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Tennessee basketball: Remembering all 4 Vols seniors by their production

By Caleb Calhoun

KNOXVILLE, TN - DECEMBER 22: Yves Pons #35 of the Tennessee Volunteers, Brad Woodson #12 of the Tennessee Volunteers, and Kyle Alexander #11 of the Tennessee Volunteers walk off the court after their game against the Wake Forest Demon Deacons at Thompson-Boling Arena on December 22, 2018 in Knoxville, Tennessee. Tennessee won the game 83-64. (Photo by Donald Page/Getty Images)
KNOXVILLE, TN - DECEMBER 22: Yves Pons #35 of the Tennessee Volunteers, Brad Woodson #12 of the Tennessee Volunteers, and Kyle Alexander #11 of the Tennessee Volunteers walk off the court after their game against the Wake Forest Demon Deacons at Thompson-Boling Arena on December 22, 2018 in Knoxville, Tennessee. Tennessee won the game 83-64. (Photo by Donald Page/Getty Images) /
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To nobody’s surprise, Admiral Schofield is Tennessee basketball’s most memorable senior. He may actually be the team’s best overall player since he brings a bit more versatility than Grant Williams, but he’s certainly the leader.

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A commitment to Donnie Tyndall in 2014, Schofield had his world rocked when Tyndall was fired and Rick Barnes replaced him. But it was a blessing in disguise, as nobody could have developed Schofield’s game the way Barnes did.

Schofield began to see significant minutes as a freshman and showed his versatility as an athletic but undersized power forward, averaging 7.6 points a game and 4 rebounds. He still was only a rotational player his sophomore year but upped his average to 8.2 points per game. At that point, the development was clear, as his three point shooting jumped from 30.1 percent to 38.9 percent.

That versatility helped him explode into a star with Williams as a junior, averaging 13.9 points and over 6 rebounds a game. He’s been a key component of the Vols ever since, and this year he blossomed into a leader.

If Schofield’s shot is falling, he’s unstoppable. That and his clutch gene are evidenced by the fact that his best game ever came against the No. 1 ranked Gonzaga Bulldogs, when he dropped 30 points with 6 rebounds and went 6-of-10 from three. The guy simply knows how to deliver when it matters. Even if his shot’s not falling, he finds other ways to score and be effective.

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As a result, he’s taken a ton of pressure off Williams and has almost caught up to him in scoring averages, getting over 16 points a game. Now, in his final home game, he has a chance to wow the fans once again. Schofield joins guys like JaJuan Smith, Wayne Chism and Josh Richardson as those great four-year Tennessee basketball development stories. And he’s the best senior in this class.

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