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Jordan McRae

	Class: Senior
	Hometown: Midway, Ga.
	High School: Liberty County HS

	Height / Weight: 6-5 / 178
	Position: G
	Experience: 3L

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HONORS

2012-13 UT Male Student-Athlete of the Year
2013 SEC Player of the Year (ESPN's Jay Bilas)
2013 SEC Player of the Year (SI.com's Seth Davis)
2013 SEC Player of the Year (ESPN's Jimmy Dykes)
2013 All-SEC first team (Coaches)
2013 All-SEC first team (AP)
2013 All-SEC first team (ESPN.com's Jason King)
2013 USBWA All-District IV Team

2012-13 - JUNIOR

Game-By-Game Statistics

Appeared in all 33 games, with 22 starts.
Finished the season as Tennessee's team leader in scoring (15.7 ppg), minutes played (33.6 mpg), 3-pointers made (60) and attempted (169) and 3-point percentage (.355) while ranking second in assists (2.0 apg), blocks (0.9 bpg) and steals (0.8 spg).
Played every position but the No. 5 spot, with starts at the 1, 2 and 4 positions.
Led the Vols in scoring 15 times, blocks 10 times, steals nine times and assists eight times.
Scored 20 or more points 10 times, had six games with at least 25 points and posted a pair of +30-point performances.
Ranked third on the team with 90 pass deflections (2.7 dpg).
In SEC play, he averaged 19.2 points (third in the SEC), 37.7 minutes (first in the SEC) and shot .392 from 3-point range (fifth in the SEC).
Improved his SEC scoring average by more than 100 percent from his sophomore season (7.9 ppg to 19.2 ppg).
Averaged 1.38 points per field-goal attempt in SEC play.
Showcased his defensive prowess with three blocks and a pair of steals, and also scored a team-high 17 points in UT's SEC Tournament win over Mississippi State (3/14/13).
Had a team-high 15 points and also recorded six rebounds and a pair of blocks as the Vols beat Missouri (3/9/13).
Scored at least 20 points in five consecutive games (vs. LSU, Texas A&M, Florida, Georgia and Auburn).
Totaled 21 points, seven rebounds, three assists, two blocks and also drew two charges in the win at Auburn (3/6/13).
Scored a career-high 35 points at Georgia on 10-of-15 shooting, including 8-for-11 from 3FG (3/2/13).
Led Tennessee to a 64-58 home win over No. 8 Florida with a game-high 27 points (2/26/13).
Played 56 minutes in Tennessee's four-overtime win at Texas A&M (12/23/13), scoring 23 points, including a contested 3-pointer with 12 seconds remaining to force the first overtime period.
Scored 34 points vs. LSU (2/19/13), going 6-for-6 from 3-point range.
Totaled 15 points, six rebounds and three blocks in UT's 30-point win over No. 25 Kentucky (2/16/13).
In Tennessee's dominant win at Vanderbilt (2/13/13), McRae logged 39 minutes and recorded his first career double-double with 14 points and a career-high 11 rebounds.
Was 9-for-11 from the free-throw line and led the Vols with 17 points in 37 minutes when Tennessee hosted Georgia (2/6/13).
Despite having just two points at halftime when the Vols hosted Alabama (1/26/13), he finished with a team-high 17 points in the Tennessee win.
Shot 7-of-15 from the field and 11-of-14 from the foul line while tying his career-high with 26 points at No. 23 Ole Miss (1/24/13).
Posted his fourth straight 20-point game by scoring a team-high 23 points at Kentucky (1/15/13).
Scored 21 points on 8-of-14 shooting in 38 minutes at Alabama (1/12/13).
Dropped 26 points on Ole Miss (1/9/13), tying the career-high he set in the previous game.
Erupted for a career-high 26 points vs. Memphis (1/4/13), draining five 3-pointers and dishing out a team-high four assists.
Led the Vols with 14 points as UT defeated Western Carolina (12/21/12); Also logged four rebounds, three assists and two steals vs. the Catamounts.
Scored 12 points and grabbed a then-career-high eight rebounds vs. Presbyterian (12/18/12).
Went 8-for-8 from the free-throw line en route to 17 points in UT's win over previously unbeaten and 23rd-ranked Wichita State (12/13/12).
Totaled 12 points, three rebounds, three assists and a block in the win over UMass in the Puerto Rico Tip-Off third-place game (11/18/12).
Shared team-high scoring honors in UT's season-opening win over Kennesaw State (11/9/12), totaling 14 points off the bench with four rebounds, two assists and a block.

2011-12 - SOPHOMORE

Game-By-Game Statistics

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.
Also played alongside Golden on the Atlanta Celtics AAU team.
Was a classmate and high school teammate of Miami (Fla.) sophomore guard Rion Brown.