4  Lonnie Ballentine
	Class: Sophomore Hometown: Memphis, TN High School: Southwind HS Height / Weight: 6-4 / 215 Position: DB Birthdate: 04/23/1993 Experience: 1L

2010:

Was one of 11 true freshmen to log action in 2010, and one of six true freshmen to earn a starting role in at least one game...Played in seven games, and had his first collegiate start versus Houston...Logged a season-best seven tackles, four of which were solo stops, against the Cougars...Logged his first game action against Middle Tennessee and registered two tackles in that meeting...Posted pass breakups against Tulsa and Southern Miss...Also had a solid performance against Louisville with five tackles, one of which was for lost yardage...Assisted Jamon Hughes on a TFL in the fourth quarter...The stop came on a 3rd-and-nine play that forced the Cardinals to punt the ball away...Posted multiple tackles in four games...Finished the 2010 season with 17 tackles and two pass breakups.

Prep:

Signed with Memphis in March 2010...Played for Coach Cedric Miller at Southwind High...Graduated early from high school, leaving SHS following his junior year...Saw primary action in the secondary...Logged 45 tackles, six interceptions and 12 pass breakups in 2009...Was a captain for his squad in 2009...Also logged 800 all-purpose yards as a junior...Rushed for 140 yards and three touchdowns against Germantown High...Rated as a three-star prospect by Rivals.com...Named first-team All-Region...Listed on the Super 24 Dream Team...Selected all-Shelby Metro and first-team All-State by the Tennessee Sportswriter's Association...Invited to participate in the AutoZone Liberty Bowl all-star game...Also ran track and played basketball at SHS...Was part of a 400-meter relay team that capture the championship at the Tri-State Invitational Meet in April 2010...Transferred to Southwind after two years at Hamilton High.

Personal:

Lonnie Alex Ballentine III is the son of Lonnie Ballentine and Sheila Smith...Born April 23, 1993, in Memphis, Tenn...His mother, Sheila, played basketball at Murray State and later had a professional career in France.

Ballentine's Career Defensive Statistics

YR	G/S	UT	AT	TOT	PD	FR	FF	TFL	SK	INT
2010	7/1	9	8	17	2	0-0	0	0.5-1	0-0	0-0

Ballentine's Career Highs

Tackles: 7 (vs. Houston, 2010)
Solo Tackles: 4 (vs. Houston, 2010)
Assisted Tackles: 3 (vs. Houston, 2010)
Pass Breakups: 1 (2x, last vs. Southern Miss, 2010)

Ballentine's Career Game-By Game
Date
Opponent
UT
AT
TT
TFL
SK
FF
PB
INT
9/4/10
Miss. State
-DNP-
9/11/10
East Carolina
-DNP-
9/18/10
MTSU
0
2
2
0-0
0-0
0
0
0-0
9/25/10
UTEP
-DNP-
10/2/10
Tulsa
0
0
0
0-0
0-0
0
1
0-0
10/9/10
Louisville
3
2
5
0.5-1
0-0
0
0
0-0
10/16/10
Southern Miss
0
1
1
0-0
0-0
0
1
0-0
10/30/10*
Houston
4
3
7
0-0
0-0
0
0
0-0
11/6/10
Tennessee
0
0
0
0-0
0-0
0
0
0-0
11/13/10
Marshall
-DNP-
11/20/10
UAB
2
0
2
0-0
0-0
0
0
0-0
11/27/10
UCF
-DNP-