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March 9, 2008, 2:00 EST
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27-3 (overall)
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13-16 (overall)
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Jackson the Mule says . . .
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Tennessee |
Ht.
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Wt.
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Yr.
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PPG
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RPG
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APG
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 |
F | 1 Tyler Smith |
6-7
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215
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So.
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13.4
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6.8
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3.5
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| F | 4 Wayne Chism |
6-9
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242
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So.
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9.2
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5.9
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1.1
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| G | 5 Chris Lofton |
6-2
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200
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Sr.
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15.6
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3.3
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1.9
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| G | 2 JaJuan Smith |
6-2
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195
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Sr.
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14.1
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3.5
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2.3
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| G | 12 Ramar Smith |
6-2
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200
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So.
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7.8
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2.5
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3.2
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| South Carolina |
Ht.
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Wt.
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Yr.
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PPG
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RPG
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APG
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| F | 21 Dominique Archie |
6-7
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208
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So.
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10.5
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5.7
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1.3
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| F | 24 Mike Holmes |
6-7
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230
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Fr.
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7.7
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5.4
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0.3
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| G | 2 Devan Downey |
5-9
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175
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So.
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18.9
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3.1
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5.1
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| G | 20 Zam Fredrick |
6-0
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203
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Jr.
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14.8
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3.0
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3.1
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Happy trails, Chris, Juanny, and Jordan!
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G | 23 Dwayne Day |
6-6
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185
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Sr.
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5.2
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3.9
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0.9
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Chris Lofton All-Time Career Three Watch:
| Player | School |
Record
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Needed to break
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| J.J. Redick | Duke |
457
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45
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| Keydren Clark | St. Peter's |
435
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23
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| Curtis Staples | Virginia |
413
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1
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| Chris Lofton | Tennessee |
413
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1
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- Lofton tied for third place Wednesday against Florida;
- should claim third place to himself this afternoon;
- is averaging 3.45 threes per game this season;
- whether Lofton can get the record depends on the number of games remaining:
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Games remaining
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Needs to average
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| Regular season |
1
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45
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| SEC Tourney |
2
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22.5
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3
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15
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4
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11.25
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5
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9
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| NCAA Tourney |
6
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7.5
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most likely |
7
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6.43
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8
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5.63
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9
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5
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10
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4.5
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11
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4.09
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Even if the team makes the SEC and National Championship, Lofton still needs to average more threes per game than he is currently averaging. Second place is still well in reach. On the other hand, if Lofton hits 45 threes today, he'll tie for first this afternoon.
Links of note:
- The BruceBall Blog has a guest post honoring the seniors and the game preview.
- UT Vols Football has senior spotlights on Jordan Howell and JaJuan Smith. Lofton is probably either coming soon or up already.
- Speaking of Howell, SEC Football Blogger has the video of Howell's singing exploits.
Warning: typo and misinformation zone. This post was created with divided attention.
Leave your pre-, in-, and post-game thoughts below.
Go Vols! Hulk smash Gamecocks!