For the second consecutive week, Tennessee senior Admiral Schofield has earned SEC Player of the Week recognition. He does not share the honor this time, however, as his first double-double of the season set him apart from all his peers.
Schofield totaled 29 points and 11 rebounds to power the Volunteers to a 102-92 victory at Memphis Saturday. In front of a sellout FedExForum crowd, he shot .667 from the field, connected on four of eight 3-point attempts and made all nine of his free-throw attempts. The victory also marked the second consecutive game in which Schofield scored more than 20 points in the second half.
Schofield—who dropped 30 points in UT’s Dec. 9 victory over then-top-ranked Gonzaga—became the first Vol to post score at least 25 points in consecutive games since 2016. The Zion, Illinois, native has scored at least 20 points in five of Tennessee’s last six outings.
A 6-6, 241-pound force who impacts games on both ends of the floor, Schofield’s 19.1 points per game rank second in the SEC (behind teammate Grant Williams, who averages 19.8 ppg), and his .426 shooting percentage from 3-point range ranks seventh in the SEC.
Schofield has made multiple 3-point shots in six straight games, with 20 makes during that span. His 23 treys this season lead the Vols and rank fifth in the conference.
This is the fifth SEC weekly honor of Schofield’s career. He earned Freshman of the Week acclaim on Jan. 11, 2016, and he was named Co-Player of the Week twice last season before sharing last week’s POW award as well.
Schofield and the Vols return to action Wednesday night when they host Samford at Thompson-Boling Arena.
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