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Tennessee basketball 2017-2018 season report card: Vols final grades

By Caleb Calhoun

KNOXVILLE, TN - JANUARY 06: Admiral Schofield
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Wing Players

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Admiral Schofield: A

Nobody took a greater leap than Admiral Schofield did this past offseason. Although Grant Williams got all the awards, I’m going to say that Schofield was the most valuable player. And down the stretch, he was the best player. It’s all about the improvement in his game.

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    • Knowing that as a 6’5″ forward he’d be limited, Schofield really converted to a wing in the offseason. And this past year, he became a three-point shooter in addition to being a high-post player who can dribble-drive or play under the basket. Schofield now has a complete game, and as a result, the junior averaged 13.9 points, six and a half rebounds, one and a half assists, one steal and half a block a game.

    I feel very comfortable saying Schofield was the most valuable player on the team, specifically down the stretch. If he does what he did at the end of the year the whole season next year, he’ll earn an A+ and bean All-American.

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    Yves Pons: C

    Once a four-star recruit, we expected Yves Pons to immediately step in and fill Robert Hubbs III’s spot on the wing for Tennessee basketball. That didn’t happen, but he was saved by Schofield stepping up his game. Still, Pons struggled lots of times this year to see action on the court. Rick Barnes said he battled injuries at times, but he also had to learn the American game. Pons needs another offseason, one in which he’s fully healthy, but he was not that valuable this year.

    Jalen Johnson: Incomplete

    While Yves Pons and Admiral Schofield can move from wing to forward, Jalen Johnson is a guy who could move from wing to guard. However, he battled injuries that run much deeper than even Pons’s injuries did. As a result, we can’t grade him right now. He needs an offseason to get healthy.

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