Duke Crews | VOLS PUT WIN STREAK ON LINE VERSUS TEXAS
- Tennessee will meet a team from the Big 12 Conference for the second consecutive game when the Vols play host to the Texas Longhorns at noon Saturday, Dec. 23, at Thompson-Boling Arena. ESPN will broadcast the game to a national television audience.
- Tennessee is riding a five-game winning streak following a 79-77 win over 15th-ranked Oklahoma State Monday night in Nashville. Dane Bradshaw started UT's final possession with a steal and then went over two taller Cowboys to tip in the game winner with 1.9 seconds left. Tennessee held OSU to just 15 second half field goal attempts and forced a total of 23 turnovers. Chris Lofton led UT with 20 points while Duke Crews turned in his best collegiate game with 17 points and nine rebounds.
- Last year Tennessee upset the sixth-ranked Longhorns 95-78 in Austin. Tennessee made 12-of-24 3-pointers and forced 22 Texas turnovers in the win. Lofton led five Vols in double figure scoring with 21 points on 5-of-9 3-point shooting.
- Lofton is leading the Southeastern Conference with 21.4 points per game. One of the top shooters in the nation, he is averaging 4.0 3-pointers per game and is connecting on 48.9 percent of his shots from beyond the arc. The junior from Maysville, Ky., is averaging 27.4 points on 54.3 percent (25-of-46) shooting from 3-point range over his last five games.
- Bradshaw returned to practice Wednesday and is expected to play Saturday against Texas. The Memphis native has experienced persistent soreness in his shoulders for several weeks and underwent an MRI exam Tuesday that revealed a right shoulder contusion and biceps tendonitis.
Tennessee Trends
- The Texas game will be Tennessee's sixth home game this season. The Vols have played six games away from home (five neutral and one on an opponent's home court).
- Bruce Pearl is 5-2 against ranked teams while at Tennessee. This year he is 2-1 with wins over No. 15 Oklahoma State and No. 16 Memphis and a loss to No. 2 North Carolina.
- Chris Lofton has moved into second place on UT's career 3-pointers list with 44 triples this season pushing his career total to 251. Allan Houston (1989-93) holds the school record with 346 3-pointers.
- Freshmen post players Wayne Chism and Duke Crews have only been on the court at the same time during two games. The duo played 2:15 together against Murray State (12/1/06) and then the final play (1.9 seconds) against Oklahoma State (12/18/06).
- UT's six newcomers are combining to average 29.7 points and 19.1 rebounds.
- Tennessee is second in the SEC with 14.9 offensive rebounds per game.
- 11 different Vols have hit a 3-pointer this season.
- Chris Lofton has made at least one 3-pointer in 70 of his 72 career games.
- The Vols have made at least one 3-pointer in 295 consecutive games.
- Nine Vols are averaging at least 10 minutes per game.
- The Vols have forced 245 turnovers this season (22.3 per game).
- UT's bench is averaging 25.0 points per game this season. In 2005-06, Tennessee's bench averaged 21.0 points per game.
- Entering the 2006-07 season, six of UT's 11 scholarship players had never played in a Division I game.
- UT's roster lists just three scholarship players taller than 6-foot-5. Duke Crews (6-7), Wayne Chism (6-9) and Ryan Childress (6-9) are the only Vols topping the 6-5 mark.
- In 2005-06 games, Tennessee's SEC opponents had a 4-12 record in the game immediately following their contests against the Vols. The only teams to win their next game after playing UT were Arkansas, Georgia, LSU and Vanderbilt.
- Under Bruce Pearl, UT is 26-2 when leading or tied with five minutes left in the game.
- UT is 19-1 when scoring 80 or more points under the direction of Bruce Pearl.
- UT is 24-14 (.632) when playing before crowds of 20,000 or larger at Thompson-Boling Arena. In 2005-06 the Vols were 4-2 playing in front of 20,000 fans at home.
- Tennessee has an all-time record of 1,376-894-2 in 98 seasons of basketball.
- UT's 610 regular season Southeastern Conference victories rank third all-time in the SEC. Only Kentucky and Alabama have won more league games.
- Tennessee is 218-86 in its 20th season in Thompson-Boling Arena. The Volunteers have posted winning home records in 17 of their 19 seasons in the facility.
- Tennessee is the only Division I school ever to rank in the top five nationally in attendance for football, men's basketball and women's basketball in the same season. The Vols turned the trick for the third time in 2005-06.
- Seven walk-ons are listed on Tennessee's roster this season. Ben Bosse, Quinn Cannington, Rick Daniels-Mulholland, Justin Jackson, Marq Murden, Steven Pearl and Tanner Wild are each on the Volunteer squad.
Vanderbilt Time Change
The start time for Tennessee's Feb. 10 game against Vanderbilt has been changed to 1 p.m. EST. Lincoln-Financial Sports will televise the game from Thompson-Boling Arena. Looking At Texas
One of the youngest teams in the nation, Texas enters Saturday's game with an 8-2 record after an 80-76 win over Arkansas Wednesday night in Austin ... Texas lost all five starters and a total of six of the 10 letterwinners from last year's team that posted a 30-7 record ... The Longhorn's starting lineup features four freshmen and a sophomore ... Texas is 2-0 against the SEC this season with wins over Arkansas and LSU (76-75 on Dec. 10) ... One of the most highly regarded freshmen in the country, Kevin Durant leads the Longhorns with 21.2 points and 9.4 rebounds per game ... The 6-foot-9 guard/forward presents matchup nightmares and has scored 20 or more points in eight of his first 10 games ... D.J. Augustin, a 5-11 freshman guard, leads the team with 5.9 assists per game while adding 13.0 points per game ... A McDonald's All-America, Augustin leads the Longhorns in field goal percentage (.506) and 3-point percentage (.450) ... Sophomore guard A.J. Abrams, the most experienced player on the roster, is second on the team with 16.6 points per game and is averaging 4.0 3-pointers per game ... Texas is outscoring teams by an average of 17.6 points per game and is outrebounding them by 6.8 rebounds per game ... Rick Barnes, who won his 400th career game last week, is 199-78 in his ninth year at Texas and 401-212 in his 20th season as a head coach. The Texas Series
Tennessee's all-time series with Texas is tied 2-2 ... Last year the Vols evened up the series with a 95-78 win over the sixth-ranked Longhorns in Austin (12/17/06) ... Tennessee leads the series when it is played in Knoxville 1-0 ... The Vols took a 66-59 win over the Longhorns Dec. 15, 1951 in Knoxville, the first meeting between the schools ... This marks the seventh consecutive year that the Vols have played a team from the state of Texas ... After a 79-77 victory over Oklahoma State Monday night in Nashville, Tennessee is 13-12 all-time against current members of the Big 12 Conference. Last Meeting with Texas
It didn't take the Vols any time to shake off the rust from a 12-day layoff as Tennessee rushed out to a 23-5 lead seven minutes into the game and cruised to a 95-78 win over sixth-ranked Texas Dec. 17, 2005, in Austin ... Texas made just two field goals in the first seven minutes of the game ... The Vols committed just one first half turnover while forcing the Longhorns into 10 turnovers while building a 48-28 halftime advantage ... Tennessee finished the game with 11 steals on 22 Texas turnovers ... Texas mounted a late rally, going on a 12-0 run to cut the Vols' lead to 11 points on an A.J. Abrams trey with just under three minutes remaining ... An Andre Patterson dunk stopped the run and then Tennessee went 12-for-12 from the free throw line in the final two minutes to seal the win ... Chris Lofton led all scorers with 21 points on 5-of-9 3-point shooting ... C.J. Watson added 17 points and a team-best six rebounds ... JaJuan Smith scored 12 points on 4-of-6 3-point shooting ... Major Wingate and Andre Patterson also added 12 points ... P.J. Tucker led the Longhorns, who dropped their second consecutive game, with 20 points and 11 rebounds ... With Tennessee leading 26-10 nine minutes into the game, Texas' Daniel Gibson suffered a concussion and was not able to return ... Tennessee's win at the Erwin Center ended Texas' 33-game home winning streak against non-conference teams ... It was Tennessee's first road win against a ranked team since defeating 12th-ranked Syracuse 83-70 on Dec. 22, 2000 ... It was UT's largest margin of victory over a ranked team on the road in school history. Last Game: Bradshaw Tips Cowboys
Dane Bradshaw's tip-in with 1.9 seconds gave Tennessee a 79-77 win over the 15th-ranked Cowboys and ended Oklahoma State's 11-game winning streak to open the season ... Bradshaw had started UT's final possession with a steal with less than 20 seconds remaining ... The Vols opened the game with a 16-6 lead but the Cowboys responded with an 11-0 run to take a 17-17 advantage ... The two teams exchanged leads until OSU finished the half on a 6-1 run to take a 43-37 lead into the locker room ... The Cowboys held their lead through most of the second half until a Bradshaw jumper with 6:29 left gave the Vols a 70-69 advantage ... There were six lead changes and three ties over the final six minutes, 30 seconds of the game ... Bradshaw gave the Vols a 75-74 lead on a free throw with 2:55 left and Ramar Smith extended it to three points with a basket with just under two minutes remaining ... Mario Boggan was fouled while scoring at the other end of the court and made the free throw to tie the score, setting up Bradshaw's heroics ... In the second half, Oklahoma State was limited to just 15 field goal attempts while committing 14 of their 23 turnovers ... Chris Lofton led the Vols with 20 points while Duke Crews had a career-high 17 points and nine rebounds ... JaJuan Smith added 14 points to go with six steals ... Bradshaw finished the game with seven points, four rebounds, five assists and three steals ... Boggan led OSU with 20 points despite sitting for nearly 10 minutes in the second half because of foul trouble ... Terrel Harris had 17 points and JamesOn Curry 13 ... The Cowboys shot 54.5 percent from the field while Tennessee shot just 41.8 percent from the field and 17.4 percent (4-of-23) from 3-point range ... UT held a 37-35 advantage on the boards and gathered in 21 offensive rebounds ... Oklahoma State entered the game as one of the final six unbeaten teams in the nation. Fab Freshmen? Don't Forget These Guys
The Vols will play against three of the most highly-rated freshmen in the nation this season ... Tennessee has faced North Carolina's Brandan Wright and will meet Texas' Kevin Durant and Ohio State's Greg Oden before the season is over ... However, Tennessee's freshmen are derserving of some attention too ... UT's recruiting class was rated sixth in the nation by Rivals.com and they have not disappointed so far. - Duke Crews (Rivals.com No. 26 overall) is averaging 9.9 points and 5.6 rebounds per game. The 6-foot-7 forward is shooting 52.4 percent from the field and has started 10 games this season.
- Wayne Chism (Rivals.com No. 34 overall) leads the Vols with 5.8 rebounds and is fourth on the team with 7.8 rebounds.
- Ramar Smith (Rivals.com No. 20 overall) has shown a lot of versatility and athleticism to his game as he learns the point guard position after playing primarily the two-guard spot for much of his career. Against Western Kentucky last week he poured in a career-high 15 points.
Lofton Leading UT On Five-Game Win Streak
Tennessee has won each of its five games since dropping consecutive games to Butler and North Carolina at the NIT Season Tip-Off finals in New York ... During the five-game winning streak Chris Lofton has been averaging 27.4 points on 60.8 percent (45-of-74) shooting, including 54.3 percent (25-of-46) 3-point shooting ... Three times in the last five games he has scored 30 or more points ... As a team, UT is averaging 82.8 points and is outscoring its opponents 13.8 points per game. Lofton Joins 1,000-Point Club At MSG
He reached the 1,000 career scoring mark Nov. 22 against Butler in New York's Madison Square Garden ... He currently ranks 33rd on UT's career scoring lists with 1,162 career points ... Only Allan Houston (1,415), Bernard King (1,290), Mike Edwards (962) and Ernie Grunfeld (928) scored more points in their first two seasons at Tennessee. Lofton Lately
- Leads the SEC with 21.4 points per game.
- Leads the SEC with 4.00 3-pointers per game.
- Last five games is averaging 27.4 points on 60.8 percent (45-74) shooting from the field and 54.3 percent (25-46) 3-point shooting.
- Made at least five 3-pointers in a game five times.
- Made at least two 3s in 22 consecutive games.
- Owns four of the top five scoring performances in the SEC this year.
- Scored 30 or more points four times this season.
- Shooting 48.9 percent (44-of-90) from behind the arc this season. Jon Higgins (2000-01) owns the school record at 48.6 percent (53-of-109).
- According to the Dec. 18 NCAA statistics, he ranks 16th in the nation in scoring (21.5), fourth in 3-pointers per game (4.1), 18th in 3-point percentage (50.0).
- Scored a career-high 34 points in Tennessee's win over 16th-ranked Memphis (12/6/06). With less than a minute left in the first half his 21 points were more than the Tigers' 20 points.
Duke's Gesture Gives Chism First Career Start
Duke Crews had started every game for the Vols heading into the Dec. 6 game against 16th-ranked Memphis ... The morning of the game he approached coach Bruce Pearl about making a lineup change ... After reading a newspaper story about Wayne Chism and his former high school teammate Willie Kemp (who is now a starter for Memphis), Crews felt Chism deserved to start ... Since the freshman duo had evenly split minutes every game this season Pearl agreed to give Chism the start saying, "This says a lot about those two young men. It says a lot about the team building that's going on." Lineup Change Helps Limit Turnovers
Since Jordan Howell moved into the starting lineup against Louisiana-Lafayette (12/1/06) Tennessee has gotten a better handle on its turnovers ... Over UT's first six games the Vols averaged 19.5 turnovers per game ... Since Howell moved into the starting lineup UT has cut its turnovers to 14.4 per game ... UT's assist-to-turnover ratio has improved from 0.8 over the first six games to 1.0 since the lineup change. - Jordan Howell has 22 assists against eight turnovers on the season.
Vols Bring The Pressure
Tennessee's pressure defense has made the simple act of inbounding the ball a headache for its opponents ... The Vols are forcing 7.1 turnovers per game off inbounds plays, most of which are coming off their press ... Three times their opponents have had 10 or more turnovers just from trying to inbound the ball ... Tennessee has forced and average of 22.3 turnovers per game this year. - Opponents have had to call timeout 12 times because they could not get the ball inbounds.
- They have been whistled for a five-second count 12 times on inbounds plays.
Scholarly Vols
Nine of the 18 players on Tennessee's roster, including two starters, have earned the right to wear the VOLScholar patch on their jersey following the fall semester ... The VOLScholar program, an initiative of UT's Thornton Athletics Student Life Center in cooperation with the men's and women's athletics departments, is a comprehensive academic and citizenship-building program that has gained enthusiastic support from several of UT's athletic teams. Student-athletes earn the right to wear the VOLScholar patch by achieving a 3.0 grade-point average in the previous fall and/or spring semester. Small Lineup Not Keeping Vols Off The Boards
Much has been made about Tennessee's lack of size this year ... Who can blame them when the Vols' starting lineup lists just one player taller than 6-foot-4, and that player is only 6-7 ... That hasn't stopped the Vols from crashing the boards ... Wayne Chism leads the Vols 5.8 rebounds per game and Duke Crews is adding 5.6 boards. - UT has outrebounded eight of its 11 opponents.
- The Vols own a +2.6 rebounding advantage.
- Tennessee is second in the SEC with 14.9 offensive rebounds per game.
Bench Contributing
Tennessee's bench has played a key role in the Vols' success early this season ... UT's bench is averaging 25.0 points per game ... Two times this season the bench has contributed at least 40 points in a game ... Wayne Chism is giving the Vols 7.8 points and 5.8 rebounds per game coming off the bench ... Last year UT got 21.0 points per game from its bench ... Part of the reason for the production off the bench is that UT has nine players who play at least 10 minutes per game and no one averages more than 29 minutes. Lofton's Big Game Nets National Honors
Chris Lofton's 34-point outing against 16th-ranked Memphis on Dec. 6 not only earned him SEC Player of the Week honors for the second time this season but also earned him recognition from ESPN broadcaster Dick Vitale ... In his weekly awards column on ESPN.com Vitale named Lofton his co-Player of the Week along with Wisconsin's Alando Tucker. Lofton Earns Fifth SEC Player Of The Week
Chris Lofton has been named the SEC Player of the Week two times this season, earning the honor on Nov. 20 and Dec. 11 ... It was the fourth and fifth times the junior guard has won the honor ... Alabama's Kennedy Winston holds the SEC record for winning the award six times ... Lofton's five SEC POW awards are tied for second most with Tennessee's Dyron Nix (1986-89), LSU's Chris Jackson (1989-90), Florida's Vernon Maxwell (1985-86) and Kentucky's Tayshaun Prince (1999-2002). Rivals.com Rates Lofton As Nation's Best SG
Rivals.com ranked Chris Lofton as the nation's top shooting guard in the Dec. 12 edition of its College Basketball Power Rankings ... Lofton had ranked second to UCLA's Arron Afflalo in the first two rankings this season but his 34-point performance pushed him into the top spot ... The Rivals.com power rankings are released every week and measure the overall career as well as the most recent performances of the players. Thompson-Boling Provides Homecourt Advantage
Thompson-Boling Arena is celebrating its 20th season in 2006-07 ... The Vols have won 71.7 percent of their games in Thompson-Boling Arena and have ranked in the top 10 nationally in attendance nine times, including in 2005-06 when UT ranked fifth nationally with 17,954 fans per game ... The arena is getting ready to undergo its first major facelift as construction has already begun on a practice facility and construction will begin on the inside of the arena immediately following the 2006-07 season. - Tennessee is 218-86 (.717) in its 20th season in Thompson-Boling Arena.
- Since the 1998 season, the Vols are 119-27 (.815) in Thompson-Boling Arena.
- The Vols are 52-20 against SEC teams at home over the last nine seasons.
- UT has won 72 of its last 79 home games against non-conference opponents.
- Tennessee is 5-0 at home this season.
Bomb Squad Is Back
Tennessee returns 80.3 percent of its SEC-leading 8.80 3-point field goals per game from last season ... Leading the way is junior guard Chris Lofton who set a single-season school record with 114 triples in 2005-06 ... Junior JaJuan Smith was second on the team with 61 treys while senior Dane Bradshaw contributed 20 3-pointers and Jordan Howell had 15 ... Tennessee's 264 3-pointers in 2005-06 fell two shy of tying the school record set in 1999-2000. - UT is averaging 9.4 3-pointers per game this year.
- Lofton is leading UT with 4.0 triples per game.
- JaJuan Smith adds 2.0 treys per game.
- Tennessee's 15 3-pointers against second-ranked North Carolina (11/24/06) came just one short of tying the school record of 16.
JaJuan Smith Earns Star(ting) Role
Named the "Best Player Off The Bench" in the SEC by The Tennessean, JaJuan Smith has worked his way into the starting lineup for the Vols this season ... The Cleveland, Tenn., native saw his minutes increase from 8.0 per game as a freshman in 2005 to 24.0 as a sophomore last season ... Smith saw his production increase along with his minutes as he averaged 11.3 points against SEC opponents 2005-06 ... His 61 3-pointers ranked second and 57 assists were third on the team last season. - Against UNC Wilmington (11/14/06) in the NIT Season Tip-Off he recorded career-highs with 21 points and five steals in just 27 minutes of action.
- He tied that mark with 21 points on 5-of-11 3-point shooting against Western Kentucky (12/16/06).
- Led UT's scoring efforts four times this season after leading the Vols in scoring once last year.
Big Game Dane
Three times in his career Dane Bradshaw has made a late shot to knock off a nationally ranked team ... Two of the teams that fell victim to his late-game heroics were unbeaten entering the game. - Jan. 21, 2006 his lay-up with 20 seconds left gave UT a 78-76 lead and eventually an 80-76 victory over No. 2 Florida. The Gators entered the game with a 17-0 record and were the last unbeaten team in the nation.
- Feb. 22, 2006 his steal of an inbounds pass and layup with 15 seconds left gave Tennessee a 74-72 lead and a 76-72 win at 12th-ranked Florida. The win gave the Vols the 2005-06 SEC Eastern Division title.
- Dec. 18, 2006 against 11-0 and 15th-ranked Oklahoma State he stole the ball with 20 seconds left and then hit the game-winning tip-in over OSU's 6-7 Mario Boggan and 6-8 David Monds with 1.9 seconds left to give the Vols a 79-77 victory.
Bradshaw Does It All
One of the most versatile players in the nation, Dane Bradshaw can and will play any position for the Vols from point guard through power forward ... Originally recruited to UT as a point guard, the 6-foot-4 Bradshaw started every game last season at power forward for the Vols ... In 2005-06 the Memphis native was second on the team in assists (116), rebounding (5.4 rpg), and third in steals (56) and blocks (11) while his assist-to-turnover ratio of 2.76 led the SEC ... Had a streak of 181 minutes (seven games) without a turnover as a junior last year. - Bradshaw leads the Vols in assists (46), blocks (10) and is tied for the team lead in steals (27).
- He has led the Vols in assists eight out of 11 games this year and recorded a career-high nine dimes against Coppin State (11/19/06).
Crews Missile
One of the most heralded freshmen in the Southeastern Conference this season, Duke Crews has not disappointed ... The 6-foot-7 forward earned a starting assignment in the Vols season-opener and has won over Tennessee fans with his hustle and athleticism ... Named the SEC Newcomer of the Year by Lindy's and Athlon, the Hampton, Va., native is averaging 9.9 points and 5.6 rebounds per game. - In the South Region championship game of the NIT Season Tip-Off against UNC Wilmington (11/14/06) he narrowly missed a double-double with 13 points and eight rebounds.
- Scored career marks with 17 points and nine rebounds against a larger Oklahoma State (12/18/06) frontline. Five of his game-high nine rebounds came at the offensive end of the floor.
Big Wayne Strong In The Paint
Freshman center Wayne Chism has played a key role for a Tennessee team that lists just two players taller than 6-foot-7 ... A 6-9 native of Boliver, Tenn., Chism became the first Vols freshman to record a double-double since Vincent Yarbrough (22 points and 11 rebounds vs. Georgia) did it during the 1998-99 season when he had 11 points and 11 rebounds against Coppin State (11/19/06) ... Chism is leading the team with 5.8 rebounds and is fourth on the squad with 7.8 points per game. - Chism has been the first Vol off the bench in nine of Tennessee's 11 games.
- Had nine points and six rebounds in 14 minutes of action against 15th-ranked Oklahoma State (12/18/06).
Ramar Rebounds
Freshman point guard Ramar Smith has shown several different dimensions to his game this season ... Having played primarily the two-guard in high school, the 6-foot-2 Smith is averaging 5.5 points, 2.9 rebounds and 2.2 assists in 20.1 minutes per game this year. - He scored a career-high 15 points in 22 minutes against Western Kentucky (12/16/06).
- Against 15th-ranked Memphis (12/6/06) he gathered seven rebounds.
- He had five assists in the NIT Season Tip-Off semifinal game against Butler (11/22/06).
Hard Work Pays Off For Childress
There is an old saying that goes, "The best thing about freshmen is that they become sophomores." .. That couldn't be more true for UT sophomore forward Ryan Childress ... As a true freshman last season the Cincinnati, Ohio, product averaged 1.2 points and 1.2 rebounds in 29 appearances for the Vols ... After a summer of hard work that resulted in him dropping 20 pounds and adding more than seven inches to his vertical leap ... That hard work in the offseason has paid huge dividends for the 6-foot-9 Childress as he ranks sixth on the team with 5.6 points and averages 3.9 rebounds. - Childress needed just four games this season to score more points than he did all season as a freshman. He scored 43 points through UT's first four games after having 33 points in 29 games as a freshman.
- This season he has set or tied career highs for points (14), rebounds (10), assists (4), blocks (2) and steals (2).
- He doubled his previous career rebounding best of five when he grabbed 10 boards against Western Kentucky (11/16/06).
Howell A Steadying Force
Since being inserted into the starting lineup against Louisiana-Lafayette (11/27/06) Jordan Howell hasn't been putting up big numbers and that is just fine with head coach Bruce Pearl ... Howell, who made his first career start against the Ragin' Cajuns, is averaging 3.1 points, 2.2 assists and 0.9 rebounds per game ... But the most significant statistic for Howell has been his assist-to-turnover ratio of 2.75-to-1 ... In 174 minutes played this season, the 6-foot-3 junior guard has turned the ball over just eight times ... Since Howell moved into the starting lineup UT's turnovers have decreased by 5.1 per game. Two Sign In Early Period
On the first day of the early signing period Cameron Tatum and Brian Williams signed national letters of intent to play basketball at the University of Tennessee beginning with the 2007-08 season. - Tatum, a versatile 6-foot-5, 190-pound wing from Patterson Prep in Lenoir, N.C., can put the ball on the floor and create, hit the 3-pointer or take the ball to the rim ... Rated as a four-star prospect and the No. 13 shooting guard in the nation by Rivals.com, he averaged 21 points and 7.7 rebounds as a senior at Tucker High School in Tucker, Ga.
- A 6-9, 300-pound post player at Harmony Community Prep in Cincinnati, Williams will give the Vols much needed depth and size in the paint ... A player with exceptional hands, good feet and a soft shooting touch, he attended Christopher Columbus High School in Bronx, N.Y., before going to Harmony Prep where he was a teammate of current Vols freshman Josh Tabb.
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