Player Bios -- 2012-13 Tennessee Men's Basketball Record Book

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PLAYERS

JORDAN McRAE JUNIOR 52 52 Guard • 6-5 • 178 Midway, Ga. Liberty County HS Sociology/Criminal Justice JOR-din mih-CRAY Total 3-pt Year GP-GS Min Avg FG-FGA Pct FG-FGA Pct FT-FTA Pct Rebs Avg PF-FO Ast TO Blk Stl Pts Avg 10-11 10-0 53 5.3 6-19 .316 1-9 .111 5-11 .455 8 0.8 5-0 0 5 4 2 18 1.8 11-12 34-15 738 21.7 97-257 .377 39-119 .328 60-79 .759 99 2.9 58-2 52 50 26 20 293 8.6 TOTAL 44-15 791 18.0 103-276 .373 40-128 .313 65-90 .722 107 2.4 63-2 52 55 30 22 311 7.1

2011-12 - SOPHOMORE

• Appeared in all 34 games and made 15 starts. • One of the SEC’s top sixth men (he didn’t start any conference games), he came off the bench to score in double figures in six of UT’s last 14 games. • Led the team in total blocks with 26 and averaged 4.7 rebounds over the last 10 games. • Ranked fourth on the team in scoring (8.6 ppg) and shot .328 from 3-point range (39-of-119). • Tied for second on the team with 66 deflections. • Recorded 16 points, six rebounds and four assists vs. Ole Miss (2/22/12) and had the No. 1 top play on ESPN’S SportsCenter when he threw down a monster dunk over Terrance Henry. • Had 16 points and a career-high eight rebounds in the win at South Carolina (2/25/12). • Totaled 14 points, four assists and three blocks in the victory over Arkansas (2/15/12). • Posted 12 points and six rebounds in Tennessee’s win at No. 8 Florida (2/11/12) . • Shot 3-of-5 from 3-point range and totaled 14 points in the home win over Georgia (2/4/12). • Had 11 points, two blocks and a career-high six rebounds in the win over Auburn (1/28/12). • Came off the bench for the first time all season when UT hosted No. 13 Florida (1/7/12) and scored 10 points with three rebounds, two steals and a block. • Blocked two shots and went 4-of-8 from 3-point range en route to a team-high 19 points at College of Charleston (12/14/11). • Dished out five assists against No. 17 Pitt in the Big East/SEC Challenge (12/3/11). • Scored 25 points in consecutive games against Chaminade (11/23/11 at the Maui Invitational) and at Oakland (11/28/11). • Recorded 11 points in UT’s loss to sixth-ranked Duke in Maui (11/21/11) . • Shot 4-of-5 from 3-point range and finished with 14 points in the season-opener vs. UNC Greensboro (11/11/11), his first career start.

2010-11 - FRESHMAN

• True freshman played in 10 games, averaging 1.8 points in 5.3 minutes per contest. • Threw down a pair of impressive dunks (one an alley-oop, another a breakaway windmill) in the Vols’ win over No. 21 Memphis (1/5/11). • Served as Cameron Tatum’s backup at the No. 3 spot in UT’s win over Belmont (12/23/10) and finished with six points, four rebounds and three blocks. • Had one block during four minutes of action in the win over third-ranked Pitt (12/11/10). • Saw three minutes of action against seventh-ranked Villanova in the NIT Season Tip-Off championship game in New York City’s Madison Square Garden and grabbed two rebounds in the win. • Played just three minutes in the win over Belmont (11/16/10) but tallied three points. • Totaled three points and one rebound while playing six minutes in his collegiate debut vs. Chattanooga (11/12/10).

High School

• Graduated from Liberty County High School in Hinesville, Ga., where he was coached by Willie Graham. • Rated by Rivals.com as a four-star prospect and the nation’s 47th-best player in the class of 2010. • Earned GSWA first-team All-State honors while averaging 24 points, eight rebounds, seven assists and four blocks per game as a senior in 2009-10. • The Panthers finished the 2009-10 season with a 27-2 record and advanced to the second round of the Georgia Class AAA playoffs. • Helped lead Liberty County to state quarterfinal appearances in 2008 and 2009. • Was a first-team selection to the Atlanta Journal Constitution’s 2010 Class AAA All-State Team as a senior after earning honorable mention as a junior. • Was a 2010 McDonald’s All-American nominee. • Totaled 37 points, 13 rebounds, five assists and three blocks in his final high school game. • Scored a game-high 25 points and was named the South Team’s MVP at the Georgia Athletic Coaches Association All-Star Game at Savannah State. • Scored 14 points in the 2010 Derby Festival Basketball Classic in Louisville, Ky. • Was a teammate of fellow Vols junior Trae Golden on the 2010 adidas Nations U.S. National Team.

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