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Vols in the Pros Update: March 5
March 05, 2024 | Men's Basketball
With the 2023-24 NBA playoffs just over one month away, seven VFLs continue to compete in the league this year, including three additional VFLs in the NBA G League. The latest update of Vols in the pros, including those in the EuroLeague and beyond, can be found below.
Information aided by Eurobasket LLC.
54 GP, 54 GS, 17.6 PPG, 33.8 MPG, .479 FG%, 6.1 RPG, 2.4 APG, 0.8 SPG, 0.5 BPG
Tobias Harris has logged 59 total points over Philadelphia's last two games, wins over the Charlotte Hornets and Dallas Mavericks. In those two outings, he is 24-of-38 (63.2 percent) from the field and 8-of-14 (57.1 percent) from beyond the arc. He has also tallied 17 total rebounds, five assists and three steals in that two-game span, in which he averaged 38.0 MPG.
Grant Williams | Charlotte Hornets | at Tennessee 2016-19
57 GP, 34 GS, 9.2 PPG, 26.9 MPG, .434 FG%, 4.0 RPG, 2.8 APG, 0.5 SPG, 0.6 BPG
Since being traded from the Dallas Mavericks to his hometown Charlotte Hornets on Feb. 8, Grant Williams is averaging 14.2 PPG on a 50.0 percent shooting clip, 5.8 RPG and 2.2 APG. Over his last three outings, Williams totaled 48 points, 24 rebounds and 10 assists. In Charlotte's road contest Sunday at Toronto, Williams recorded his second double-double of the season—both since the trade—with 18 points and 13 rebounds, with six boards coming on the offensive glass.
Julian Phillips | Chicago Bulls | at Tennessee 2022-23
35 GP, 2.0 PPG, 7.4 MPG, .419 FG%, 0.8 RPG, 0.4 APG
Julian Phillips, as a rookie with the Chicago Bulls, has made 35 appearances this season, totaling 69 points, 28 rebounds, 13 assists, six blocks and three steals. Along with tallying 13 points over Chicago's last three games, Phillips has played 13-plus minutes in four of his last five outings.
Admiral Schofield | Orlando Magic | at Tennessee 2015-19
14 GP, 1.1 PPG, 3.7 MPG, .375 FG%, 0.6 RPG, 0.4 APG
Admiral Schofield is currently on a two-way contract with the NBA's Orlando Magic. Schofield has made 14 appearances with Orlando, while also competing for the Osceola Magic in the G League.
Keon Johnson | Brooklyn Nets | at Tennessee 2020-21
4 GP, 7.0 PPG, 12.8 MPG, .368 FG%, 1.3 RPG, 0.8 APG, 0.8 SPG, 0.3 BPG
Keon Johnson is responsible for 28 points, on a 36.8 percent shooting clip—44.4. percent from 3-point range—in four games with the Brooklyn Nets in 2023-24. In 19 games with the G League's Long Island Nets this season, Johnson is averaging 16.9 PPG, 6.4 RPG, 3.6 APG and 0.9 SPG, while playing 27.0 MPG.
Josh Richardson | Miami Heat | at Tennessee 2011-15
43 GP, 6 GS, 9.9 PPG, 25.7 MPG, .444 FG%, 2.8 RPG, 2.4 APG, 0.6 SPG
Josh Richardson is averaging 10.9 PPG in home games for the Miami Heat this season and is shooting at a 44.4 percent clip overall in 2023-24. Richardson has scored in double figures 21 times on the season.
Jaden Springer | Boston Celtics | at Tennessee 2016-19
37 GP, 3.6 PPG, 10.7 MPG, .381 FG%, 1.7 RPG, 1.0 APG, 0.7 SPG
Since being traded from the Philadelphia 76ers to the Boston Celtics on Feb. 8, Jaden Springer has made five appearances. He scored a pair of points in each of the squad's last two contests.
Uros Plavsic led his Serbian team, Mega BG, to a victory over Krka, 106-91, in the ABA League Sunday. He was named MVP of the game after scoring 32 points and grabbing nine rebounds. Plavsic is averaging 16.0 PPG, 7.3 RPG and 1.2 APG this season.
Kevin Punter Jr.| Serbia | at Tennessee 2014-16
Kevin Punter Jr., logged 13 points and six assists in Partizan's 110-102 victory against Cedevita Olimpija Ljubljana in the ABA League Sunday night. This season, Punter Jr. is averaging 7.0 PPG, 2.3 RPG and 3.1 APG for third-place KK Partizan Mozzart Bet Beograd in the ABA League.
Jordan McRae | Greece | at Tennessee 2010-14
Jordan McRae contributed to AEK's 94-85 victory against PAOK in the Greek GBL last Saturday. He recorded 15 points in 26 minutes. On the year, McRae is averaging 13.3 PPG, 3.1 RPG, 2.3 APG and 1.2 SPG in 18 games.
Lamonte Turner | Serbia | at Tennessee 2015-20
Lamonte Turner scored 18 points, grabbed five boards, four assists and added three steals in Dynamic VP's 96-76 victory over Sloga KR Saturday night. This year, he is averaging 12.0 PPG, 3.5 RPG, 2.5 APG and 1.5 SPG.
Photo credit: USA Today/Chris Nicoll
Information aided by Eurobasket LLC.
VOLS IN THE NBA
Tobias Harris | Philadelphia 76ers | at Tennessee 2010-1154 GP, 54 GS, 17.6 PPG, 33.8 MPG, .479 FG%, 6.1 RPG, 2.4 APG, 0.8 SPG, 0.5 BPG
Tobias Harris has logged 59 total points over Philadelphia's last two games, wins over the Charlotte Hornets and Dallas Mavericks. In those two outings, he is 24-of-38 (63.2 percent) from the field and 8-of-14 (57.1 percent) from beyond the arc. He has also tallied 17 total rebounds, five assists and three steals in that two-game span, in which he averaged 38.0 MPG.
Grant Williams | Charlotte Hornets | at Tennessee 2016-19
57 GP, 34 GS, 9.2 PPG, 26.9 MPG, .434 FG%, 4.0 RPG, 2.8 APG, 0.5 SPG, 0.6 BPG
Since being traded from the Dallas Mavericks to his hometown Charlotte Hornets on Feb. 8, Grant Williams is averaging 14.2 PPG on a 50.0 percent shooting clip, 5.8 RPG and 2.2 APG. Over his last three outings, Williams totaled 48 points, 24 rebounds and 10 assists. In Charlotte's road contest Sunday at Toronto, Williams recorded his second double-double of the season—both since the trade—with 18 points and 13 rebounds, with six boards coming on the offensive glass.
Julian Phillips | Chicago Bulls | at Tennessee 2022-23
35 GP, 2.0 PPG, 7.4 MPG, .419 FG%, 0.8 RPG, 0.4 APG
Julian Phillips, as a rookie with the Chicago Bulls, has made 35 appearances this season, totaling 69 points, 28 rebounds, 13 assists, six blocks and three steals. Along with tallying 13 points over Chicago's last three games, Phillips has played 13-plus minutes in four of his last five outings.
Admiral Schofield | Orlando Magic | at Tennessee 2015-19
14 GP, 1.1 PPG, 3.7 MPG, .375 FG%, 0.6 RPG, 0.4 APG
Admiral Schofield is currently on a two-way contract with the NBA's Orlando Magic. Schofield has made 14 appearances with Orlando, while also competing for the Osceola Magic in the G League.
Keon Johnson | Brooklyn Nets | at Tennessee 2020-21
4 GP, 7.0 PPG, 12.8 MPG, .368 FG%, 1.3 RPG, 0.8 APG, 0.8 SPG, 0.3 BPG
Keon Johnson is responsible for 28 points, on a 36.8 percent shooting clip—44.4. percent from 3-point range—in four games with the Brooklyn Nets in 2023-24. In 19 games with the G League's Long Island Nets this season, Johnson is averaging 16.9 PPG, 6.4 RPG, 3.6 APG and 0.9 SPG, while playing 27.0 MPG.
Josh Richardson | Miami Heat | at Tennessee 2011-15
43 GP, 6 GS, 9.9 PPG, 25.7 MPG, .444 FG%, 2.8 RPG, 2.4 APG, 0.6 SPG
Josh Richardson is averaging 10.9 PPG in home games for the Miami Heat this season and is shooting at a 44.4 percent clip overall in 2023-24. Richardson has scored in double figures 21 times on the season.
Jaden Springer | Boston Celtics | at Tennessee 2016-19
37 GP, 3.6 PPG, 10.7 MPG, .381 FG%, 1.7 RPG, 1.0 APG, 0.7 SPG
Since being traded from the Philadelphia 76ers to the Boston Celtics on Feb. 8, Jaden Springer has made five appearances. He scored a pair of points in each of the squad's last two contests.
VOLS OVERSEAS
Uros Plavsic | Serbia | at Tennessee 2019-23Uros Plavsic led his Serbian team, Mega BG, to a victory over Krka, 106-91, in the ABA League Sunday. He was named MVP of the game after scoring 32 points and grabbing nine rebounds. Plavsic is averaging 16.0 PPG, 7.3 RPG and 1.2 APG this season.
Kevin Punter Jr.| Serbia | at Tennessee 2014-16
Kevin Punter Jr., logged 13 points and six assists in Partizan's 110-102 victory against Cedevita Olimpija Ljubljana in the ABA League Sunday night. This season, Punter Jr. is averaging 7.0 PPG, 2.3 RPG and 3.1 APG for third-place KK Partizan Mozzart Bet Beograd in the ABA League.
Jordan McRae | Greece | at Tennessee 2010-14
Jordan McRae contributed to AEK's 94-85 victory against PAOK in the Greek GBL last Saturday. He recorded 15 points in 26 minutes. On the year, McRae is averaging 13.3 PPG, 3.1 RPG, 2.3 APG and 1.2 SPG in 18 games.
Lamonte Turner | Serbia | at Tennessee 2015-20
Lamonte Turner scored 18 points, grabbed five boards, four assists and added three steals in Dynamic VP's 96-76 victory over Sloga KR Saturday night. This year, he is averaging 12.0 PPG, 3.5 RPG, 2.5 APG and 1.5 SPG.
.@KKMegaBasket big guy @urosp33 made 1⃣4⃣ two-pointers in the match against @bckrka and therefore tied the 3rd best single-game record in #ABALiga. 💪
— AdmiralBet ABA League (@ABA_League) March 4, 2024
➡️ Only Nikola Peković (15) and Marton Bader (17) scored more two-pointers in a single game than Plavšić. pic.twitter.com/55p6nAQYjt
ADDITIONAL PRO VOLS
- Kyle Alexander (at Tennessee 2015-19) plays for Hapoel Shlomo Tel-Aviv in the Israeli Winner League.
- Jordan Bowden (at Tennessee 2016-20) plays for the College Park Skyhawks in the NBA G League (Atlanta Hawks affiliate).
- Kennedy Chandler (at Tennessee 2021-22) plays for Brooklyn Nets' G League squad, the Long Island Nets.
- Yves Pons (at Tennessee 2017-21) plays for Basquet Girona in the Spanish Liga Endesa.
- Jordan Bone (at Tennessee 2016-19) plays for Cremona in the Italian Serie A.
- Derek Reese (at Tennessee 2012-16) plays for Capitanes de Arecibo in the Puerto Rican BSN.
- Scotty Hopson (at Tennessee 2008-11) plays for the Maine Celtics in the NBA G League
- John Fulkerson (at Tennessee 2016-22) plays for the Stella Artois Leuven Bears in the Belgian Pro Basketball League.
- Tyreke Key (at Tennessee 2022-23) plays for the Stella Artois Leuven Bears in the Belgian Pro Basketball League.
- Trae Golden (at Tennessee 2010-13) plays for the Sichuan Blue Whales in the Chinese CBA.
- Devon Baulkman (at Tennessee 2014-16) played for Byblos in the Lebanese Division II as of a few months ago.
- John Fields (at Tennessee 2010-11) plays for the Taiwan Beer in the Taiwanese SBL.
- Armani Moore (at Tennessee 2012-16) played for Stjarnan in the Icelandic Subway League last year.
- Wayne Chism (at Tennessee 2006-10) plays for Al Salam in the Saudi Arabian SBL.
- Dominic Woodson (at Tennessee 2014-15) played for the Griga Dream Ballers in the Belizean BEBL last year.
- Victor Bailey Jr. (at Tennessee 2019-22) plays for PS Karlsruhe Lions in the German ProA.
- D'Montre Edwards (at Tennessee 2012-14) played for the Tainan GhostHawks in the Taiwanese T1 League last year.
Photo credit: USA Today/Chris Nicoll
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