Wednesday, November 27
Knoxville, Tenn.
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Skyhawks Head East For Pre-Thanksgiving Clash Against No. 6 Ranked Tennessee
11/26/2024 8:12:00 AM | Men's Basketball
MARTIN, Tenn. – An in-state battle to close out the month of November is on tap for the University of Tennessee at Martin men's basketball squad as the Skyhawks collide against the No. 6 ranked Tennessee Volunteers tomorrow. Tipoff from Thompson-Boling Arena is set for 3 p.m. CT on SEC Network+.
UT Martin (2-4) is in the midst of six straight contests away from home, including a two-game stint at the Island U Invitational in Corpus Christi, Texas last week. The Skyhawks outrebounded the competition (86-81) and combined to force 28 turnovers in a pair of matchups but fell 81-77 to Texas A&M-Corpus Christi and 65-53 to Le Moyne. Tarence Guinyard (14.5 points per game) and Josué Grullon (13.0 points per outing) each collected all-tournament accolades for UT Martin.
The Skyhawks have displayed a stingy defense so far under first-year head coach Jeremy Shulman as four of UT Martin's six opponents have shot 37.1 percent or lower. That includes a 28 percent clip (51-for-182) from beyond the three-point arc by Skyhawk opposition in 2024-25.
A pair of early standouts have also emerged for UT Martin as Grullon tops the Ohio Valley Conference in scoring (18.2 points per game) and three-point field goals made (3.5 per outing) while Vladimer Salaridze ranks first in the league with 9.3 rebounds per game.
Tennessee (6-0) is fresh off a Baha Mar championship as the Volunteers led by as many as 28 points before dispatching No. 13 Baylor by a 77-62 margin in the finals of the tournament held in the Bahamas. Lute Olson National Player of the Week Chaz Lanier ended the two-game tournament by averaging 25.5 points per game on a remarkable 59.1 percent (13-of-22) shooting effort from three-point land.
The high-powered Volunteers have now defeated a trio of Power 4 conference teams (Louisville, Virginia, Baylor) by an average of 19.7 points per game this season with each game occurring on the road or at neutral sites.
Game coverage links for SEC Network+, WCMT Radio 1410 AM/100.5 FM, live stats and game notes can all be found above.
UT Martin (2-4) is in the midst of six straight contests away from home, including a two-game stint at the Island U Invitational in Corpus Christi, Texas last week. The Skyhawks outrebounded the competition (86-81) and combined to force 28 turnovers in a pair of matchups but fell 81-77 to Texas A&M-Corpus Christi and 65-53 to Le Moyne. Tarence Guinyard (14.5 points per game) and Josué Grullon (13.0 points per outing) each collected all-tournament accolades for UT Martin.
The Skyhawks have displayed a stingy defense so far under first-year head coach Jeremy Shulman as four of UT Martin's six opponents have shot 37.1 percent or lower. That includes a 28 percent clip (51-for-182) from beyond the three-point arc by Skyhawk opposition in 2024-25.
A pair of early standouts have also emerged for UT Martin as Grullon tops the Ohio Valley Conference in scoring (18.2 points per game) and three-point field goals made (3.5 per outing) while Vladimer Salaridze ranks first in the league with 9.3 rebounds per game.
Tennessee (6-0) is fresh off a Baha Mar championship as the Volunteers led by as many as 28 points before dispatching No. 13 Baylor by a 77-62 margin in the finals of the tournament held in the Bahamas. Lute Olson National Player of the Week Chaz Lanier ended the two-game tournament by averaging 25.5 points per game on a remarkable 59.1 percent (13-of-22) shooting effort from three-point land.
The high-powered Volunteers have now defeated a trio of Power 4 conference teams (Louisville, Virginia, Baylor) by an average of 19.7 points per game this season with each game occurring on the road or at neutral sites.
Game coverage links for SEC Network+, WCMT Radio 1410 AM/100.5 FM, live stats and game notes can all be found above.
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