Derek Stribling 21                 Class: Junior Hometown: Tallahassee, Fla. High School: Rickards Height / Weight: 6-6 / 185 Position: Forward Birthdate: 11/16/1982 Experience: 1L

2002-03 (Sophomore)
Saw action in 27 games, drawing eight starting assignments ... Scored eight points on 4-of-5 shooting against sixth-ranked Florida (1/15/03) ... Had a breakout game against New Mexico (1/4/03) when he established career-highs for points (11), assists (3), blocks (2) and minutes-played (25) in the Vols’ winning effort ... Posted a career-best rebounding effort with six boards against UT Martin (12/30/02) ... Earned his first start of the season against Western Carolina (12/23/02) ... Never missed a shot (2-for-2 from the field and 4-for-4 from the free throw line) and had one of the best games of his college career in the Vols’ win over Charleston Southern (12/17/02) ... Gave the Vols nine quality minutes in the win over Georgia Tech, giving UT a defensive boost ... Had one of his best offensive games with six points in 10 minutes against VMI (11/25/02) while spending his time on the defensive end of the floor guarding VMI’s best player, Jason Conley.

2001-02 (Freshman)
Played in all of Tennessee’s 31 games, receiving two starting assignments ... Provided valuable minutes off the bench at the wing position and at times the shooting guard position ... Established himself as an outstanding defensive player ... Averaged1.6 points and 1.4 rebounds in SEC games ... Ended a late run by Arkansas when he drove the lane to hit a lay-up with 2:53 left in Tennessee’s win against the Razorbacks (2/13/02) ... Scored four points on 2-for-2 shooting in two minutes of play at Vanderbilt (2/2/02) ... Had four points, including a monster dunk, and four rebounds at No. 8 Florida (2/26/02) ... Played the last two minutes of regulation and all of the overtime period at Mississippi State (1/16/02) ... Scored eight points in 16 minutes of action against Alaska Anchorage (11/23/01) ... Earned his first career start while playing in the first collegiate game of his career against Tennessee Tech (11/16/01) ... Scored 14 points in 20 minutes of action in Tennessee’s exhibition game against Kentucky ABA.

High School
Earned first team honors on the Florida Sports Writers Association’s Class 4A All-State squad as a senior ... Averaged 20.0 points, eight rebounds and four assists per game ... Rated the No. 46 high school senior in the nation by BlueChips.com ... Ranked as the No. 73 player in the nation by Rivals100hoops.com ... Listed as the No. 3 senior in the state of Florida and a Top 100 nationally by HoopShowcase.com ... Earned High Honorable Mention honors from Street & Smith’s ... Led Rickards High to a 29-4 record in his final campaign as a prep ... With his leadership, the Raiders advanced to the state semifinals for the first time since 1992 ... Played his first three seasons at Lake Region High School in Eagle Lake, Fla., before transferring to Rickards HS for his senior year ... As a junior he averaged 17.0 points, 7.0 rebounds, 3.0 steals and 1.0 blocks per game ... Played for the USA High School All-Star team in tournaments in Pittsburgh, Pa., and Baltimore, Md. ... Led the U.S. All-Stars with 13 points and was named the team’s MVP in the Baltimore Charm City Challenge ... Played both guard positions and small forward ... Coached by Andy Colville.

Personal
Born: November 16, 1982 ... Full name: Derek Cortez Stribling ... Academic Major: Arts & Sciences.