Monday, November 4
Martin, Tenn.
6 p.m.
UT Martin
vs
North Alabama
Skyhawks Open 2024-25 Season at Home With North Alabama
11/3/2024 2:26:00 PM | Women's Basketball
Date: Monday, Nov. 4, 2024
Opponent: North Alabama (Game 1 | Home Game 1)
Head Coach: Candi Whitaker (Texas Tech, 2002)
Record (Overall/at UNA): 238-238/0-0
Location (Arena): Martin, Tenn. (Kathleen & Tom Elam Center)
Radio: WCMT 1410 AM / 100.5 FM (PxP: Chris Brinkley; Analyst: Davis Gregory)
TV/Streaming: ESPN+
SERIES HISTORY
Last Meeting: L 63-70 (11/21/23 at UNA)
Streak: Lost 1
First Meeting: L 71-79 (12/22/78 at UTM)
UTM vs. UNA in Martin: 4-5
UTM vs. UNA in Florence: 0-10
McMillan vs. UNA: 0-1
McMillan vs. Whitaker: 0-0
SEASON DEBUTS
UT Martin is 28-27 all-time in season openers, 31-14 all-time in home openers and 18-10 when opening the season at home. For Coach Kevin McMillan, he is 5-10 in his tenure in season-openers, 8-7 in home openers and 3-4 when opening the season at home. Monday will mark the 29th time in program history that the Skyhawks have begun the season with a home game.
GUESS WHO'S BACK?
The Skyhawks will return four starters in 2024-25, along with three other letterwinners, 79.1-percent of their scoring and 72.4-percent of their rebounding. In addition to 2023-24 All-OVC first teamers Anaya Brown and Kenley McCarn, 2022-23 All-OVC selection Shae Littleford returns to UT Martin for her junior year, after missing the majority of last season due to injury. Also returning for the Skyhawks is Lexi Rubel who was sixth in the OVC in rebounding a year ago with 7.1 boards per game and fifth in assists per game at 3.6.
THE DYNAMIC DUO
Prior to the season, Anaya Brown and Kenley McCarn were namedd to the 2024-25 OVC Players to Watch list. Brown finished the 2023-24 campaign fifth in the league in scoring at 15.1 points per game and third in rebounding at 8.8. Meanwhile, McCarn put together an outstanding freshman season in which she led the Skyhawks with 16.5 points, the third highest average in the OVC, while also posting 4.5 rebounds and 2.8 assists per game. As a duo, Brown and McCarn combined for 48.5-percent of UT Martin's scoring last year and 39.4-percent of its rebounding.
UT MARTIN FROM DEEP
The Skyhawks have made a three-pointer field goal in 481 consecutive games, a streak which dates back to Feb. 3, 2009, against Austin Peay and ranks 11th nationally.
UT MARTIN's LEGENDARY ALUM, PAT HEAD SUMMITT
UT Martin is the collegiate home of legendary head coach Pat Head Summitt. An inaugural member of the UT Martin Athletics Hall of Fame, Summitt was a member of the basketball team from 1970-74 before serving as a member and co-captain of the United States Women's Olympic Basketball team which won a silver medal in the 1976 Olympics held in Montreal.
Summitt is recognized as one of the greatest women's basketball coaches in history, serving as head coach of the Tennessee Lady Vols for 38 seasons and compiling a 1098-208 record. She also posted a 63-4 international coaching record with various United States teams.
PAT SUMMITT COURT
The floor in the Kathleen and Tom Elam Center is named for former Tennessee Lady Vols head coach Pat Head Summitt who played her collegiate basketball at UT Martin (1970-74) before becoming the winningest basketball coach in the NCAA with 1,098 victories and eight national championships.
KATHLEEN AND TOM ELAM CENTER
Built in 1963, the Kathleen and Tom Elam Center was named in honor of longtime UT Board of Trustees member Col. Tom Elam and his wife, Kathleen. The Elam Center houses both the women's and men's basketball teams with all home games being played in Skyhawk Arena. In addition of Skyhawk Arena, which holds a seating capacity of approximately 4,300 seats, the Elam Center also houses both teams' locker rooms, training facility and weight room.
OVC AND ESPN+ STREAMING PARTNERSHIP
For the sixth straight season, ESPN+ is the exclusive home for live web streamed athletic contests involving OVC schools. It offers fans thousands of additional live events, on-demand content and original programming not available on ESPN's linear TV or digital networks. ESPN+ is an integrated part of the completely redesigned ESPN App and ESPN.com.
SKYHAWK NEWS ONLINE
UTMSports.com is the official website for UT Martin Athletics. It is the best source for up-to-date information on the Skyhawk women's basketball team. Rosters, box scores, cumulative statistics, pre-game notes and other materials are available on the site.
SKYHAWK SPORTS NETWORK
The flagship station for Skyhawk women's basketball is Thunderbolt Broadcasting with its games broadcast on WCMT 1410 AM, 100.5 FM, 92.7 FM, 96.1 FM, 99.7 FM and 103.3 FM. Chris Brinkley is in his 24th year as coordinator of the Skyhawk Sports Network.
FOLLOW THE SKYHAWKS
The official Twitter of UT Martin Skyhawk Athletics is @UTMSports. Skyhawk women's basketball's account is @UTMartinWBB.
Opponent: North Alabama (Game 1 | Home Game 1)
Head Coach: Candi Whitaker (Texas Tech, 2002)
Record (Overall/at UNA): 238-238/0-0
Location (Arena): Martin, Tenn. (Kathleen & Tom Elam Center)
Radio: WCMT 1410 AM / 100.5 FM (PxP: Chris Brinkley; Analyst: Davis Gregory)
TV/Streaming: ESPN+
SERIES HISTORY
Last Meeting: L 63-70 (11/21/23 at UNA)
Streak: Lost 1
First Meeting: L 71-79 (12/22/78 at UTM)
UTM vs. UNA in Martin: 4-5
UTM vs. UNA in Florence: 0-10
McMillan vs. UNA: 0-1
McMillan vs. Whitaker: 0-0
SEASON DEBUTS
UT Martin is 28-27 all-time in season openers, 31-14 all-time in home openers and 18-10 when opening the season at home. For Coach Kevin McMillan, he is 5-10 in his tenure in season-openers, 8-7 in home openers and 3-4 when opening the season at home. Monday will mark the 29th time in program history that the Skyhawks have begun the season with a home game.
GUESS WHO'S BACK?
The Skyhawks will return four starters in 2024-25, along with three other letterwinners, 79.1-percent of their scoring and 72.4-percent of their rebounding. In addition to 2023-24 All-OVC first teamers Anaya Brown and Kenley McCarn, 2022-23 All-OVC selection Shae Littleford returns to UT Martin for her junior year, after missing the majority of last season due to injury. Also returning for the Skyhawks is Lexi Rubel who was sixth in the OVC in rebounding a year ago with 7.1 boards per game and fifth in assists per game at 3.6.
THE DYNAMIC DUO
Prior to the season, Anaya Brown and Kenley McCarn were namedd to the 2024-25 OVC Players to Watch list. Brown finished the 2023-24 campaign fifth in the league in scoring at 15.1 points per game and third in rebounding at 8.8. Meanwhile, McCarn put together an outstanding freshman season in which she led the Skyhawks with 16.5 points, the third highest average in the OVC, while also posting 4.5 rebounds and 2.8 assists per game. As a duo, Brown and McCarn combined for 48.5-percent of UT Martin's scoring last year and 39.4-percent of its rebounding.
UT MARTIN FROM DEEP
The Skyhawks have made a three-pointer field goal in 481 consecutive games, a streak which dates back to Feb. 3, 2009, against Austin Peay and ranks 11th nationally.
UT MARTIN's LEGENDARY ALUM, PAT HEAD SUMMITT
UT Martin is the collegiate home of legendary head coach Pat Head Summitt. An inaugural member of the UT Martin Athletics Hall of Fame, Summitt was a member of the basketball team from 1970-74 before serving as a member and co-captain of the United States Women's Olympic Basketball team which won a silver medal in the 1976 Olympics held in Montreal.
Summitt is recognized as one of the greatest women's basketball coaches in history, serving as head coach of the Tennessee Lady Vols for 38 seasons and compiling a 1098-208 record. She also posted a 63-4 international coaching record with various United States teams.
PAT SUMMITT COURT
The floor in the Kathleen and Tom Elam Center is named for former Tennessee Lady Vols head coach Pat Head Summitt who played her collegiate basketball at UT Martin (1970-74) before becoming the winningest basketball coach in the NCAA with 1,098 victories and eight national championships.
KATHLEEN AND TOM ELAM CENTER
Built in 1963, the Kathleen and Tom Elam Center was named in honor of longtime UT Board of Trustees member Col. Tom Elam and his wife, Kathleen. The Elam Center houses both the women's and men's basketball teams with all home games being played in Skyhawk Arena. In addition of Skyhawk Arena, which holds a seating capacity of approximately 4,300 seats, the Elam Center also houses both teams' locker rooms, training facility and weight room.
OVC AND ESPN+ STREAMING PARTNERSHIP
For the sixth straight season, ESPN+ is the exclusive home for live web streamed athletic contests involving OVC schools. It offers fans thousands of additional live events, on-demand content and original programming not available on ESPN's linear TV or digital networks. ESPN+ is an integrated part of the completely redesigned ESPN App and ESPN.com.
SKYHAWK NEWS ONLINE
UTMSports.com is the official website for UT Martin Athletics. It is the best source for up-to-date information on the Skyhawk women's basketball team. Rosters, box scores, cumulative statistics, pre-game notes and other materials are available on the site.
SKYHAWK SPORTS NETWORK
The flagship station for Skyhawk women's basketball is Thunderbolt Broadcasting with its games broadcast on WCMT 1410 AM, 100.5 FM, 92.7 FM, 96.1 FM, 99.7 FM and 103.3 FM. Chris Brinkley is in his 24th year as coordinator of the Skyhawk Sports Network.
FOLLOW THE SKYHAWKS
The official Twitter of UT Martin Skyhawk Athletics is @UTMSports. Skyhawk women's basketball's account is @UTMartinWBB.
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