Scouting Tennessee: Volunteers' roster, rankings, stat comparison
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After snapping a long losing streak Saturday, Arkansas (17-10, 5-9 SEC) will be looking to start its first winning streak since mid-January when it hosts Tennessee (15-12, 7-7) for a rematch on Wednesday.
Before the 7:30 p.m. CT tip, which will be televised on the SEC Network, HawgBeat thought it'd be a good idea to give a scouting report of sorts on the Volunteers, who beat the Razorbacks by 21 just a couple of weeks ago.
Below is a look at their starting lineup, bench players and where they're ranked in key metrics and statistics...
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Tennessee's Projected Starting Lineup
#5 - G Josiah-Jordan James - Fr., 6-6, 208
Stats: 29.9 min., 7.3 pts. (37.4 FG%, 36.9 3PT%, 80.6 FT%), 5.6 reb., 2.8 ast.
#10 - F John Fulkerson - R-Jr., 6-9, 212
Stats: 29.4 min., 12.7 pts. (62.1 FG%, 75.8 FT%), 6.0 reb., 1.3 ast., 1.2 stl.
#23 - G Jordan Bowden - Sr., 6-5, 193
Stats: 34.1 min., 13.6 pts. (38.2 FG%, 27.7 3PT%, 83.2 FT%), 4.1 reb., 2.7 ast., 1.1 stl.
#25 - G Santiago Vescovi - Fr., 6-3, 188
Stats: 29.3 min., 11.3 pts. (37.1 FG%, 37.2 3PT%, 81.0 FT%), 3.6 reb., 4.1 ast., 1.4 stl.
#35 - G/F Yves Pons - Jr., 6-6, 215
Stats: 33.4 min., 11.0 pts. (48.3 FG%, 32.5 3PT%), 5.3 reb., 1.0 ast., 2.5 blk.
Tennessee's Bench
#0 - G Davonte Gaines - Fr., 6-7, 178
Stats: 10.8 min., 2.6 pts. (32.0 FG%, 76.9 FT%), 2.0 reb.
#13 - G Jalen Johnson - R-Jr., 6-6, 196
Stats: 16.0 min., 3.4 pts. (37.2 FG%, 31.6 3PT%, 89.5 FT%), 2.2 reb., 1.1 ast.
#21 - F Olivier Nkamhoua - Fr., 6-8, 224
Stats: 12.4 min., 3.6 pts. (55.7 FG%), 3.2 reb.
#34 - F Uros Plavsic - R-Fr., 7-0, 240
Stats: 8.8 min., 2.8 pts. (38.9 FG%), 1.1 reb.
Rankings Comparison - Tennessee | Arkansas
~NET: No. 64 | No. 45
~KenPom: No. 66 | No. 47
~ESPN BPI: No. 53 | No. 48
~Sagarin: No. 58 | No. 57
Stat Comparison
Stat | Tennessee | Arkansas |
---|---|---|
Points/game |
66.8 (294th) |
74.0 (102nd) |
FG% |
42.8% (225th) |
43.7% (176th) |
3PT% |
30.6% (304th) |
32.0% (247th) |
FT% |
75.7% (35th) |
72.7% (113th) |
Rebound margin |
+1.78 (128th) |
-6.74 (341st) |
Assist/turnover ratio |
1.07 (113th) |
0.98 (181st) |
Steals/game |
6.30 (184th) |
8.37 (24th) |
Blocks/game |
5.89 (8th) |
3.70 (98th) |
Opp. points/game |
62.5 (22nd) |
67.4 (122nd) |
Opp. FG% |
39.2% (23rd) |
42.0% (131st) |
Opp. 3PT% |
31.6% (98th) |
25.5% (1st) |