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Tennessee basketball: 4 keys for Vols in SEC Tournament

By Billy Williford

KNOXVILLE, TENNESSEE - MARCH 02: Admiral Schofield #5 of the Tennessee Volunteers celebrates in the game against the Kentucky Wildcats at Thompson-Boling Arena on March 02, 2019 in Knoxville, Tennessee. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images)
KNOXVILLE, TENNESSEE - MARCH 02: Admiral Schofield #5 of the Tennessee Volunteers celebrates in the game against the Kentucky Wildcats at Thompson-Boling Arena on March 02, 2019 in Knoxville, Tennessee. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images) /
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KNOXVILLE, TENNESSEE – MARCH 02: Grant Williams #2 of the Tennessee Volunteers celebrates in the game against the Kentucky Wildcats at Thompson-Boling Arena on March 02, 2019 in Knoxville, Tennessee. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images)
KNOXVILLE, TENNESSEE – MARCH 02: Grant Williams #2 of the Tennessee Volunteers celebrates in the game against the Kentucky Wildcats at Thompson-Boling Arena on March 02, 2019 in Knoxville, Tennessee. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images) /

1. Get Grant Williams the ball

Grant Williams needs more touches.

Good things happen when the back-to-back SEC Player of the Year has the ball in his hands. The junior forward received those honors the other day and became the first player since Corliss Williamson went back-to-back in 1993-94 and 1994-95.

Williams averages 19.3 points per game (first in the SEC) while shooting 56.9 percent from the floor. He even shoots 33.3 percent from the three-point line.

He does more than just score though.

Williams grabs a team-high 7.7 rebounds per game (fourth in the SEC) and dishes out 3.3 assists per game. What might be the most impressive is Willimas only commits 2.2 turnovers per game.

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No, that isn’t the best on the team, but according to Kenpom.com, Williams is used on 24-28 percent of Tennessee’s offensive possessions. And, he passes out of double teams better than anyone in the league.

Williams’ offensive rating is fourth best in conference play and ranks eleventh in effective field goal percentage. Simply put, he is deadly with the ball and needs it more often.

More on Lamonte Turner later, but in the Vols four losses this season he took more shots than Williams.

Grant Williams: 22-for-43, 51 percent

Lamonte Turner: 9-for-44, 20.4 percent

One of the keys to winning is letting your stars take over. This first key is simple, get Grant the ball and get it to him more often.

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