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The Power Five => SEC => Tennessee => Topic started by: DunkingDan on October 27, 2020, 12:04:16 PM
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When the NCAA moved to give winter athletes a free year of eligibility a little less than two weeks ago, just like it did with fall-sport athletes competing during the coronavirus pandemic, it put wheels in motion for Rick Barnes (https://247sports.com/Coach/Rick-Barnes-1202).
“That was my first recruiting call that day,” Barnes said last week. “I got over here and (he was) the first guy I talked to, I said, man, you are going to be a lifer.”
That first guy was redshirt senior forward John Fulkerson (https://247sports.com/Player/John-Fulkerson-85221). During a breakout 2019-20 season, Fulkerson led the Vols in scoring (13.7 points), field-goal percentage (.612) and rebounding (5.9) on his way to second team All-SEC honors. The Vols are hoping not only will Fulkerson build on those numbers during his fifth season in the program, but possibly in a sixth year, too.
MOre (https://247sports.com/college/tennessee/Article/Tennessee-Vols-Basketball-Rick-Barnes-free-year-eligibility-John-Fulkerson-153675334/?fbclid=IwAR2Tw7jV89ruMaZLwrFOMbeLxK-ECl9kW0SOOYPrR5pTzaHyxSI6ygXeEU0)