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2012-13 - FRESHMAN
- Game-By-Game Statistics
- Saw action in 14 games as a backup at the No. 4 position, averaging 3.7 points and 2.1 rebounds while shooting .323 from 3-point range (10-of-31) in 13.6 minutes per game.
- Averaged 3.5 points and 2.2 rebounds in the 13 SEC games in which he appeared, playing 12.9 minutes per game.
- Pulled down a season-high eight rebounds and also added six points in 23 minutes off the bench at Arkansas (2/2/13).
- Shot 3-of-5 from 3-point range for nine points in the win over Mississippi State (1/19/13).
- Had nine points and four rebounds in 22 minutes of action at Kentucky (1/15/13).
- Totaled five points, three rebounds and an assist at Alabama (1/12/13).
- Had seven points and four rebounds in UT's home game vs. Ole Miss (1/9/13; his SEC debut).
- Received game clearance from team doctors on Dec. 28 and served as the catalyst in UT's win over Xavier (12/29/12) one day later, totaling seven points, two steals, a block and an assist in 23 minutes.
- Started participating in limited practice drills while the Vols were at the Puerto Rico Tip-Off in mid-November.
- Underwent a surgical procedure on his right shoulder on Aug. 21, 2012, to address a labral tear.
SUMMER 2012
- Played for Puerto Rico's U19 National Team that competed at the 2012 Nike Global Challenge in Washington, D.C., July 13-15.
- Started all four games and averaged 21.0 points, 12.3 rebounds and 1.3 steals in 32.0 minutes per game (all three were team-highs).
- Was the tournament's second-leading scorer and was named to the International All-Tournament Team.
- Shot .458 from the field, .400 from 3-point range and .917 from the free-throw line.
HIGH SCHOOL
- Graduated from Olympia High School, where he was coached by Mark Griseck.
- Averaged 9.5 points, 8.1 rebounds, 1.3 assists and 1.3 blocks per game as a senior in 2011-12.
- Had 18 rebounds during a senior-season win over First Academy.
- As a junior, he averaged 13 points and eight rebounds per game while shooting close to 48 percent from the floor and 41 percent from beyond the 3-point arc.
- Played AAU ball with the Florida Rams Q6 All-Stars program, which was coached by former LSU basketball players Willie Anderson and Reggie Tucker.
- Lettered for one year in football and two years in track.
PERSONAL
- Born Nov. 3, 1993, in Orlando, Fla.
- Full name is Derek Patrick Reese
- Academic major: Psychology
- Parents are Yolanda and Robert Jr.
- His older brother, Michael, played baseball at Division II Rollins College in Winter Park, Fla., before playing professionally for three years and is now an assistant baseball coach at Rollins.
- Also has an older sister, Jessica, who was a dancer for the NBA's Orlando Magic for four years.
- Has an older brother, Robert, who serves in the Marines, and also has a pair of younger twin siblings: Jayson and Jaylene.
- Recipient of the Ray & Dana Mears Athletic Scholarship Endowment.
