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Jersey Number 13
J.P. Estrella
- Class:
- Redshirt Sophomore
- Position:
- F
- Height:
- 6-11
- Weight:
- 250
- Hometown:
- Scarborough, Maine
- High School:
- Brewster Academy (N.H.)
Bio
CAREER HIGHS
- Points: 8 // vs. Montana, 11/13/24
- Rebounds: 5 (2x) // last vs. Montana, 11/13/24
- Assists: 1 (4x) // last vs. Montana, 11/13/24
- Steals: -- // --
- Blocks: 1 (5x) // last at Louisville, 11/9/24
- Field Goals: 3 (2x) // last vs. Montana, 11/13/24
- Field-Goal Attempts: 4 (2x) // last vs. Louisville, 11/09/24
- 3-Pointers: -- // --
- 3-Point Attempts: -- // --
- Free Throws: 3 // vs. Florida, 1/16/24
- Free-Throw Attempts: 4 (2x) // last vs. Florida, 1/16/24
- Minutes: 15:18 // vs. Purdue (N), 3/31/24
HONORS
- 2024-25 Winter SEC Academic Honor Roll
- 2023-24 First-Year SEC Academic Honor Roll
2024-25 - SOPHOMORE
- Game-by-Game Statistics
- Averaged 4.7 points and 2.7 rebounds per game across the first three contests of the year, shooting 6-of-9 from the floor, before his season ended due to injury.
- After missing three games while being evaluated, announced on 11/25/24 as out for the remainder of the season due to surgery on his left foot.
- Posted a career-best eight points against Montana (11/13/24), hitting all three of his field goals to tie a career high in makes and connecting on both his free throws
- Set a career high with five rebounds in the win at Louisville (11/9/24), adding two points and a block.
- Opened the season by making both of his field-goal attempts in the victory over Gardner-Webb (11/4/24).
2023-24 - FRESHMAN
- Game-by-Game Statistics
- VIDEO: Mic'd Up
- Appeared in 25 games, including eight of the final 10, totaling 40 points and 20 rebounds in 124 total minutes of court time.
- Went 15-of-21 (71.4 percent) from the floor to record the second-best field-goal clip among SEC players with at least 20 attempts and fifth-best mark among DI freshmen with 20-plus shots.
- Tied for third on the team with eight dunks and led the Volunteers with 2.58 slams per 40 minutes.
- Made multiple field goals five times, thrice without a miss.
- Grabbed multiple rebounds in four outings, scored six-plus points in three and played 12-plus minutes twice.
- Played a career-high 15 minutes in the Elite Eight matchup with third-ranked Purdue (3/31/24) and made his lone field-goal attempt, an alley-oop dunk to tie the game at 58 with 5:42 left.
- Made his NCAA Tournament debut with six points in eight minutes in the Round of 64 victory against Saint Peter's (3/21/24).
- Did not play in the victories at Arkansas (2/14/24) and over Vanderbilt (2/17/24) due to a left leg injury.
- Scored a then-career-best seven points, finishing 2-of-2 from the floor and 3-of-4 at the line, and blocked one shot in the win over Florida (1/16/24).
- Produced seven points on a perfect 3-of-3 field-goal clip in the victory against George Mason (12/5/23).
- Recorded three offensive rebounds in just nine minutes of action during Tennessee's win over Syracuse (11/20/23) at the Maui Invitational.
- Made his official Tennessee debut in the season-opening victory over Tennessee Tech (11/6/23).
SUMMER 2023
- Earned valuable minutes during Tennessee's three-game exhibition tour of Italy in August, averaging 5.3 points and 6.3 rebounds while shooting .636 (7 for 11) from the field across a trio of wins.
- In the first victory over the Lithuanian U21 National Team (8/4/23), posted a double-double off the bench, finishing with 11 points and 10 rebounds.
HIGH SCHOOL
- Tabbed as a unanimous four-star, top-80 recruit and the best prospect from the state of Maine.
- Placed No. 57 in Rivals’ national rankings, including fifth among centers.
- Finished No. 59 in the On3 Consensus rankings and No. 61 on the 247Sports Composite list, both good for eighth-best among centers.
- Among 27 participants in the elite Allen Iverson Roundball Classic in April 2023 in Union, N.J.
- Started in the prestigious UA Next Elite 24 in August 2022 Chicago and earned First Team All-NBPA Top 100 Camp after the prominent event in June 2022 in Kissimmee, Fla.
- Transferred to Brewster Academy in Wolfeboro, N.H., for his senior year and helped the team to a 35-2 record and a MaxPreps national ranking of seventh among prep schools.
- Went to South Portland High School for two years and earned a varsity letter each season.
- Posted 20.2 points, 11.8 rebounds and 4.1 blocks per game during his junior campaign, en route a Class AA state title and Varsity Maine All-State distinction.
- Attended Scarborough High School during his freshman year, competing mainly with the junior varsity team.
- Competed with the Middlesex Magic on the Under Armour AAU circuit after previously playing for the XL Thunder.
- During his lone year at Brewster, played alongside fellow consensus 2023 top-150 recruits Solomon Ball (Connecticut), Carey Booth (Colorado State/Illinois/Notre Dame), Taylor Bol Bowen (Alabama/Florida State), Aaron Clark (Pepperdine/Wake Forest) and Reid Ducharme (Siena/Xavier).
- Among the notable Brewster alumni are 20-plus NBA players, including Will Barton, Devonte’ Graham, Donovan Mitchell, Thomas Robinson and T.J. Warren, as well as actor Topher Grace.
- San Antonio Spurs assistant coach Brett Brown went to South Portland, as did former MLB players Jim Beattie, Charlie Furbush and Bill Swift.
PERSONAL
- Full name is Joseph Peter Estrella, but goes by J.P.
- Last name is pronounced uh-STRELL-uh.
- Born Sept. 3, 2004, in Fall River, Mass.
- Parents are Mark and Allie Estrella.
- Mother, then Allie Booth, played basketball at Boston College from 1995-99, after claiming Maine Miss Basketball distinction in 1995.
- Mother’s college career ended in Knoxville on March 15, 1999, when the eighth-seeded Eagles fell to the top-seeded Lady Volunteers, the three-time reigning national champions, in NCAA Tournament Round of 32, with Allie unable to play due to knee injuries that kept her out the entire season.
- Has one younger brother, Cameron.
- Majoring in recreation & sport management.
- Interests outside of basketball include camping, hanging out with friends and video games.
- Favorite athlete is his mother because he looks up to her.
- Best sports memory is winning the state championship during his junior year of high school.
- Has a superstition of throwing up a “W” with his hands after every victory.
- Grew seven inches between his sophomore and junior years of high school, as well as went from a size 13 sneaker to a 17 during that time.
- Committed to Tennessee over Iowa and Syracuse, plus held offers from numerous other schools, including NCAA title-winning programs such as Connecticut, Duke, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisville, Marquette and Maryland.
- Chose Tennessee because of Rick Barnes.
- First player in Tennessee history from the state of Maine.
- Owns a 9-3 standing reach and has added 19 pounds since his arrival at Tennessee, plus increased his max bench press by 36 pounds in the offseason before his sophomore campaign.
- Recipient of the C & C Millwright Athletic Scholarship.
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