Tennessee basketball player Admiral Schofield worked out for the Denver Nuggets on Monday as he continues to go through the NBA pre-draft process.
Schofield, who helped lead Tennessee to a regular season SEC championship last season, hasn’t signed with an agent and has until May 30 to decide if he will stay in the draft or return to Tennessee for his senior season.
All indications right now are that Schofield will return to play for the Vols.
Schofield was asked by Michael Spencer of CBS Denver on Monday what it would take for him to remain in the draft.
“Honestly, everyone wants to be a first-round draft pick, but for me, that would be it – first round draft pick,” Schofield said. “I don’t think I’m that yet, which is fine. I haven’t had a team tell me that, which is fine.
“I still have plenty more workouts to do; I’m gonna keep competing and hopefully get an opportunity, but if not, go back to school and get better.”
Schofield’s return would play a big role in Tennessee’s attempt to build on a successful 2017-18 season. The Vols have been projected as a preseason top-10 team next season by several national outlets, including CBS Sports, ESPN and The Athletic, with those projections based on Schofield returning to school.
Gary Parrish of CBS Sports ranked Tennessee No. 3in his most recent “Top 25 (and one)” that he posted on Tuesday.
Tennessee coach Rick Barnes said earlier this month during a Big Orange Caravan stop that Schofield’s experience during NBA workouts should help him if he decides to return to Tennessee for his senior season.
“We’ve talked after each one of (the workouts) and he has told me what a great experience it has been,” Barnes said, “and from his point of view it’s made him realize that a lot of the things we do has helped him get ready for this point.”
Now that the weather is heating up, Luke Bryan will try to score the 21st No. 1 hit of his career with the release of his new single, “Sunrise, Sunburn, Sunset.”
Written by Zach Crowell, Ryan Hurd and Chase McGill, “Sunrise, Sunburn, Sunset” is featured on Luke’s 2017 studio album, What Makes You Country, which has already spawned two No. 1 singles, “Light It Up” and “Most People Are Good.”
“Most People Are Good” reached the top of the Billboard Country Airplay chart in March, extending Luke’s streak of consecutive No. 1 singles to 12.
Luke will kick off the second leg of his What Makes You Country Tour on May 31, including more than a dozen dates at stadiums and ballparks.
Check out “Sunrise, Sunburn, Sunset” below, as well as the lyrics.
“Sunrise, Sunburn, Sunset”
Your daddy had a lake house
He had me paint it that summer sophomore year
Said I could stay for free, a couple buddies, a couple weeks
You rolled in in a little red Honda and headed straight for the pier
Tank-top and cut-off jeans, little PacSun underneath
Who knew it was ‘bout to be
Chorus:
Sunrise, sunburn, sunset, repeat
Moonlight, all night, crashin’ into me
Nothin’ll ever be easy as you and me
Tangled up and nowhere to be
Just sunrise, sunburn, sunset, repeat
Sunrise, sunburn, sunset, repeat
I turned those shutters the color of your eyes ‘til the day turned into night
And took turns with a jar, turned that boat dock into a bar
And then we passed the guitar around the fire to each other
And watched all of our friends pair off with one another
We fell like the stars we were under
And everybody knew that that was our summer
Repeat Chorus
Whoa, we set July on fire
Whoa, yeah girl, you and I were
Sunrise, sunburn, sunset, repeat
Repeat Chorus
Sunrise, sunburn, sunset, repeat
Whoa, we set July on fire
Whoa, yeah girl, you and I were
Sunrise, sunburn, sunset, repeat
Sunrise, sunburn, sunset, repeat
The Tennessee basketball series with West Coast powerhouse Gonzaga is set to resume next season, as the Volunteers will battle the Bulldogs in the inaugural Jerry Colangelo Classic in Phoenix, Arizona, on Sunday, Dec. 9.
The one-day, doubleheader event—which also features a matchup between Nevada and Grand Canyon—is organized by the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, presented by Citi and will take place at Talking Stick Resort Arena, home of the NBA’s Phoenix Suns.
This will be the sixth all-time meeting between Tennessee and Gonzaga (all coming since 2007) and the fifth at a neutral site.
The Vols and Bulldogs have previously met in Seattle (2007 and 2015), Orlando (2008), Nashville (2016) and once in Knoxville in 2009. Gonzaga leads the series, 4-1. At least one of the teams has been ranked in the AP top 25 for four of the previous five matchups, and both squads are projected to enter the 2018-19 season featured prominently in the polls.
“We look to play a challenging, national schedule every year,” Tennessee head coach Rick Barnes said. “Adding a game like this against an elite, well-coached program like Gonzaga is going to serve as a great early-season test for us. I appreciate the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame for giving our program the opportunity to be a part of this inaugural event that salutes one of the most respected figures in the game in Jerry Colangelo.”
Tickets for the Jerry Colangelo Classic will go on sale to the general public on May 29 at 1 p.m. ET via all Ticketmaster locations. Fans can also purchase tickets by calling the Talking Stick Resort Arena box office at (602) 379-7800. Television broadcast information and tipoff time will be released at a later date.
“Jerry Colangelo, the remarkable Chairman of the Board for the Basketball Hall of Fame, has a storied history with the city of Phoenix,” John L. Doleva, President and CEO of the Basketball Hall of Fame, said. “We are very proud to host the inaugural Jerry Colangelo Classic at Talking Stick Resort Arena in downtown Phoenix in his honor. The four teams participating in this year’s event, and their fans, are certainly in for a treat of great basketball and Arizona winter weather.”
Shortly after Barnes was hired at Tennessee in the spring of 2015, he and Zags head coach Mark Few scheduled a two-game, neutral-site series that saw the Vols travel to Seattle (Key Arena) in December of 2015 before the Bulldogs came to Nashville (Bridgestone Arena) in 2016. Gonzaga won both contests.
Tennessee’s lone win in the series was an 82-72 victory in Seattle on Dec. 29, 2007.
Last season, Gonzaga (32-5) made its 20th consecutive NCAA Tournament appearance and advanced to its fourth straight Sweet Sixteen after capturing its sixth straight West Coast Conference championship. Returning GU forwards Rui Hachimura and Killian Tillie are both projected as first-round NBA Draft picks in 2019.
In 2017, the Zags made their first-ever Final Four appearance and finished as the national runner-up.
Tennessee is coming off a 26-9 campaign that saw the Volunteers win the SEC Championship and earn a No. 3 seed in the NCAA Tournament. All five starters—and the top six scorers—from that team are likely to return next season.
The Vols also are set to face Georgia Tech and Wake Forest next season in addition to joining Kansas, Louisville and Marquette for the NIT Season Tip-Off in New York City.
ABOUT JERRY COLANGELO
One of the most innovative and influential owners in NBA history, Jerry Colangelo has spent most of his life involved with the game of basketball. A graduate of the University of Illinois, where he earned All-Conference honors as a player, Colangelo began his NBA career in 1966 with the Chicago Bulls’ front office. In 1968, he became the youngest general manager in professional sports with the expansion Phoenix Suns. In only his second season with the new club, Colangelo turned the Suns into a legitimate playoff threat. In 1976, Colangelo received his first Sporting News NBA Executive of the Year award for taking the Suns to the NBA Finals. A respected member of the NBA Board of Governors, Colangelo played an integral role in the formation of the WNBA in 1997. He has also served on the NBA’s the Long Range Planning Committee, the Expansion Committee and the Competition and Rules Committee. Since 2005, Colangelo has served as Managing Director of the USA Basketball Men’s Senior National Team program, and he has served as he has served as Chairman of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame since 2009.
Dierks Bentley has partnered with Pepsi for the launch of its Pepsi Generations campaign.
The new campaign features a seasonal collection of Pepsi Stuff that fans can win, including concert tickets, instruments, coolers, clothing and more. Other artists featured in the summer campaign include Michael Jackson, Ray Charles and Britney Spears.
Pepsi will also sponsor Dierks’ upcoming Mountain High Tour and the Seven Peaks Music Festival, which Dierks is curating on Aug. 31–Sept. 2.
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I am excited and proud to be back at these great stations as this was my first home. The tremendous leadership, talent and credibility they hold within the marketplace makes for a great homecoming for me. I take pride in doing what’s right for my clients first and foremost. I strive to make sure I give them the utmost attention to their business needs. I look forward to earning your business and becoming a partner, not just a vendor!
