Jewel Spear

Started 89 of 137 games in her collegiate career between stints at Minnesota and Tennessee, averaging 9.8 points, 3.7 rebounds and 4.0 assists.
Scored in double figures 62 times, including nine efforts of 20 or more points.
Improved her assist totals each season, tallying 96, 98, 108, 116 and 136 over five years.
Had she played her entire career at Tennessee with those totals, she would have finished fourth on the Lady Vol career assists list.
During her two seasons at UT, she started 41 of 69 contests, averaging 6.9 points, 3.65 assists and 3.6 rebounds.
She tallied 252 assists as a Lady Vol, with her 3.65 average ranking No. 9 on UT's career list.

2023-24 – FIFTH YEAR (AT TENNESSEE)

Started 30 of 32 games played, averaging 9.3 points, 4.7 rebounds and 4.3 assists per contest.
Her assist average ranked No. 6 in the SEC, while her career-best season total of 136 stood fifth among league players in 2023-24.
That 4.3 dime average also tied for fifth all-time among senior/fifth-year players in the UT program.
Led the Lady Vols with 29 steals in her final season.
Scored in double digits on 12 occasions, including a 13-point, seven-assist, six-rebound effort in the NCAA Second Round at No. 11 NC State.
Scored 13 in the fourth quarter and had a season-best 19 points vs. Oklahoma, tying her Lady Vol high.
Named to the Elevance Health Women’s Fort Myers Tip-Off All-Island Division Team after averaging 15.5 points and 4.5 rebounds and shooting 10 of 18 from the field over UT’s two games against No. 21/19 Indiana and No. 22/20 Oklahoma.
Notched 17 points, six rebounds, two assists and a steal vs. Memphis.
Tied for the team lead with 16 points against Vanderbilt on Jan. 21 while adding eight assists and five rebounds.
Led UT in scoring with 14 points while grabbing seven boards against No. 18/14 Notre Dame.
Turned in 16 points, three rebounds and two assists in UT's SEC opener at Auburn.
Contributed 12 points and a team-high eight rebounds vs. No. 1 South Carolina in Knoxville on Feb. 15.
Also had 12 points along with six boards vs. the Gamecocks in Columbia on March 3.
Stuffed the stat sheet against Wofford with nine points, eight rebounds, and a career-high-tying 10 assists.
Pursued a fifth year of competition as part of the NCAA’s COVID exemption.

2022-23 – SENIOR (AT TENNESSEE)

Averaged 4.7 points, 2.6 rebounds, 3.1 assists and 19.6 minutes while playing 37 games and starting 11.
Dished out a career-high 116 assists for her second straight season with +100 dimes.
Her 2.04 assist/turnover ratio ranked No. 3 in SEC during her first year in the league.
Had 17 games where she dished out three or more assists, including three eight-dime efforts.
Scored in double figures five times, including the first three contests of the campaign.
Recorded 19 points on 7-of-12 shooting in her Lady Vol debut at No. 14/15 Ohio State.
Posted her second career double-double, tallying 16 points and 10 rebounds vs. No. 12/11 Indiana.
Scored 12 points via a career-high-tying four threes against Rutgers while dishing out a season-high eight assists.
Eclipsed 1,000 career points against Arkansas, recording an SEC-high 10 in that key road win.
Had a 4-for-5 shooting effort with two threes to chip in 12 points, two rebounds and two steals vs. Toledo in NCAA play.
Tied her season high of eight dimes against Auburn on Senior Day and dished out another eight two games later in the regular season finale at Kentucky.
Tallied nine points, six assists, five rebounds and a steal in 30 minutes during a highly-competitive home contest vs. No. 9/9 Virginia Tech.

CAREER (AT MINNESOTA)

Started 48 of 68 games, averaging 28.8 mpg.,12.8 ppg., 4.4 apg., 3.8 rpg. and 1.3 spg. over three seasons.
Shot 35.0 percent on field goals, 32.3 percent on threes and 75.9 percent on free throws.
Connected on 91 threes in 282 attempts.
Had 302 assists compared to 230 turnovers during her time in Minneapolis.
Owns career highs of 24 points, 11 rebounds, 10 assists, five steals and two blocks.

2021-22 – JUNIOR (AT MINNESOTA)

Started 18 of 19 games, averaging 30.2 mpg.,12.4 ppg., 5.7 apg., 4.4 rpg.
Scored in double figures 12 times and also had double-digit efforts in assists and rebounds.
Led the Gophers in mpg. and apg., and she was second in ppg. and rpg.
Had an impressive 108 assists (vs. 59 turnovers) in only 19 games.
Was fourth for Minnesota with 23 three-pointers made.
Connected on 77.3 percent (75-97) of her free-throw attempts.
Had a season-best 23 points with eight assists and six rebounds vs. UTSA.
Registered 21 points, nine boards and five dimes vs. Arizona State.

2020-21 – SOPHOMORE (AT MINNESOTA)

Named All-Big Ten Second Team by the coaches and All-Big Ten Honorable Mention by the media.
Member of CoSIDA Academic All-District and Academic All-Big Ten Teams.
Started all 18 games in which she played, missed the final three games due to injury.
Averaged 14.5 points and 5.4 assists per game on the season, tying for the team lead in scoring and leading in dimes (98).
Led the team in free throws made and attempted (59-79), defensive rebound average (4.3), minutes played (574:39) and steals per game (1.4).
Ranked fifth in the Big Ten in 3-point percentage (35.2), sixth in threes made per game (2.11), 10th in assists (98) and 14th in free throw percentage (74.7).
Reached double figures 15 times with three games of at least 20 points.
Tallied season bests of 22 points, eight assists and seven rebounds vs. Maryland on Jan. 14.

2019-20 – FRESHMAN (AT MINNESOTA)

Selected All-Big Ten Honorable Mention and Big Ten All-Freshman by coaches and media and earned Big Ten Freshman of the Week honors twice.
Averaged 26.1 mpg., 12.1 ppg., 3.1 assists, 3.0 rpg. and 1.4 spg., starting the final 12 of her 31 games played.
Ranked second on the team in scoring average, first in points and assists, second in steals, fourth in three-pointers and fifth in rebounds.
Became the first freshman ever in program history to lead the team in assists.
Led all Big Ten rookies in points per game (12.1) and free-throw percentage (75.6) and also led B1G freshmen in scoring in conference games only (13.1).
Scored in double figures 19 times, with four efforts of 20 points or more.
Tallied a season-high 24 points at Wisconsin, adding five rebounds, five assists and two steals.
Hit 14 of 15 free throws at Ohio State and 10 of 10 vs. Rutgers.

USA/SUMMER BASKETBALL

Selected to compete on Tennessee's entry in the 2023 USA Basketball 3X Nationals.
Played with Michigan Crossover.

HIGH SCHOOL

No. 78 overall player, No. 23 point guard, four-star rating by espnW HoopGurlz.
Three-time all-state honoree.
Averaged 18.4 points, 8.0 assists and 5.7 rebounds as a senior.
Recorded 16.0 points per game during her junior season
Helped lead her high school to back-to-back state championships in 2017 and 2018.

PERSONAL

Full name is Jasmine Powell.
Born April 4, 2001, in Detroit, Mich.
Mother is Rhonda Powell.
Siblings include brother Stelton and sisters Jalisa and Jessica.
Graduated with a degree in journalism and electronic media in the summer of 2023 and began pursuing a master's in agricultural leadership, education and communication.
Interested include cooking and photography.
Recipient of the Elinor F. Reed Women's Basketball Scholarship Endowment.