OUTLOOK PLAYERS STAFF REVIEW RESULTS RECORDS HONORS POSTSEASON VOLMANAC MEDIA INFO 9 Tennessee’s roster roster Tennessee’s this season blends scholarship seven with returners scholarship five newcomers. @VOL_HOOPS » UTSPORTS.COM KYLE ALEXANDER SENIOR 11 Forward • 6-11 • 215 Milton, Ontario, Canada Orangeville Prep Post-Graduate Studies KYLE al-ick-ZAN-duhr Total 3-pt Year GP-GS Min Avg FG-FGA Pct FG-FGA Pct FT-FTA Pct Rebs Avg PF-DQ Ast TO Blk Stl Pts Avg 15-16 32-11 391 12.2 16-37 .432 0-0 .000 21-32 .656 101 3.2 55-0 2 14 31 5 53 1.7 16-17 32-23 447 14.0 41-88 .466 1-6 .167 22-44 .500 129 4.0 53-0 6 15 33 6 105 3.3 17-18 34-34 690 20.3 77-113 .681 1-1 1.000 37-52 .712 189 5.6 83-3 11 25 57 19 192 5.6 TOTAL 98-68 1528 15.6 134-238 .563 2-7 .286 80-128 .625 419 4.3 191-3 19 54 121 30 350 3.6 2017-18 - JUNIOR • Completed the requirements for his bachelor’s degree in May (Bachelor of Arts in Communication with a major in Communication Studies). • Started all 34 games in which he appeared and posted career-highs in virtually every statistical category. • Etched his name in UT’s single-season records for blocks (4th) with 57 and ofensive rebounds (11th) with 85. • Among Division I players averaging at least two field-goal attempts per game, his shooting percentage of .679 ranked 18th in the nation. • Had the 11th-best “box plus/minus” rating among Division I players (11.7); box plus/minus is a box score-based metric for evaluating a player’s quality and contribution to the team (a per-100-possession-stat). • Ranked sixth in the SEC in ofensive rebounds per game with 2.50 and eighth in blocks per game with 1.68. • Recorded multiple blocks in 17 games; ranked 77th in the country in blocks per game (1.68) • His 57 blocked shots on the year eclipsed Tennessee’s previous junior record of 47, set by Rob Jones in 1984-85. • Shot 75 percent (38-of-51) from the field during SEC play (didn’t shoot often but took “good” shots). • Sufered a hip injury during Tennessee’s NCAA Tournament first-round win over Wright State and was held out of action for the second-round matchup against Loyola-Chicago (marking his only DNP of the season). • Owned the paint in UT’s SEC Tournament semifinal win over Arkansas (3/10/18) with 12 points, seven rebounds and two blocks. • Came up with a huge steal with 38 seconds left vs. Georgia (3/3/18) to help seal the win and clinch a share of the SEC regular- season championship. • Posted his second career double-double with 10 points and a career-high-tying 13 rebounds at Georgia (2/17/18) • Dominated the paint vs. Ole Miss (2/3/18) with a career-high-tying 14 points, six boards, four blocks and two steals. • Posted back-to-back games in double digit points for the first time in his career, shooting 11-of-12 from the floor against Missouri and Texas A&M. • Put together another strong performance with 12 points, four boards and three blocks at Missouri (1/17/18). • Finished with a career-high 14 points, six rebounds and three blocks to lead the Vols to a win over Texas A&M (1/13/18). • Helped the Vols earn a comeback win over #17 Kentucky (1/6/18) with nine points, five rebounds and a pair of steals. • Stepped up big at Wake Forest (12/23/17), posting 11 points, four boards, a career-high three assists and two blocks. • Posted game-highs in rebounds (11) and blocks (3) to go along with seven points in the Vols’ win at Georgia Tech (12/3/17). • Paced the Vols in rebounding during the Battle 4 Atlantis, tallying 10.3 boards per game to go along with 8.3 points and 1.7 blocks per contest. • Capped of his impressive week at the Battle 4 Atlantis by tallying a career-high 13 rebounds to go along with eight points, four blocks and a pair of steals to lead the Vols past NC State (11/24/17). • Turned in his first career double-double with 13 points and 11 rebounds, both of which tied then-career-highs, in UT’s neutral-site win over #18 Purdue (11/22/17). SUMMER 2017 • Was UT’s second-leading rebounder during the team’s three-game European exhibition tour, pulling down 9.0 boards per game. 2016-17 - SOPHOMORE • Played in all 32 games, earning 23 starts while averaging 14.0 mpg. Finished the year averaging 3.3 points, 4.0 rebounds and 1.0 blocks per game. • Led the Vols with two blocked shots against Georgia (3/9/17) in the SEC Tournament. • Played 26 minutes at South Carolina (2/25/17), tying for the team lead in rebounds with eight and posting a game-high three blocks. • Posted six rebounds in UT’s 90-70 win over Missouri (2/18/17). • Led the Vols with nine rebounds (six ofensive) against Georgia (2/11/17); also posted six points and a block. • Heavy on hustle plays in the win vs. Ole Miss (2/8/17), logging five rebounds and three blocks in just 13 minutes of action. • Controlled the glass in a home win over Kansas State (1/28/17), grabbing a game-high nine rebounds in just 18 minutes of action; also finished with eight points. • Started and played 20 minutes at Ole Miss (1/17/17), finishing with six points, six rebounds and a block. • Started in the win at ETSU (12/22/16), scoring six points to go along with five rebounds and two blocks. 10 TENNESSEE MEN’S BASKETBALL RECORD BOOK » 2018-19 • One of four Vols to pull down five or more rebounds against No. 8 Gonzaga in Nashville (12/18/16), finishing with six. • Recorded a team-high three blocks in a 90-50 rout of Presbyterian (12/11/16). OUTLOOK KYLE ALEXANDER • Knocked down his first career 3-pointer in Tennessee’s 95-81 win over Chaminade on the final day of the Maui Invitational (11/23/16). • Led the team with six rebounds against No. 16 Wisconsin at the Maui Invitational (11/21/16). • In the Appalachian State win (11/15/16), he set a new career-high in scoring for the second time in as many games, as he finished with 13 points. • Opened his sophomore campaign with a then-career-best seven points to go along with eight rebounds, four blocks and a steal as he drew a starting assignment vs. Chattanooga (11/11/16). PLAYERS 2015-16 - FRESHMAN • Earned a spot on the 2015-16 First-Year SEC Academic Honor Roll. • Appeared in 32 games during his freshman campaign, logging 11 starts and a 12.2 minutes per game average along the way. • Averaged 1.7 points and 3.2 rebounds per game and ranked second on the team with 31 total blocked shots (0.97 bpg). • Posted a team-high two blocks in Tennessee’s 38-point romp over Auburn (3/9/16) in the opening game of the SEC Tournament. STAFF • Tallied four blocks against Arkansas (2/27/16), three of which came on three consecutive defensive possessions midway through the first half. • Matched his season-best scoring efort with six points and grabbed a team-best seven rebounds in 25 minutes at Missouri (2/13/16)—his second game of the season of 25-plus minutes. • Showed glimpses of a rapidly developing ofensive game when he knocked down a turnaround jumper—a shot he had been REVIEW working on all season—of the left block in UT’s rout of Auburn (2/9/16). • Made the third start of his career in Tennessee’s comeback win over 20th-ranked Kentucky (2/2/16). • Tied Tennessee’s single-game record with six blocks at TCU (1/30/16); also pulled down a season-best 11 rebounds in 31 minutes of action in Fort Worth. • Each of his team-high three blocks against Vanderbilt (1/20/16) came against players standing 7-0 or taller. • Made his first career start vs. ETSU (12/22/15) and posted three blocks for the third consecutive game (and fourth in five games). RESULTS • Tallied two points, six rebounds, and three blocks in 22 minutes of action vs. Gonzaga (12/19/15) at the Battle in Seattle. • Logged 22 minutes against Florida Atlantic (12/16/15), finishing with a season-high six points, five rebounds, and three blocks. • Pulled down five rebounds and swatted three shots in 15 minutes vs. Nebraska (11/28/15) at the Barclays Center Classic in New York City. • Recorded his first career field goal on an ofensive rebound and put-back in the second half against Army West Point (11/24/15). • Recorded his first collegiate point, a free throw during UT’s victory over Gardner-Webb (11/22/15). • Made his collegiate debut in Tennessee’s season-opening win over UNC Asheville (11/13/15) and grabbed three rebounds in five RECORDS minutes of the bench. HIGH SCHOOL • Graduated from Athlete Institute, a prep school in Orangeville, Ontario, where he was coached by Larry Blunt (students there attend Orangeville District Secondary School and compete for the AI prep team, which is associated with the school).