Tennessee basketball: Remembering all 4 Vols seniors by their production

Another walk-on to Tennessee basketball in Rick Barnes’s first year, Brad Woodson actually was planning to walk on under Donnie Tyndall. But when Barnes took over, he extended the invitation in the summer of 2015. He’s spent the last four years repaying Barnes by being a great representative for the university and doing whatever he was asked to do.

Woodson saw more valuable time than Lucas Campbell his first two years, and that time makes his contribution to the program a bit more, which is why we have him ranked higher. Despite only appearing in four games this year and two his junior year, he saw significant action early on as Barnes was building the program.

As a freshman, Woodson played in nine games and scored 7 total points. He then scored 7 total points in five games as a sophomore, including a career-high 5 points against the Presbyterian Blue Hose. After 0 points his junior year, he scored a three-pointer and a two-pointer for 5 total points this year to get to 19 career points.

But Woodson’s highlight may be a game where he didn’t rack up any stats. Against the Mississippi State Bulldogs on the road as a freshman, the Vols were without Armani Moore. So Barnes had to turn deep to his bench, and that included Woodson. He logged five minutes as a freshman, key moments as they beat MSU 80-75 on the road.

That contribution is one we can’t ignore. Add in the fact that he has made academic honor rolls each of the past two years and will likely make it again this year, and it’s clear that he’s a guy who knows how to represent the university well.