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Tennessee Volunteers
31-5 (14-2), 1st Southeastern - East
Lofton talks about cancer after keeping mum his senior year
Lofton talks about cancer after keeping mum his senior year
BETH RUCKER,
May 2, 2008
Always the quietest member of Tennessee's basketball team, Chris Lofton managed to keep the biggest secret of his life from his teammates and fans during his senior season. The former guard, who struggled with his shooting through the first half of the season, had been treated for cancer after a random drug test last year tipped off school officials he had a tumor. ...More |
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Tennessee Team Report
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Tennessee Team Report Apr 23, 2008
The best season in school history over after a second straight regional semifinal loss, Tennessee now ponders how to make the next step as a basketball program.
A 31-win team will return three starters and most key reserves for 2008-09, although the two starters it must replace just happen to be guards Chris Lofton and JaJuan Smith, who made the team as explosive as any in the nation for most of the season.
Next year's team will be headlined by 6-foot-7 junior forward Tyler Smith, who proved to be one of the country's most versatile players. Smith led the team in rebounds and assists while also scoring in double figures.
Six-nine junior center Wayne Chism seemed to turn his season around with an 18-point, 18-rebound performance against Vanderbilt in mid-January. ...More |
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Date |
Opponent |
Result |
Tickets |
Audio/Video |
Video Highlights |
| | Fri, Nov 9 |
Temple |
W 80-63 |
-- |  Audio | | | | Wed, Nov 14 |
Arkansas-Monticello |
W 101-44 |
-- | Audio | | | | Fri, Nov 16 |
Prairie View A&M |
W 89-75 |
-- | Audio | | | | Tue, Nov 20 |
Middle Tenn. St. |
W 109-40 |
-- | Audio | | | | Fri, Nov 23 |
at West Virginia |
W 74-72 |
-- | Audio | | | | Sat, Nov 24 |
at (15) Texas |
L 78-97 |
-- | -- | | | | Tue, Nov 27 |
N.C. A&T |
W 93-59 |
-- | Audio | | | | Fri, Nov 30 |
LA Lafayette |
W 98-70 |
-- | Audio | | | | Tue, Dec 4 |
at Chattanooga |
W 76-70 |
-- | Audio | | | | Sat, Dec 15 |
at West. Kentucky |
W 88-82 |
-- | Audio | | | | Wed, Dec 19 |
N.C. Asheville |
W 86-73 |
-- | Audio | | | | Sat, Dec 22 |
at Xavier |
W 82-75 |
-- | Audio | | | | Sat, Dec 29 |
at Gonzaga |
W 82-72 |
-- | Audio | | | | Wed, Jan 9 |
(16) Mississippi |
W 85-83 |
-- | Audio |  Full game | | | | Sat, Jan 12 |
at South Carolina |
W 80-56 |
-- | Audio | | | | Thu, Jan 17 |
(16) Vanderbilt |
W 80-60 |
-- | Audio | | | | Sat, Jan 19 |
Ohio St. |
W 74-69 |
-- | Audio | | | | Tue, Jan 22 |
at Kentucky |
L 66-72 |
-- | Audio | | | | Sat, Jan 26 |
Georgia |
W 85-69 |
-- | Audio | | | | Tue, Jan 29 |
at Alabama |
W 93-86 |
-- | Audio | | | | Sat, Feb 2 |
at Mississippi St. |
W 76-71 |
-- | Audio | | | | Tue, Feb 5 |
Florida |
W 104-82 |
-- | Audio | | | | Sat, Feb 9 |
at LSU |
W 47-45 |
-- | Audio | Full game | | | | Wed, Feb 13 |
Arkansas |
W 93-71 |
-- | Audio | Full game | | | | Sat, Feb 16 |
at Georgia |
W 74-71 |
-- | Audio | Full game | | | | Wed, Feb 20 |
Auburn |
W 89-70 |
-- | Audio | | | | Sat, Feb 23 |
at (1) Memphis |
W 66-62 |
-- | Audio | | | | Tue, Feb 26 |
at (18) Vanderbilt |
L 69-72 |
-- | Audio | | | | Sun, Mar 2 |
Kentucky |
W 63-60 |
-- | Audio | | | | Wed, Mar 5 |
at Florida |
W 89-86 |
-- | Audio | Full game | | | | Sun, Mar 9 |
South Carolina |
W 89-56 |
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Date |
Opponent |
Result |
Tickets |
Audio/Video |
Video Highlights |
| | Fri, Mar 14 |
South Carolina |
W 89-87 |
-- | Audio | Full game | | | | Sat, Mar 15 |
Arkansas |
L 91-92 |
-- | Audio | Full game | | | | Fri, Mar 21 |
American |
W 72-57 |
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(11) Butler |
W 76-71 |
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(13) Louisville |
L 60-79 |
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| Southeastern Conference Standings |
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| Individual Leaders |
| PPG | Chris Lofton | 15.5 |
| REB | Tyler Smith | 6.7 |
| AST | Tyler Smith | 3.4 |
| FG% | Quinn Cannington | 100.0 |
| FT% | Chris Lofton | 84.2 |
| 3PT% | Quinn Cannington | 100.0 |
| BLK | Wayne Chism | 1.4 |
| STL | JaJuan Smith | 1.7 |
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