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Tennessee Volunteers

31-5 (14-2), 1st Southeastern - East

 Last Game
Mar 27 (3) Louisville, L 60-79
East Regional Semifinals
Bobcats Arena (Charlotte, NC)
Loui: Earl Clark 7-10, 17 Pts
Tenn: Chris Lofton 3-15, 15 Pts
 
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No game scheduled.
 Team News  

Lofton talks about cancer after keeping mum his senior year

Lofton talks about cancer after keeping mum his senior year
BETH RUCKER, May 2, 2008
Always the quietest member of Tennessee's basketball team, Chris Lofton managed to keep the biggest secret of his life from his teammates and fans during his senior season. The former guard, who struggled with his shooting through the first half of the season, had been treated for cancer after a random drug test last year tipped off school officials he had a tumor. ...More
 •  Better late than never for Holloway May 15 (Knoxville News Sentinel)*
 •  Baugh's surgery a success May 14 (Knoxville News Sentinel)*
 •  Kentucky offers another scholarship to ninth-grader May 13 (Knoxville News Sentinel)*
 •  Red Cross honors double-duty Volunteer May 13 (Knoxville News Sentinel)*
 • Pearl dismisses Ramar Smith, Duke Crews - May 2 (AP)
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Tennessee Team Report

Tennessee Team Report Apr 23, 2008

The best season in school history over after a second straight regional semifinal loss, Tennessee now ponders how to make the next step as a basketball program.

A 31-win team will return three starters and most key reserves for 2008-09, although the two starters it must replace just happen to be guards Chris Lofton and JaJuan Smith, who made the team as explosive as any in the nation for most of the season.

Next year's team will be headlined by 6-foot-7 junior forward Tyler Smith, who proved to be one of the country's most versatile players. Smith led the team in rebounds and assists while also scoring in double figures.

Six-nine junior center Wayne Chism seemed to turn his season around with an 18-point, 18-rebound performance against Vanderbilt in mid-January. ...More

 
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  • Patience Paid Off For Vols With Hopson - Apr 28
  • Hopson's Coach, Vols Getting Special Talent - Apr 9
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 Scores & Schedule
Date Opponent Result Tickets Audio/Video Video Highlights
 Fri, Nov 9 Temple W 80-63 --* Audio 
 Wed, Nov 14 Arkansas-Monticello W 101-44 --* Audio 
 Fri, Nov 16 Prairie View A&M W 89-75 --* Audio 
 Tue, Nov 20 Middle Tenn. St. W 109-40 --* Audio 
 Fri, Nov 23 at West Virginia W 74-72 --* Audio 
 Sat, Nov 24 at (15) Texas L 78-97 ---- 
 Tue, Nov 27 N.C. A&T W 93-59 --* Audio 
 Fri, Nov 30 LA Lafayette W 98-70 --* Audio 
 Tue, Dec 4 at Chattanooga W 76-70 --* Audio 
 Sat, Dec 15 at West. Kentucky W 88-82 --* Audio 
 Wed, Dec 19 N.C. Asheville W 86-73 --* Audio 
 Sat, Dec 22 at Xavier W 82-75 --* Audio 
 Sat, Dec 29 at Gonzaga W 82-72 --* Audio 
 Wed, Jan 9 (16) Mississippi W 85-83 --* Audio | * Full game 
 Sat, Jan 12 at South Carolina W 80-56 --* Audio 
 Thu, Jan 17 (16) Vanderbilt W 80-60 --* Audio 
 Sat, Jan 19 Ohio St. W 74-69 --* Audio 
 Tue, Jan 22 at Kentucky L 66-72 --* Audio 
 Sat, Jan 26 Georgia W 85-69 --* Audio 
 Tue, Jan 29 at Alabama W 93-86 --* Audio 
 Sat, Feb 2 at Mississippi St. W 76-71 --* Audio 
 Tue, Feb 5 Florida W 104-82 --* Audio 
 Sat, Feb 9 at LSU W 47-45 --* Audio | * Full game 
 Wed, Feb 13 Arkansas W 93-71 --* Audio | * Full game 
 Sat, Feb 16 at Georgia W 74-71 --* Audio | * Full game 
 Wed, Feb 20 Auburn W 89-70 --* Audio 
 Sat, Feb 23 at (1) Memphis W 66-62 --* Audio 
 Tue, Feb 26 at (18) Vanderbilt L 69-72 --* Audio 
 Sun, Mar 2 Kentucky W 63-60 --* Audio 
 Wed, Mar 5 at Florida W 89-86 --* Audio | * Full game 
 Sun, Mar 9 South Carolina W 89-56 --* Audio | * Full game 
 
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Date Opponent Result Tickets Audio/Video Video Highlights
 Fri, Mar 14 South Carolina W 89-87 --* Audio | * Full game 
 Sat, Mar 15 Arkansas L 91-92 --* Audio | * Full game 
 Fri, Mar 21 American W 72-57 ---- 
 Sun, Mar 23 (11) Butler W 76-71 ---- 
 Thu, Mar 27 (13) Louisville L 60-79 ---- 
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 East Conf  All 
 Tennessee (5) 14-2  31-5 
 Kentucky 12-4  18-13 
 Vanderbilt (19) 10-6  26-8 
 Florida 8-8  24-12 
 South Carolina 5-11  14-18 
 Georgia 4-12  17-17 
 West Conf  All 
 Mississippi St. 12-4  23-11 
 Arkansas 9-7  23-12 
 Mississippi 7-9  24-11 
 LSU 6-10  13-18 
 Alabama 5-11  17-16 
 Auburn 4-12  14-16 
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 Individual Leaders
 PPGChris Lofton15.5 
 REBTyler Smith6.7 
 ASTTyler Smith3.4 
 FG%Quinn Cannington100.0 
 FT%Chris Lofton84.2 
 3PT%Quinn Cannington100.0 
 BLKWayne Chism1.4 
 STLJaJuan Smith1.7