Jewel Spear

Class:
Fifth Year
Position:
G
Height:
5-10
Weight:
null
Hometown:
The Colony, Texas
High School:
The Colony H.S.
Prev School:
Wake Forest
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CAREER HIGHS

* Indicates most recent high

Points: 40 // ETSU, 12/13/21
Rebounds: 12 // Memphis, 11/13/23
Assists: 7 // Arkansas, 2/12/24
Steals: 4 // Samford, 11/5/24
Blocks: 3 // North Carolina, 3/4/21
Field Goals: 14 // ETSU, 12/13/21
3-Pointers: 10 // ETSU, 12/13/21
Free Throws: 14 // Louisville, 1/26/23
Minutes: 42 // Clemson, 2/5/23

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Coach's Show Feature (1/19/24) | Everything Orange Podcast Interview (11/2/23)

CAREER HONORS (WAKE FOREST 2020-23/TENN. 2023-25)

SEC Academic Honor Roll -- 2024-25
Women's College All-Star Game -- 2024-25
CSC Academic All-District -- 2024-25
2025 WBCA "So You Want To Be A Coach" Class -- 2024-25
SEC Co-Player of the Week (2/18/25) -- 2024-25
Ann Meyers Drysdale Shooting Guard Award Preseason Watchlist -- 2024-25
VOLeaders Academy -- 2024-25
SEC Academic Honor Roll -- 2023-24
SEC Co-Player of the Week (2/6/24) -- 2023-24
Coaches Preseason All-SEC Second Team -- 2023-24
Media Preseason All-SEC Second Team -- 2023-24
All-ACC Second Team -- 2022-23
ACC All-Tournament Team -- 2022-23
All-ACC Academic Team -- 2022-23
All-ACC First Team -- 2021-22
ACC All-Freshman Team -- 2020-21
All-ACC Academic Team -- 2020-21
ACC All-Tournament Team -- 2020-21

CAREER SUMMARY

Scored 2,217 career points between stints at Wake Forest and Tennessee, ranking seventh all-time at UT, including transfers into the program.
Wrapped up her five-year collegiate playing career with an average of 14.4 ppg. and totals of 533 rebounds, 387 three-pointers, 274 assists and 119 steals in 154 games with 146 starts.
Finished with shooting percentages of 40.2 from the field, 37.1 beyond the arc and 83.8 from the charity stripe.
Averaged 12.8 ppg. and tallied 832 points, 235 rebounds, 146 treys, 127 assists and 47 steals in 65 games over two seasons at Tennessee, including 58 starts.
Finished second all-time in career free-throw percentage among Lady Vols at 85.9 percent (146-170).
Wound up ninth at Tennessee in career three-point field goal percentage (37.6) and threes attempted (388).
Made the 10th-most treys in a career by a Lady Vol, knocking down 146.
Her 14 efforts of 20 or more points in two seasons on Rocky tied for the 10th most in a career.

2024-25 - FIFTH YEAR (AT TENNESSEE)

Finished second on the team in scoring at 12.5 points per game, starting 25 of 32 games played.
Led UT and finished fourth in the SEC with 77 three-pointers, a mark that tied for the fifth-most in history by a Lady Vol.
Her 37.9 shooting percentage beyond the arc ranked sixth among league players.
Her 203 treys attempted were the third-most in UT women's history and her 87.7 percentage at the charity stripe stacked up eighth all-time.
Her 12 three-pointers attempted vs. Samford tied for the 10th-most ever shot in a game by a Lady Vol.
Led her team in three-pointers made 18 times and in scoring on eight occasions, was second in 20-point scoring performances with six and was fifth among Lady Vols with 21 double-figure scoring efforts.
Went nine of 10 at the free-throw line in the final four minutes of games.
Produced a season-high 28 points (11-17 FG/6-11 3FG), five rebounds and three steals against Oklahoma.
Tied her season high against Ole Miss, carding 28 points (9-11 FG/5-7 3FG/5-6 FT) vs. the Rebels.
Charted her third consecutive 20+ point game, totaling 25 points, three assists and two rebounds against LSU in Knoxville.
Logged a 20-point contest against Alabama and made 11 of 11 free throws, tying for the fifth-best perfect effort at the line all-time by a Lady Vol and carding the finest such performance by a Lady Vol at Food City Center.
Put together 20 points, five rebounds, four assists, and a steal while hitting 10 of 10 charity tosses vs. Georgia, tying for the seventh-best perfect effort at the charity stripe by a Lady Vol.
Led the team with 20 points (7-11 FG/6-8 3FG), five rebounds, two assists and two steals at Texas A&M to open the SEC slate.
Carded 19 points (5-7 FG/3-4 3FG/6-8 FT), three rebounds and an assist at LSU.
Posted her first double-figure contest of the year against Samford with 18 points, six rebounds, four steals and two blocks.
Contributed 18 points, six boards and four dimes in a win at Memphis.
Scored a team-leading 17 points on five-of-eight shooting from long range and added four assists, three rebounds and two steals against Auburn.
Went five of 10 from the field to net 12 points while adding four rebounds and a pair of steals in the win over No. 5 UConn.
Fired in 11 points vs. South Florida, knocking down a pair of treys and adding two assists in the NCAA First Round.
Scored 13 points, adding two assists, a block and a steal against Vanderbilt in the SEC Tournament.
Good for 16 points, three assists, two boards and two steals versus Tulsa.
Carded 15 points, three rebounds and three steals versus Winthrop.
Participated in the Tennessee-Rwanda Leadership Experience, traveling to the African nation in the summer of 2024.
She also traveled to Dallas in July 2024 as a member of the SEC Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) and Women's Basketball Leadership Council.

2023-24 - SENIOR (AT TENNESSEE)

One of only two players to start all 33 games, averaging 13.1 points, 4.4 rebounds and 2.2 assists per contest.
Shot 42.9 percent from the field, 37.3 percent from the arc and 84.3 percent from the free-throw line.
Led UT by scoring 18.3 ppg. and shooting 51.5 percent from the field, 55.6 percent on threes and 100 percent (11-11) at the free-throw line in the SEC Tournament.
Averaged 14.1 ppg. and 4.9 rpg. in conference play.
Drained a team best 69 three-pointers, a total that ranked No. 10 in a season all-time by a Lady Vol.
Her number of made threes and shooting percentage from long range each ranked No. 3 in the SEC in 2023-24.
Her free-throw percentage ranked second on the team and would have ranked No. 4 in the SEC if she had enough attempts to qualify.
Finished the year hitting her last 24 shots at the charity stripe, stretching from Feb. 8 at Alabama to March 25.
Scored in double figures 22 times, including eight contests with 20 or more points.
Tallied a season-high 30 points at Ole Miss on Jan. 28, hitting 11 of 17 attempts from the field.
Tossed in 24 points in the SEC quarterfinals vs. Alabama, setting an SEC Tournament record and tying a UT mark for best three-point field goal percentage (100.0) with the most attempts (6-6). Six treys is tied for 11th at UT.
Nearly helped UT knock off No. 1 South Carolina in the SEC semis, hitting all nine free throw tries en route to 21 points.
Turned in 25 points and five boards at Georgia and followed with 22 points, six rebounds and six assists vs. Missouri to earn SEC Co-Player of the Week accolades.
Had 21 points, six rebounds vs. Kentucky and carded 20 points and six boards the next game vs. Florida, hitting 10 of 11 free throws vs. the Gators.
Knocked down five threes in her Lady Vol debut against Florida A&M, recording a game-high 20 points.
Totaled 18 points, five rebounds and three assists at No. 18/22 Florida State on Nov. 9.
Netted a 19-point, 12-rebound effort in overtime vs. Memphis for her first Lady Vol and fourth career double-double.
Joined Lady Vol program with the option of playing two seasons due to the NCAA’s COVID-19 exemption.
Rated No. 4 by ESPN, No. 7 by 247Sports and No. 8 by The Athletic in 2023 Transfer Portal rankings.

CAREER (AT WAKE FOREST)

Two-time All-ACC Team and ACC All-Tournament Team honoree during her three seasons in Winston-Salem.
Twice selected to All-ACC Academic Team.
Started 88 of 89 games for the Demon Deacons, including a career-high 32 in 2022-23.
Averaged 15.6 points, 3.3 rebounds and 1.7 assists over 33.5 minutes per contest.
Tallied 1,385 points and 241 three-pointers, hitting 39.2 percent on field goals, 36.7 percent on threes and 82.7 percent from the free-throw line.
Ranks No. 10 at Wake Forest for total points, No. 3 for three-point field goals and No. 4 for scoring average.
Her totals of 90 and 93 three-pointers as a sophomore and junior, respectively, ranked No. 2 and No. 3 in Demon Deacon history.
Scored in double figures in 72 of her contests, including 57 of 64 games the past two campaigns.
Has scored 20 points or more on 24 occasions, including five games with 30 or more and one with 40.
Has three career double-doubles to her credit.

2022-23 - JUNIOR (AT WAKE FOREST)

Started 32 of 33 games played, averaging 16.5 points. 3.7 rebounds and 1.8 assists per contest.
Led Wake Forest in scoring and ranked fifth in the ACC in points per game.
Connected at a 37.7 percent clip from the field, a 35.4 percent rate beyond the three-point arc and a career-topping 83.9 percent pace on free throws.
Her percentages from three-point land and the charity stripe stood at No. 2 and No. 4 in the ACC, respectively.
Her 2.8 three-pointers per contest ranked No. 2 in the league as well.
Finished with a career-best 93 three-pointers, racking up the No. 2 season total in school history.
Also had bests of 125 free throws, 123 rebounds, 61 assists and 26 steals.
Scored in double figures 27 times, including 11 games of 20 or more points and two with 30+.
Eclipsed the 1,000-point scoring plateau with 17 vs. Charlotte on Dec. 11, becoming the 30th Wake Forest player to hit 1K.
Tallied a season-high 34 points vs. Louisville, connecting on a career-best 14 of 16 free throws vs. the Cardinals.
Fired in 30 points vs. Coastal Carolina, hitting eight of 11 attempts from the field on the strength of seven of nine accuracy beyond the arc, and going seven of eight from the free-throw line.
Had six three-pointers en route to 29 points vs. Clemson.
Logged her lone double-double effort of the campaign against Minnesota, checking in with 19 points and 10 rebounds.
Closed the campaign and her stint at Wake Forest with 25 points, five rebounds, two assists and a steal in 34 minutes vs. Florida in the WNIT.

2021-22 - SOPHOMORE (AT WAKE FOREST)

Started all 31 games in which she appeared, leading the team and the ACC in scoring at 18.3 ppg.
She was the first sophomore to top the conference in that category since 2011-12.
Also produced career-best averages of 3.7 rebounds and 1.9 assists per contest.
Drained 90 three-pointers to rank second in the ACC and post the (then) No. 2 mark in Wake Forest history.
Shot 39.7 percent from the field, 36.3 percent from the three-point line and 81.5 percent from the free-throw line.
Scored in double figures in 30 of 31 games, tallying at least 20 points on 10 occasions with three games of 30+ and one with 40.
Set school single-game record for most three-pointers made (10) and carded the school’s No. 2 all-time point total with 40 vs. ETSU.
Had 30 points the game before against Troy, sinking six of nine three-pointers and finishing 11 of 19 from the field.
Netted 32 points in a victory over Cornell, knocking down 12 of 16 shots, including 7-of-11 shooting beyond the arc.
Was stellar at Duke, contributing 27 points, five assists and three rebounds vs. the Blue Devils.
Posted a pair of double-doubles, tallying 25 points and 10 rebounds vs. South Carolina State and netting 20 points and 10 boards at Pitt.
Nailed five of 10 three-point attempts to finish with 23 vs. Virginia in the ACC Tournament.
Made five of 11 long-range tries to connect for 22 at Louisville.

2020-21 - FRESHMAN (AT WAKE FOREST)

Started all 25 games as a freshman, averaging 10.9 points, 2.8 rebounds and 1.1 assists per game.
Set the Wake Forest freshman record for three-pointers made per game at 2.32 per contest.
Scored in double figures 15 times in her first collegiate season, including three games with 20 or more points.
Had 17 games with multiple three-pointers, including 10 with three or more.
Tied the ACC Tournament record with seven threes (in 10 attempts) in a first-round victory over North Carolina, charting a season-most 29 points on 10 of 15 shooting from the field.
Totaled 22 points in an overtime game at North Carolina, making six three-pointers on 50-percent shooting in a season-high 40 minutes.
Led the team with 24 points against Clemson, knocking down six of 10 shots from behind the three-point arc.
Stuffed the stat sheet against the Tigers again on the road, recording 16 points, four rebounds, two assists, and two steals.

USA/SUMMER BASKETBALL

Averaged 5.6 ppg. and 1.4 apg. while leading her team in three-pointers (10) on the silver medal-winning USA squad alongside UT teammate Rickea Jackson at the 2023 FIBA Women's AmeriCup in León, Mexico.
Participant in 2023 USA AmeriCup Team trials along with Lady Vol teammate Rickea Jackson.
Member of the 2021 USA U19 World Cup Team that posted a 7-0 record and captured the gold medal in Debrecen, Hungary.
Saw action in the first game (14 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 steals) before being placed under USA Basketball's health and safety protocols for the remainder of the tournament.
Took part in the 2019 USA Basketball 3x3 U18 National Championship and helped lead Cy-Fair to a 3-4 record and sixth place.
Participated in the 2018 USA U17 World Cup Team Trials.
Played with Cy-Fair Nike Elite squad.

HIGH SCHOOL

No. 61 overall player by ASGR.
No. 63 overall player, four-star rating by ProspectsNation.com.
No. 82 overall player, four-star rating in the espnW 100.
Two-time all-state and all-region performer (2019, 2020).
Texas District 8-5A MVP (2019).
Posted 25.2 points, 8.5 rebounds and 2.6 assists per game as a senior.
Led The Colony to the third round of the Texas state playoffs (2020).
Averaged 24 points and 6.2 rebounds per game with 116 three-pointers as a junior.
Set the Dallas-Fort Worth area record for three-point field goals in a season as a junior.
Earned District 8-5A MVP honors while leading The Colony to the 5A state semifinals (2019).
Surpassed 2,000 career points ahead of her junior season.

PERSONAL

Full name is Jewel Adia Spear.
Born Feb. 25, 2002, in Carrollton, Texas.
Parents are LeRonne and Danita Spear.
Has two brothers: Kahliel and DaKari.
Kahliel played basketball at Robert Morris.
Earned a degree in journalism and electronic media at UT in summer 2024.
Graduated in summer 2025 with a master's degree in agricultural leadership, education and communication.
Aspires to have a career in sports broadcasting.
Recipient of the Richard & Donna Fraser Winner’s Circle Scholarship For Off Guards.