University of Tennessee Athletics
2015-16 Men's Basketball Roster
Roster
Kasongo, Ray

Jersey Number 2
Ray Kasongo
- Height:
- 6-8
- Weight:
- 245
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Bio
CAREER HIGHS
- Points: 6 (2x) // last vs. Ole Miss, 3/5/16*
- Rebounds: 5 // vs. Florida Atlantic, 12/16/15
- Assists: 1 // vs. Ole Miss, 3/5/16*
- Steals: 1 // vs. Florida Atlantic, 12/16/15
- Blocks: 2 // vs. Florida Atlantic, 12/16/15
- Field Goals: 3 // vs. Ole Miss, 3/5/16*
- 3-Pointers: -
- Free Throws: 3 // vs. Auburn, 2/9/16
- Minutes: 13 // vs. Ole Miss, 3/5/16*
* Indicates most recent high
2015-16 - SOPHOMORE
- Game-By-Game Statistics
- Appeared in 22 games for the Vols during his first season on Rocky Top, averaging 5.5 minutes per game.
- Scored four points and grabbed a rebound in nine minutes of action during the SEC Tournament opener against Auburn (3/9).
- Matched his season-best with six points -- including an impressive putback slam -- in the regular season finale vs. Ole Miss (3/5).
- Started the second half at South Carolina (2/24) and finished the game with a rebound in five minutes of action.
- Scored five points in nine minutes in Tennessee's 71-45 win over Auburn (2/9) while also logging two rebounds and a blocked shot.
- Established three new season-highs in just eight minutes of action vs. Florida Atlantic (12/16): points (6), rebounds (6), blocks (2), and steals (1).
- Made both of his field-goal attempts vs. Marshall (11/19/15) to record his first four points as a Vol.
- Made his Tennessee debut at Georgia Tech (11/16/15) and pulled down two rebounds in two minutes of action off the bench.
2014-15 - FRESHMAN (at College of Southern Idaho)
- Played in all 34 games as a freshman at the College of Southern Idaho (NJCAA), averaging 6.0 points, 4.9 rebounds and 2.2 blocks in 15.6 minutes per game while shooting .592 from the field.
- He logged two double-doubles on the year, and his best offensive outing was an 18-point performance against Impact Academy on Nov. 1, 2014.
- Helped power CSI to the round of 16 at the NJCAA National Tournament in Hutchinson, Kan.
PREP SCHOOL
- Spent the 2013-14 academic year at Phase 1 Academy in Phoenix, Ariz.
HIGH SCHOOL
- Graduated from Pikeville High School in Pikeville, Ky., where he was coached by Bart Williams.
- Helped propel Pikeville to 21 wins and the 2013 region semifinals, averaging 16 points, 10 rebounds and 5.5 blocks per game.
- Garnered 2013 honorable mention All-State honors from both the Associated Press and the Lexington Herald-Leader.
- Played AAU ball with the Grassroots Canada AAU program, coached by Ro Russell.
PERSONAL
- Full name is Raynold Kasongo
- Last name pronounced: kuh-SAHN-go
- Born: June 13, 1995, in Montreal, Québec, Canada
- Son of Vincent and Kazadi Kasongo
- Has two younger brothers
- Fluent in French
- Was Rick Barnes' first Tennessee signee (April 30, 2015).
- Academic major: Theatre
- Recipient of The Mr. & Mrs. Robert E. Butler Athletic Scholarship Fund
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