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Justin Powell

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CAREER HIGHS

Game-by-Game Statistics
Appeared in 30 games, with one start, and averaged 3.7 points and 1.5 rebounds in 14.1 minutes per game.
Shot 38 percent from 3-point range for the season (24-for-63).
Made back-to-back threes to help Tennessee pull away late from Texas A&M (2/1/22), finishing with six points.
Played a season-high 29 minutes at Vanderbilt (1/18/22), making a pair of threes and scoring eight points.
In 26 minutes during the win over #6 Arizona (12/22/21), shot 3-for-4 from the field and grabbed four rebounds, finishing with 11 points.
Shot 5-for-5 from 3-point range against Presbyterian (11/30/21), becoming the ninth Vol in program history to make five or more threes without a miss in a single game.
Made his first start as a Vol in Tennessee’s win over North Carolina (11/21/21), scoring eight points.
For the second consecutive game, made three 3-pointers and scored in double figures—finishing with 11 points against ETSU (11/14/21) on 3-for-4 shooting from beyond the arc.
Recorded a +25 plus/minus rating in his Tennessee debut, totaling 13 points, one assist and one steal off the bench during the Vols' season-opener vs. UT Martin (11/9/21); he shot 3-for-5 from 3-point range in the win.
Enrolled at Tennessee in May of 2021, and a June 3 SEC legislative ruling on intraconference transfers granted him immediate eligibility with the Vols for the 2021-22 season.

Game-by-Game Statistics
Entered the NCAA Transfer Portal on March 10, 2021.
Appeared in 10 games as a true freshman before being sidelined with a season-ending head injury.
Made seven starts and averaged 27.5 minutes per game.
Averaged 11.7 points, 6.1 rebounds, 4.7 assists and 0.9 steals per game while shooting .429 from the field, .442 from 3-point range and .765 at the free-throw line.
Owned a 1.8 assist/turnover ratio and recorded five or more assists in half of the games in which he appeared.
Had three games with at least three made 3-pointers and scored in double figures four times.
In his SEC debut against Arkansas (12/30/20), he dished out a season-high nine assists.
Pulled down a season-high eight rebounds against Appalachian State (12/22/20).
Authored a well-rounded performance against Texas Southern (12/15/20), totaling 15 points, seven rebounds and six assists.
Was named the SEC Freshman of the Week on Dec. 14, 2020, after totaling 52 points in wins over South Alabama and Memphis.
Tied his season-high with 26 points on 9-of-13 shooting to help defeat Memphis in Atlanta (12/12/20).
Made his first career start when the Tigers faced South Alabama (12/4/20) and made seven 3-pointers during a 26-point effort vs. the Jaguars.
Played 28 minutes off the bench in his collegiate debut vs. Saint Joseph’s (11/26/20) and finished with 17 points and seven rebounds.

Graduated from North Oldham High School, in Goshen, Kentucky, where he was coached by David Levitch.
Rated as a four-star and national top-100 prospect (No. 76) by ESPN, which also tabbed him as the top prospect in the state of Kentucky.
Was averaging 22.2 points and 8.5 rebounds and was a leading Mr. Basketball candidate as a senior in 2019-20 before undergoing season-ending sports-hernia surgery.
Despite his abbreviated senior season, he earned second-team All-State honors from the Louisville Courier Journal.
Was named MVP of the King of the 2019 Bluegrass Holiday Classic after playing every single minute during the tournament and leading the Mustangs to a runner-up finish.
After playing his first two seasons at Trinity High School in Louisville, Kentucky, he transitioned to Montverde Academy in Monteverde, Florida, before transferring home to the Bluegrass State in December of 2018 to attend North Oldham (sat out most of his junior season).
Shot .508 from 3-point range as a sophomore at Trinity, with more than half of his field-goal attempts (126 of 250) coming from beyond the arc.
Played his AAU ball with the Indy Heat program on the Nike EYBL circuit.

Full name is Justin Tyler Powell
Born May 9, 2001, in Prospect, Kentucky
Son of Cheryl and Mike Powell
Primarily plays basketball as a right-hand-dominant player (shoots right) but considers himself to be ambidextrous.
Also played baseball before opting to focus on basketball when he got to high school.
His first in-game dunk occurred as an eighth grader playing up on the freshman team.
Academic Major: Journalism & Electronic Media
Recipient of the Randall Keith Nutt Athletic Scholarship Endowment