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Vols in the Pros Update: June 3
June 03, 2024 | Men's Basketball
The 2023-24 NBA season is winding to a close and multiple VFLs, both domestically and abroad, have had success this year. Jaden Springer (2020-21) of the Boston Celtics remains in the NBA playoffs, with a matchup versus the Dallas Mavericks in the Finals looming. The latest update on Vols in the pros, including those in the EuroLeague and beyond, can be found below.
Information aided by Eurobasket LLC.
70 GP, 70 GS, 17.2 PPG, 33.8 MPG, .487 FG%, 6.5 RPG, 3.1 APG, 1.0 SPG, 0.7 BPG
Tobias Harris averaged 17.2 PPG on a 48.7 percent shooting clip, 6.5 RPG and 3.1 APG during the 2023-24 campaign, his fifth full season as a member of the Philadelphia 76ers. In the Eastern Conference quarterfinals, Harris averaged 9.0 PPG, 7.2 RPG, and 1.5 APG, while shooting 43.1 percent from the field.
Grant Williams | Charlotte Hornets | at Tennessee 2016-19
76 GP, 43 GS, 10.3 PPG, 28.0 MPG, .456 FG%, 4.2 RPG, 2.3 APG, 0.6 SPG, 0.5 BPG
Grant Williams, ending the 2023-24 season with his hometown Charlotte Hornets after starting the season with the Dallas Mavericks, started in 43 of the 76 games in which he appeared in during his fifth professional season. He logged averages of 10.3 PPG, 4.2 RPG and 2.3 APG, while shooting at a 45.6 percent clip from the field.
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, 0.3 BPG
Having wrapped up his fifth season—second stint—playing for the Miami Heat, Josh Richardson averaged 9.9 PPG, 2.8 RPG and 2.4 APG this season, before undergoing season-ending shoulder surgery from an injury suffered in a contest versus the Boston Celtics on Feb. 11.
Julian Phillips | Chicago Bulls | at Tennessee 2022-23
40 GP, 2.2 PPG, 8.1 MPG, .416 FG%, 0.9 RPG, 0.3 APG, 0.2 BPG
First-year pro Julian Phillips averaged 2.2 PPG and 0.9 RPG, shooting at a 41.6 clip from the field as a rookie this season for the Chicago Bulls. In four appearances for the Windy City Bulls in the NBA G League, he posted averages of 16.8 PPG, 4.3 RPG, 1.3 SPG, 1.0 APG and 1.0 BPG
Admiral Schofield | Orlando Magic | at Tennessee 2015-19
23 GP, 1.1 PPG, 3.7 MPG, .385 FG%, 0.7 RPG, 0.3 APG
Admiral Schofield, in his third season with the Orlando Magic, averaged 1.1 PPG in 23 appearances during the regular season. The Magic reached the playoffs this season for the first time since 2019-20.
Jaden Springer | Boston Celtics | at Tennessee 2016-19
17 GP, 1 GS, 2.1 PPG, 7.6 MPG, .433 FG%, 1.2 RPG, 0.5 APG, 0.6 SPG, 0.2 BPG
Jaden Springer averaged 2.1 PPG on 43.3 percent shooting, adding 1.2 RPG, 0.6 SPG and 0.5 APG in 17 appearances during his first season playing for the Boston Celtics. In one game with the Maine Celtics in the G League this season, he totaled 26 points on 11-of-18 shooting from the floor, adding six rebounds and three assists. The Celtics are in the NBA Finals for the second time in three seasons, with game one versus the Mavericks slated for Thursday at 8:30 p.m. ET.
Keon Johnson | Brooklyn Nets | at Tennessee 2020-21
5 GP, 6.2 PPG, 12.2 MPG, .381 FG%, 1.4 RPG, 0.6 APG, 0.6 SPG, 0.2 BPG
Keon Johnson averaged 6.2 PPG across five appearances for the Brooklyn Nets in 2023-24. Also playing for the Long Island Nets this year, Brooklyn's G League affiliate, Johnson logged 26 appearances, averaging 18.2 PPG, 6.4 RPG and 3.4 APG.
Jordan Bowden recently signed with the Montréal Alliance in the Canadian Elite Basketball League. In his second game with the squad, he scored 34 points, flirting with the team's single-game scoring record. He shot 14-for-18 from the field—including a 6-of-9 ledger from 3-point territory—in that contest versus the Saskatchewan Rattlers, adding a pair of rebounds and one steal in just under 34 minutes of action.
Kevin Punter Jr. | Serbia | at Tennessee 2014-16
Kevin Punter Jr., led his Serbian team, Partizan to an 82-72 victory against the 20th-ranked Mega BG in a derby game in the Serbian KLS last Friday. He recorded 15 points in 20 minutes during the win. Punter owns averages of 11.3 PPG, 2.7 RPG and 2.0 APG this year.
Kyle Alexander | Israel | at Tennessee 2015-19
Kyle Alexander, competing for Hapoel Shlomo Tel-Aviv this season averages 9.9 PPG, 7.0 RPG and 1.4 BPG in 26 games of action.
Uroš Plavšić | Serbia | at Tennessee 2019-23
Uroš Plavšić, playing for Mega BG in the Serbian KLS, logged eight points in nine minutes on 4-of-5 shooting last Thursday. It was his first game for Mega BG this season.
Trae Golden | Libya | at Tennessee 2010-11
Trae Golden, currently playing for Ahly Benghazi, scored 21 points last Friday to go along with eight assists. Golden is averaging 21.3 PPG, 4.0 RPG and 7.8 APG this season.
John Fields | Indonesia | at Tennessee 2010-11
John Fields was a major contributor in a Rans Pik's victory against the 12th-ranked Satya Wacana last Wednesday, leading the way with a 12-point, 18-rebound double-double in 29 minutes of action during the 75-51 victory. Fields is averaging 11.5 PPG and 12.5 RPG.
Information aided by Eurobasket LLC.
VOLS IN THE NBA
Tobias Harris | Philadelphia 76ers | at Tennessee 2010-1170 GP, 70 GS, 17.2 PPG, 33.8 MPG, .487 FG%, 6.5 RPG, 3.1 APG, 1.0 SPG, 0.7 BPG
Tobias Harris averaged 17.2 PPG on a 48.7 percent shooting clip, 6.5 RPG and 3.1 APG during the 2023-24 campaign, his fifth full season as a member of the Philadelphia 76ers. In the Eastern Conference quarterfinals, Harris averaged 9.0 PPG, 7.2 RPG, and 1.5 APG, while shooting 43.1 percent from the field.
Grant Williams | Charlotte Hornets | at Tennessee 2016-19
76 GP, 43 GS, 10.3 PPG, 28.0 MPG, .456 FG%, 4.2 RPG, 2.3 APG, 0.6 SPG, 0.5 BPG
Grant Williams, ending the 2023-24 season with his hometown Charlotte Hornets after starting the season with the Dallas Mavericks, started in 43 of the 76 games in which he appeared in during his fifth professional season. He logged averages of 10.3 PPG, 4.2 RPG and 2.3 APG, while shooting at a 45.6 percent clip from the field.
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, 0.3 BPG
Having wrapped up his fifth season—second stint—playing for the Miami Heat, Josh Richardson averaged 9.9 PPG, 2.8 RPG and 2.4 APG this season, before undergoing season-ending shoulder surgery from an injury suffered in a contest versus the Boston Celtics on Feb. 11.
Julian Phillips | Chicago Bulls | at Tennessee 2022-23
40 GP, 2.2 PPG, 8.1 MPG, .416 FG%, 0.9 RPG, 0.3 APG, 0.2 BPG
First-year pro Julian Phillips averaged 2.2 PPG and 0.9 RPG, shooting at a 41.6 clip from the field as a rookie this season for the Chicago Bulls. In four appearances for the Windy City Bulls in the NBA G League, he posted averages of 16.8 PPG, 4.3 RPG, 1.3 SPG, 1.0 APG and 1.0 BPG
Admiral Schofield | Orlando Magic | at Tennessee 2015-19
23 GP, 1.1 PPG, 3.7 MPG, .385 FG%, 0.7 RPG, 0.3 APG
Admiral Schofield, in his third season with the Orlando Magic, averaged 1.1 PPG in 23 appearances during the regular season. The Magic reached the playoffs this season for the first time since 2019-20.
Jaden Springer | Boston Celtics | at Tennessee 2016-19
17 GP, 1 GS, 2.1 PPG, 7.6 MPG, .433 FG%, 1.2 RPG, 0.5 APG, 0.6 SPG, 0.2 BPG
Jaden Springer averaged 2.1 PPG on 43.3 percent shooting, adding 1.2 RPG, 0.6 SPG and 0.5 APG in 17 appearances during his first season playing for the Boston Celtics. In one game with the Maine Celtics in the G League this season, he totaled 26 points on 11-of-18 shooting from the floor, adding six rebounds and three assists. The Celtics are in the NBA Finals for the second time in three seasons, with game one versus the Mavericks slated for Thursday at 8:30 p.m. ET.
Keon Johnson | Brooklyn Nets | at Tennessee 2020-21
5 GP, 6.2 PPG, 12.2 MPG, .381 FG%, 1.4 RPG, 0.6 APG, 0.6 SPG, 0.2 BPG
Keon Johnson averaged 6.2 PPG across five appearances for the Brooklyn Nets in 2023-24. Also playing for the Long Island Nets this year, Brooklyn's G League affiliate, Johnson logged 26 appearances, averaging 18.2 PPG, 6.4 RPG and 3.4 APG.
VOLS OVERSEAS
Jordan Bowden| Canada | at Tennessee 2016-20Jordan Bowden recently signed with the Montréal Alliance in the Canadian Elite Basketball League. In his second game with the squad, he scored 34 points, flirting with the team's single-game scoring record. He shot 14-for-18 from the field—including a 6-of-9 ledger from 3-point territory—in that contest versus the Saskatchewan Rattlers, adding a pair of rebounds and one steal in just under 34 minutes of action.
Kevin Punter Jr. | Serbia | at Tennessee 2014-16
Kevin Punter Jr., led his Serbian team, Partizan to an 82-72 victory against the 20th-ranked Mega BG in a derby game in the Serbian KLS last Friday. He recorded 15 points in 20 minutes during the win. Punter owns averages of 11.3 PPG, 2.7 RPG and 2.0 APG this year.
Kyle Alexander | Israel | at Tennessee 2015-19
Kyle Alexander, competing for Hapoel Shlomo Tel-Aviv this season averages 9.9 PPG, 7.0 RPG and 1.4 BPG in 26 games of action.
Uroš Plavšić | Serbia | at Tennessee 2019-23
Uroš Plavšić, playing for Mega BG in the Serbian KLS, logged eight points in nine minutes on 4-of-5 shooting last Thursday. It was his first game for Mega BG this season.
Trae Golden | Libya | at Tennessee 2010-11
Trae Golden, currently playing for Ahly Benghazi, scored 21 points last Friday to go along with eight assists. Golden is averaging 21.3 PPG, 4.0 RPG and 7.8 APG this season.
John Fields | Indonesia | at Tennessee 2010-11
John Fields was a major contributor in a Rans Pik's victory against the 12th-ranked Satya Wacana last Wednesday, leading the way with a 12-point, 18-rebound double-double in 29 minutes of action during the 75-51 victory. Fields is averaging 11.5 PPG and 12.5 RPG.
ADDITIONAL PRO VOLS
- Kennedy Chandler (at Tennessee 2021-22) plays for Long Island Nets in the NBA G League.
- 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.
- Jordan McRae (at Tennessee 2010-14) plays for AEK in the Greek GBL.
- Derek Reese (at Tennessee 2012-16) plays for Capitanes de Arecibo in the Puerto Rican BSN.
- Lamonte Turner (at Tennessee in 2015-15) plays for Dynamic VP in the Serbian KLS.
- John Fulkerson (at Tennessee 2016-22) plays for Stella Artois Leuven Bears in the Belgian Pro Basketball League.
- Scotty Hopson (at Tennessee 2008-11) plays for the Maine Celtics in the NBA G League.
- Trae Golden (at Tennessee 2010-13) plays for Al-Ahly Ly SC in the Basketball Africa League.
- Armani Moore (at Tennessee 2012-16) plays for Stjarnan in the Icelandic Subway League
- Wayne Chism (at Tennessee 2006-10) plays for Al Salam in the Saudi Arabian SBL.
- 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.
- Victor Bailey Jr. (at Tennessee 2019-22) plays for PS Karlsruhe Lions in German ProA.
- Tyreke Key (at Tennessee 2022-23) plays for the Stella Artois Leuven Bears in the Belgian Pro Basketball League.
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