University of Tennessee Athletics
Vescovi Named to Wooden Award Preseason Watch List
November 15, 2022 | Men's Basketball
Tennessee senior guard Santiago Vescovi has been named to the 50-player Wooden Award Preseason Watch List, as announced on ESPN Tuesday.
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Chosen by a preseason poll of national college basketball experts, the list is comprised of 50 players who are the early frontrunners for the most prestigious honors in college basketball—the Wooden Award All-America Team and Most Outstanding Player Award.
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Prior to this season, Vescovi had also been named to the Jersey Mike's Naismith Trophy Watch List as well as preseason first-team All-SEC by the league's coaches and media.
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A 2022 All-SEC first team and SEC All-Tournament team selection, Vescovi is Tennessee's leading returning scorer after averaging 13.3 points per game a year ago.
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Through the Vols' first two games this season, Vescovi is averaging 10.0 points, 5.5 rebounds, 4.0 assists and 4.0 steals per game.
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Last season, Vescovi became just the second Vol in program history (Chris Lofton) to make 100 or more 3-pointers in a season in 2021-22. He finished with 102 total made 3-pointers, made multiple threes in 30 of Tennessee's 35 games and registered double figure scoring outputs in 28 of 35 games.
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The 22nd-ranked Vols return home for one final home contest before heading to the Bahamas for the Battle 4 Atlantis, taking on Florida Gulf Coast Wednesday at 7 p.m. Tickets remain available at AllVols.com.
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Chosen by a preseason poll of national college basketball experts, the list is comprised of 50 players who are the early frontrunners for the most prestigious honors in college basketball—the Wooden Award All-America Team and Most Outstanding Player Award.
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Prior to this season, Vescovi had also been named to the Jersey Mike's Naismith Trophy Watch List as well as preseason first-team All-SEC by the league's coaches and media.
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A 2022 All-SEC first team and SEC All-Tournament team selection, Vescovi is Tennessee's leading returning scorer after averaging 13.3 points per game a year ago.
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Through the Vols' first two games this season, Vescovi is averaging 10.0 points, 5.5 rebounds, 4.0 assists and 4.0 steals per game.
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Last season, Vescovi became just the second Vol in program history (Chris Lofton) to make 100 or more 3-pointers in a season in 2021-22. He finished with 102 total made 3-pointers, made multiple threes in 30 of Tennessee's 35 games and registered double figure scoring outputs in 28 of 35 games.
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The 22nd-ranked Vols return home for one final home contest before heading to the Bahamas for the Battle 4 Atlantis, taking on Florida Gulf Coast Wednesday at 7 p.m. Tickets remain available at AllVols.com.
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