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      Jarnell Stokes
Class:
Freshman

Hometown:
Memphis, Tenn.

High School:
Southwind HS

Height / Weight:
6-8 / 250

Position:
F

Experience:
HS

On Twitter:
@JarnellStokes

CAREER SEASON TOTALS

Season GP-GS MPG FGs FG Pct 3FGs 3FG Pct FTs FT Pct O-Reb RPG Asst TO Blk Stl Pts PPG
11-12 17-14 25.6 63-118 .534 0-3 .000 37-65 .569 44-126 7.4 12 35 23 16 163 9.6
Totals 17-14 25.6 63-118 .534 0-3 .000 37-65 .569 44-126 7.4 12 35 23 16 163 9.6
Honors

SEC All-Freshman Team (Coaches)

SEC Player of the Week (March 11)

SEC Freshman of the Week (Jan. 23)

2011-2012
  • Game-By-Game Statistics
  • Named to the SEC All-Freshman Team by the league's head coaches ... Appeared in 17 of the 18 games for which he was eligible after enrolling at the mid-term ... Averaged 25.6 minutes per game and scored in double figures seven times ... Ranked second on the team in rebounding (7.4 rpg) and field-goal percentage (.534) while ranking third in scoring (9.6 ppg) ... Converted 11 "and-1" plays on the year ... Had 15 points, five rebounds, two steals and a block in UT's second-round NIT game vs. Middle Tennessee (3/19/12) ... In the Vols' home win over Vanderbilt (3/3/12), he totaled 11 points, 14 rebounds and five blocks (one shy of the single-game school record) ... Scored a career-high 18 points on 9-of-10 shooting at LSU (2/29/12) and also had seven rebounds ... Scored 10 points and grabbed four rebounds while returning to the starting lineup vs. Arkansas (2/15/12) ... Was limited at Florida, playing just 11 minutes and scoring four points with two rebounds ... Missed the home game against South Carolina with a sprained right wrist ... Totaled five points and nine rebounds in UT's home win over Georgia (2/4/12) ... Snagged four steals at top-ranked Kentucky (1/31/12), giving him back-to-back games with four steals ... Had 11 points, six rebounds and four steals in the win over Auburn (1/28/12) ... Earned SEC Freshman of the Week honors on Jan. 23 following stellar outings against Georgia and UConn ... Made his first career start and also logged his first career double-double with 16 points and 12 rebounds (both team highs) in Tennessee's win over 13th-ranked and defending national champion UConn (1/21/12) ... In the UConn victory, he held highly touted Huskies power forward Alex Oriakhi to just five points on 2-of-6 shooting ... In his first college road game, he totaled 11 points and eight rebounds at Georgia (1/18/12) ... Made his collegiate debut Jan. 14 against second-ranked Kentucky, coming off the bench to post nine points (he made his first four field-goal attempts), four rebounds and one assist in 17 minutes of action ... Practiced with the team for the first time on Jan. 9 and received final eligibility clearance on Jan. 12 ... Enrolled at Tennessee for the spring semester after graduating from Memphis' Southwind High School at the mid-year mark (Dec. 2011) ... Officially signed with the Vols on Dec. 23.

    HIGH SCHOOL:

    Graduated early from Southwind High School in Memphis, Tenn., where he was an honors student ... Was rated as a consensus national top-20 prospect by PrepStar.com (No. 11) Rivals.com (No. 11), Scout.com (No. 11), CBSsports.com (No. 16) and ESPNU (No. 18) ... Rivals.com, and PrepStar.com had Stokes ranked as the No. 1 prospect in the state of Tennessee ... Prior to attending Southwind during the fall of 2011, Stokes was enrolled at Memphis Central High School the previous three years and was coached there by Andre Applewhite ... He was a first-team TSWA Class AAA All-State performer as a junior at Central in 2010-11 after averaging 17.2 points and 9.2 rebounds per game ... The Warriors finished the 2010-11 campaign with a 21-9 record and reached the TSSAA Region 8-AAA semifinals ... After playing with the Atlanta Celtics during the summers of 2009 and 2010, Stokes joined the Memphis YOMCA program on the 2011 AAU circuit, where he was coached by Jevonte Holmes ... Stokes powered YOMCA to the championship at the Real Deal on the Rock tournament in Little Rock, Ark., and was named MVP of that elite event ... He also led YOMCA to the title game of both the Nike Peach Jam in North Augusta, S.C., and the AAU national championship tournament in Orlando, Fla. ... Attended the 2011 LeBron James Skills Academy in Akron, Ohio ... Was a Central High School teammate of current Vols tight end Cameron Clear, and the two are good friends.

    PERSONAL:

    Full name is Jarnell D'Marcus Stokes ... Born Jan. 7, 1994, in Memphis, Tenn. ... Parents are Willie and Shunta Stokes ... Plans to major in Finance ... Chose Tennessee over Arkansas, Florida, Kentucky and Memphis ... UT's first prep signee from the city of Memphis since Dane Bradshaw in November 2002 ... Is a chess enthusiast and wears a size 20 shoe (Shaq wore size 22; Wilt Chamberlain and Yao Ming both wore size 18).

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