The Official #6 Tennessee vs. Louisiana Game Thread, 7:00 PM ET, SEC Network+

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NIT SEASON TIP-OFF - CAMPUS GAME


#6 Tennessee Volunteers: 1-0 (0-0 SEC)

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Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns : 1-0 (0-0 SUN)

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NOV. 9, 2018 | 7 p.m. ET | Thompson-Boling Arena


Line: UT -16
O/U: 149.5


TV: SEC Network
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ABOUT LOUISIANA
  • The Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns (1-0) enter Friday night's matchup in Thompson-Boling Arena with aspirations to improve upon an impressive 2017-18 campaign.
  • Sun Belt Conference Coach of the Year Bob Marlin led the Ragin' Cajuns to a record-breaking year as Louisiana won a school-record 27 games and earned its first outright Sun Belt Conference regular-season title since the 1999-2000 season. The Ragin' Cajuns won 20 of 22 games from December through February while dominating the league statistics, finishing as the league leader in 10 categories, including scoring offense (83.2), field-goal percentage (.464), free-throw percentage (.761) and assists (17.4).
  • While first-team All-Sun Belt Conference players Frank Bartley and Bryce Washington graduated, the Ragin' Cajuns return three starters, including Sun Belt Conference Newcomer of the Year and Defensive Player of the Year JaKeenan Gant (13.7 ppg, 5.8 rpg, 2.3 bpg).
  • With nine upperclassmen on the roster and three transfers from "Power Five" programs, Louisiana has the experience and talent to once again compete for a Sun Belt title in 2018-19 and will offer a good early-season test for the Volunteers.
  • In their season opener against Virgin Islands, the Ragin' Cajuns were lights out from the floor, knocking down 67 percent of their shots in a 121-80 victory. Gant finished with 19 points, four rebounds, three assists and three blocks in 25 minutes of action. Senior guard Marcus Stroman, a transfer from South Carolina, was on the cusp of recording a triple-double with 10 assists, eight points and eight rebounds.
 
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TENNESSEE RETURNS TO NIT SEASON TIP-OFF THIS MONTH
  • Tennessee will make its fourth all-time appearance in the NIT Season Tip-Off later this month. The four-team field consists of the Vols, Kansas, Louisville and Marquette, taking place in Brooklyn, N.Y., at the Barclays Center.
  • Tennessee opens play with a matchup against Louisville on Nov. 21 at 5 p.m. ET. The other side of the bracket features a contest between Kansas and Marquette. The winners and losers of each game on Nov. 21 will meet two days later on Nov. 23.
  • In its last NIT Season Tip-Off appearance, UT won the 2010 championship with victories over VCU and Villanova.
  • The Vols also appeared in the 1992 and 2006 NIT Season Tip-Offs. The Big Orange defeated Rutgers before falling to Seton Hall in 1992. In 2006, UT suffered losses to Butler and North Carolina at Madison Square Garden.
  • Both Tennessee (No. 6) and the Jayhawks (No. 1) enter the season ranked in the top 10 of the AP preseason poll. If the two teams were to face off and the rankings hold, the game would mark UT's fifth contest against a top-10 non-conference foe during the last three seasons.
 
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SCHOFIELD, WILLIAMS APPROACHING 1,000-POINT MILESTONE
  • Senior wing Admiral Schofield and junior forward Grant Williams enter the season less than 100 points away from eclipsing the 1,000-point mark for their careers.
  • A total of 48 Vols have accomplished that feat during their time on Rocky Top, with Robert Hubbs III being the most recent addition to the 1K Club in 2016-17.
  • Schofield (960 points) and Williams (933 points) could both reach the milestone within the first month of the season. The last time a UT duo achieved the feat in the same season was during the 2013-14 campaign, as eventual NBA Draft picks Jordan McRae (1,521 points) and Jarnell Stokes (1,129 points) joined the club while helping lead Tennessee to a Sweet Sixteen appearance.
  • All-time, UT has had 10 duos reach 1,000 points in the same season, including Ernie Grunfeld and Bernard King in 1975-76.
  • Along with this year's All-SEC duo, junior guard Lamonté Turner also could surpass 1,000 career points this season. At 644 career points, the 2018 SEC Co-Sixth Man of the Year needs just 356 points to reach 1,000. Last year, Turner finished the season with 381 points. If all three were to eclipse the mark, it would mark the first time a Tennessee trio has done so in the same year.
 
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thanks YV...always on it...this should be a better test for us...see how the boys respond...;)

GO VOLS!
 
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This game should be a pretty good test for our defense...

Last year they put up 76 in a loss to Ole Miss, 80 in a win against Iowa, but only 60 in a loss to Clemson...they’ve got some firepower and play an uptempo type style which led to them finishing top 15 nationally in PPG.

Looks like most are thinking Vols win 83-67, around a 16pt margin of victory...should definitely be a solid test imo and if Louisiana comes out hot they’ll be right in it.
 
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I think the big difference is this game will be our depth, ULL does not have the bench that we do . . . if CRB uses a 10 man rotation ULL will be gassed mid way through the second half. Our BasketVOLS win by 20 pulling away . . . . GBO
 
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BigDave said:
I think the big difference is this game will be our depth, ULL does not have the bench that we do . . . if CRB uses a 10 man rotation ULL will be gassed mid way through the second half. Our BasketVOLS win by 20 pulling away . . . . GBO
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Agree, and if we live close to expectations we’ll out bench teams all year. The staff is so focused on defense they expect guys to get gassed and need a sub. So the rotation is not just 9-10 deep, but they know they can ask for a sub and get back in quickly. Against LR, Kyle Alexander motioned to the bench for sub, right before he finished on a fast break.
Just having Turner and Walker on the bench could outscore teams on most nights.
 
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Lefteye said:
Agree, and if we live close to expectations we’ll out bench teams all year. The staff is so focused on defense they expect guys to get gassed and need a sub. So the rotation is not just 9-10 deep, but they know they can ask for a sub and get back in quickly. Against LR, Kyle Alexander motioned to the bench for sub, right before he finished on a fast break.
Just having Turner and Walker on the bench could outscore teams on most nights.
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Walker has to start hitting free throws, at least a little over 50%. I saw him go 0-4 Tuesday night, not sure if he shot anymore after that.
 
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The Dog said:
Walker has to start hitting free throws, at least a little over 50%. I saw him go 0-4 Tuesday night, not sure if he shot anymore after that.
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He sucked at the lineTues. He will shoot better than that this yr. I’m not sure he’ll be better than 50-60% right now, but he will make more than he misses, unlike Tuesday.

On a different Walker note, he’s got outstanding vision for a big.(he needs to figure out how to set up a pass sometimes, but he see the court much better than your average big) and he finished well at the rim last year, gotta think he’ll continue at that this year too.
 
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Lefteye said:
He sucked at the lineTues. He will shoot better than that this yr. I’m not sure he’ll be better than 50-60% right now, but he will make more than he misses, unlike Tuesday.

On a different Walker note, he’s got outstanding vision for a big.(he needs to figure out how to set up a pass sometimes, but he see the court much better than your average big) and he finished well at the rim last year, gotta think he’ll continue at that this year too.
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U are preaching to the choir with your love for Walker, I love Walker's game. Just need him to not be a liability at the FT line, especially late in games, in case KA fouls out or we need more size and/or rebounding against certain match-ups.
 
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Pretty sure I get SECN+, but just in case, I have my alarm clock/radio close by
 
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