Admiral Schofield

Admiral Schofield
No. 5 – Tennessee Volunteers
Position Small forward
League Southeastern Conference
Personal information
Born (1997-03-30) March 30, 1997
Nationality American
Listed height 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Listed weight 241 lb (109 kg)
Career information
High school Zion-Benton Township
(Zion, Illinois)
College Tennessee (2015–present)
Career highlights and awards
  • Second-team All-SEC (2018)

Admiral Schofield (born March 30, 1997) is an American college basketball player for the University of Tennessee.

Early life

Schofield is the son of Anthony and Dawn Schofield.[1] His brother O'Brien Schofield is a linebacker who won a Super Bowl with the Seattle Seahawks. His father served in the Navy, and he has another brother General. Admiral Schofield attended Zion-Benton High School where he played center. In his final high school game, he recorded 23 points with 18 rebounds against Stevenson in the Class 4A regional championship. In AAU play, he competed for Dickey Simpkins' Team NLP. Donnie Tyndall recruited him to Tennessee, but Schofield decided to stay after Tyndall was fired.[2]

College career

Schofield averaged 7.6 points and 4.0 rebounds per game as a freshman. He missed three games as a sophomore while he was suspended for violating team rules. He only scored 3.5 points per game in nonconference play, but began to break out during the conference season and had his first double-double of 18 points and 10 rebounds in a loss to Florida.[3] As a sophomore at Tennessee, Schofield averaged 8.2 points and 4.4 rebounds per game.[2]

Schofield was named to the SEC All-Tournament Team as a junior due to a 22-point effort in the SEC Title game loss to Kentucky.[4] As a junior, Schofield averaged 13.9 points and 6.5 rebounds per game. He helped Tennessee to a 26-9 record and the second round of the NCAA tournament.[5] In the first round win over Wright State, Schofield had 15 points and 12 rebounds.[2] Schofield was named to the Second Team All-SEC. Following the season, he declared for the 2018 NBA draft but did not hire an agent, thus leaving open the possibility of returning to the Volunteers.[5] Schofield announced his return to Tennessee on May 29.[6]

References

  1. ↑ Potrykus, Jeff (October 30, 2009). "An inspirational journey: UW's Schofield motivated after loss of his brother". Journal Sentinel. Retrieved January 20, 2014.
  2. 1 2 3 Ryan, Shannon (March 17, 2018). "Zion-Benton product Admiral Schofield out to help Tennessee sink Loyola". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved May 20, 2018.
  3. ↑ Brown, Patrick (January 18, 2017). "Admiral Schofield now playing like Vols 'want and expect". Times Free Press. Retrieved 20 May 2018.
  4. ↑ White, Taylor (March 30, 2018). "Schofield declares for draft without hiring agent". The Daily Times. Retrieved May 20, 2018.
  5. 1 2 Toppmeyer, Blake (March 29, 2018). "Tennessee Vols forward Admiral Schofield will enter name in NBA draft but won't hire agent". Knoxville News-Sentinel. Retrieved May 20, 2018.
  6. ↑ Johnson, Raphielle (May 29, 2018). "Admiral Schofield's return sets up Tennessee for big 2018-19 season". NBC Sports. Retrieved May 30, 2018.
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