defeated West Virginia and Oklahoma State after falling at Iowa State on Jan. 17.
• The Longhorns ascended as high as No. 2 in the AP Poll in December and have been ranked in the top-10 for the past 10 weeks.
• Currently ranked No. 8 in the NET rankings, Texas is tied for second in the nation with six Quadrant I wins. All three of the Longhorns’ losses have come within Quadrant I—Illinois (neutral), Kansas State and at Iowa State.
• The Longhorns are 5-2 in games played away from Austin this season—3-1 in true road games and 2-1 in neutral-site contests.
• Texas is 10-2 since interim head coach and former associate head coach Rodney Terry took over on Dec. 12. Terry served as an assistant under Rick Barnes at Texas for nine seasons from 2002-11.
• Graduate guard Marcus Carr leads the team in scoring (17.6 ppg), assists (85), steals (35) and minutes (32.1 mpg) while hitting 41.5-percent (51-for-123) from 3-point range. With 21 points Tuesday against Oklahoma State, Carr surpassed the 20-point mark for the sixth time this season.
• Texas’ roster features four players who have already surpassed the 1,000-career point mark: Carr (2,099 points), Utah transfer Timmy Allen (1,947), New Mexico State transfer Sir’Jabari Rice (1,306) and Creighton transfer Christian Bishop (1,100).
• Texas is 4-4 in its eight all-time appearances in the SEC/Big 12 Challenge. Three of those games have been road contests—all losses (at Georgia in 2017 and 2019, at Kentucky in 2014).
LAST CLASH WITH THE LONGHORNS
• Tennessee’s furious late comeback fell just short on Jan. 29, 2022, as the No. 18 Vols fell at Texas in the Big 12/SEC Challenge, 52-51.
• Vols head coach Rick Barnes was honored by the Longhorns during a pregame ceremony.
• The Vols trailed by as many as 17 points in the second half before reeling off a 19-2 run spanning from the 6:37 mark to the 1:23 mark. Tennessee’s run came largely thanks to the offensive efforts of Josiah-Jordan James and Zakai Zeigler; the duo had eight and seven points apiece during the run.
• Austin native Victor Bailey Jr. (now at George Mason) capped off the spurt and tied the game at 51 with a tip-in layup with 1:23 remaining.
• After the Vols had held Texas scoreless since the 5:32 mark, Timmy Allen made the second of two free throws with 6.2 seconds to give the Longhorns a 52-51 lead. Tennessee had a shot to win at the buzzer, but James’ 3-pointer rimmed out.
• Zeigler led Tennessee in scoring with 12 points, while James added 11. Olivier Nkamhoua finished with nine points and eight rebounds.
• Courtney Ramey (now at Arizona) led Texas with 18 points.
TENNESSEE SET TO HOST ESPN’S COLLEGE GAMEDAY FOR THIRD TIME
• ESPN College GameDay will originate live from Thompson-Boling Arena Saturday in advance of the 6 p.m. ET showdown with No. 10 Texas.
• The show also is broadcasting from Knoxville Thursday to highlight the Lady Vols’ clash with UConn.
• Tennessee previously hosted College GameDay on Jan. 31, 2009 (79-63 win over Florida) and Jan. 15, 2011 (67-64 win over Vanderbilt).
• The Volunteers are 3-3 all-time in games for which College GameDay is on-site.
BARNES AT TEXAS: BY THE NUMBERS
• Rick Barnes manned the reins at Texas during an exceptional 17-year run from 1998-2015. His 402 head coaching wins easily stand as the most in program history, with his predecessor, Tom Penders, the next closest at 208.
• 1 – Barnes led the Longhorns to a No. 1 national ranking on Jan. 11, 2010.
• 2 – Barnes recruited and coached two National Players of the Year at Texas (T.J. Ford and Kevin Durant).
• 3 – Under Barnes’ direction, Texas won three Big 12 championships (1999, 2006, 2008).
• 4 – Barnes earned four Big 12 Coach of the Year awards (1999, 2003, 2008, 2014).
• 16 – Barnes guided the Longhorns to NCAA Tournament appearances in 16 of his 17 seasons as head coach.
• 17 – Barnes produced 17 NBA Draft picks with Texas, including 11 first-round selections.
• 402 – Barnes’ 402 wins as a Big 12 head coach rank second in that league’s history behind only Bill Self (539).
COACHING STAFF CONNECTIONS
• Texas interim head coach Rodney Terry was an assistant on Barnes’ Texas staff for nine years from 2002-11 before becoming a head coach himself.
• Texas assistant coach Chris Ogden played for Barnes at Texas from 2000-03. Ogden was an assistant coach at Tennessee during Barnes’ first year in Knoxville (2015-16) before taking the head coach job at UT Arlington.
• Vols’ strength coach Garrett Medenwald received his master’s degree in Kinesiology from Texas in 2016. He was mentored by Barnes’ longtime strength coach at Texas, Todd Wright, and was handpicked by Barnes to lead high-performance training efforts at Tennessee.
• Tennessee Director of Player Development Bryan Lentz (2010-14) also spent time on Barnes’ staff at Texas.
• Saturday’s game also features brothers on opposite benches. Texas Director of Basketball Operations Parker Sexton is the older brother of Vols student manager Blake Sexton.
BARNES VS. SCHOOLS ON HIS RÉSUMÉ
• Saturday is Rick Barnes‘ second head coaching matchup against Texas, a program he guided for 17 seasons.
• As a head coach, Barnes is 8-11 against schools at which he once worked. He’s 3-6 vs. Alabama, 1-1 vs. Ohio State, 2-0 vs. Providence, 0-1 vs. Clemson, 0-1 vs. Texas and 2-2 vs. Tennessee.
IF IT WEREN’T FOR TENNESSEE, TEXAS WOULD BE “NORTH MEXICO”
• There can be no doubt Texas owes a great debt of gratitude for its statehood to the fierce men from Tennessee.
• Before the Alamo fell, 33 Tennesseans, the largest number of defenders provided by any state—nearly four times as many as from Texas—kept Mexican General Santa Anna’s overwhelming army at bay for 13 days against unbelievable odds.
• On March 6, 1836, the brave Tennessee Volunteers and the other Alamo defenders were overrun and breathed their last.
• However, the crucial days the Volunteers slowed down the Mexican army gave another Tennessean, Sam Houston, enough time to gallop through Texas raising an army to defend what would become the Lone Star State. This army defeated Santa Anna in no small part because of the contributions of Tennessee’s Volunteers.
• Texas was granted statehood in 1845—51 years after the University of Tennessee was founded (1794).
VOLUNTEERS vs. LONGHORNS: A COMPETITIVE BREAKDOWN
• In the five major ticketed team sports—men’s and women’s basketball, baseball, football and softball—Tennessee holds a 35-29 edge in head-to-head matchups with Texas.
SPORT VOLS-HORNS LAST MEETING
Baseball 2-2 March 4, 2022
Men’s Basketball 3-4 Jan. 29, 2022
Women’s Basketball 26-16 Nov. 21, 2021
Football 1-2 1969 Cotton Bowl
Softball 3-5 Feb. 14, 2020
FINAL SEC/BIG 12 CHALLENGE
• The 2023 Big 12/SEC Challenge marks the event’s 10th and final year. Tennessee is 5-3 in the event, as the Vols did not take part in the inaugural challenge.
• The Big 12 won the challenge in 2014, 2015, 2016 and 2019. The SEC won in 2018, 2021 and 2022, and the series was tied in 2017 and 2020. The Big 12 has a cumulative advantage of 48-41 (.539).
• Next season, the SEC begins an annual interconference challenge—men’s and women’s—with the ACC.
TOP-10 TAKEDOWNS
• Tennessee has won five of its last six games against AP top-10 opponents. The lone loss was this season’s 75-70 setback at No. 9 Arizona on Dec. 17.
• The Vols toppled No. 3 Kansas in November. Last season, UT beat teams ranked Nos. 3, 4, 5 and 6.
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We have an update on the two children critically injured in a crash over a week ago on Magnolia Avenue that killed their grandfather and involved two suspects who have been charged for drag racing and other charges.
Eleven-year-old Gage and his 6-year-old sister Hadley are in East Tennessee Children’s Hospital. Gage could be released from the hospital this weekend after suffering a broken pelvis and other injuries but Hadley suffered a broken neck, jaw, pelvis and arm and there’s no word on when she will be released.
Family member Shawn East says they expect both children to make a full recovery and says what the two children need most are prayers.
Through efforts in a gofundme, https://www.gofundme.com/f/please-help-nikki-and-her-kids?qid=7fe044d35bf2c420fa7e8a6932df558c the family was given nearly $20,000 that will go towards the children’s medical expenses.
A few Tennessee Volunteer Football players stopped by to see the kids with helmets, shirts and other gifts.
Producer Jeffrey Seller and the Tennessee Theatre announce a digital lottery for HAMILTON tickets will begin in conjunction with the show’s first performance (February 7) in Knoxville at the Tennessee Theatre. A limited number of tickets will be available for every performance for $10 each. The lottery will first open at 10:00 AM Friday, January 27 and will close at 12:00 PM Thursday, February 2 for tickets to performances February 7 – 12. The lottery for the second week of performances (February 14 – 19) will open at 10:00 AM Friday, February 3 and will close at 12:00 PM Thursday, February 9.
HOW TO ENTER
· Use the official app for HAMILTON, now available for all iOS and Android devices in the Apple App Store and the Google Play Store (http://hamiltonmusical.com/app).
· The lottery will open at 10:00 AM every Friday and will close for entry at 12:00 PM the next Thursday prior to the following week’s performances.
· Winner and non-winner notifications will be sent between 1:00 PM and 4:00 PM every Thursday for the upcoming week’s performances via email and mobile push notification. Winners will have two hours to claim and pay for their ticket(s).
· No purchase or payment necessary to enter or participate.
· Each winning entrant may purchase up to two (2) tickets.
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Patrons are advised to check the official HAMILTON channels and TennesseeTheatre.com for late release seats which may become available at short notice.
HAMILTON is the story of America then, told by America now. Featuring a score that blends hip-hop, jazz, R&B and Broadway, HAMILTON has taken the story of American founding father Alexander Hamilton and created a revolutionary moment in theatre—a musical that has had a profound impact on culture, politics, and education.
With book, music, and lyrics by Lin-Manuel Miranda, direction by Thomas Kail, choreography by Andy Blankenbuehler, and musical supervision and orchestrations by Alex Lacamoire, HAMILTON is based on Ron Chernow’s acclaimed biography. It has won Tony®, Grammy®, and Olivier Awards, the Pulitzer Prize for Drama, and an unprecedented special citation from the Kennedy Center Honors.
The HAMILTON creative team previously collaborated on the Tony Award ® Winning Best Musical
HAMILTON features scenic design by David Korins, costume design by Paul Tazewell, lighting design by Howell Binkley, sound design by Nevin Steinberg, hair and wig design by Charles G. LaPointe, casting by The Telsey Office, Bethany Knox, CSA, and General Management by Baseline Theatrical.
The musical is produced by Jeffrey Seller, Sander Jacobs, Jill Furman and The Public Theater.
The HAMILTON Original Broadway Cast Recording is available everywhere nationwide. The HAMILTON recording received a 2016 Grammy for Best Musical Theatre Album.
For information on HAMILTON, visit https://hamiltonmusical.com/, https://www.facebook.com/HamiltonMusical, https://www.instagram.com/HamiltonMusical/ and https://twitter.com/HamiltonMusical.
Knoxville Police are investigating a fatal North Knoxville accident involving a pedestrian.
KPD responded to I-75 North, near Merchant Drive last night, where a man was struck by at least one vehicle and pronounced dead at the scene.
Police say a witness reported seeing the victim lying in the roadway and shortly after seeing him, he was struck by a vehicle which remained at the scene. Police are trying to determine whether the victim was hit by another vehicle before he was seen in the road by the witness.
His body taken to the Medical Examiner’s Office for further examination and identification.
Anyone with information is asked to call East Tennessee Valley Crime Stoppers at 865-215-7165.
