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Although Vescovi, a native of Uruguay, was not chosen in this week’s NBA Draft, he will still have the opportunity to play in the greatest league in the world. Vescovi averaged 10.3 points per game in his five seasons with the Vols and was twice awarded first-team All-SEC.
The 6-foot-3 Vescovi finished his career at Tennessee with 149 games played, including a program-record 144 starts. In program history, his 149 games played is second only to John Fulkerson. In addition to being the only player in program history to accumulate 1,000 points, he set a record with 212 steals.
500 rebounds, 400 assists and 150 steals in a career. He finished third in Tennessee history and eighth in SEC history in career three-pointers made, and he finished fourth in Vols history with 106 wins. He’s eighth in Tennessee history for career assists, and he’s 18th in program history in points scored. His streak of 48 consecutive games with at least one made three is fourth in SEC history.
Vescovi is the only SEC player in the last 30 years to post at least 220 points, 125 rebounds, 85 assists, 40 made threes, and 35 steals in three straight seasons, which puts his all-around ability into perspective.
When Vescovi decided to return to Tennessee as a super senior last season, many were shocked and pleased. However, that season didn’t go as anyone had anticipated, at least not individually. After standout guard Dalton Knecht joined the team, Vescovi’s job was obviously going to change. However, a number of additional circumstances, including the passing of his grandmother in Uruguay, injuries, and then a sickness during the NCAA Tournament, combined to make life challenging for the seasoned southpaw.
As a senior, Vescovi averaged just 6.3 points per game, down from 13.3 and 12.5 points per game the previous two seasons. He was an almost 40% three-point shooter going into that last season, but he only shot 32.6 percent from long range, and occasionally he appeared scared to fire freely. Despite playing fewer minutes, Vescovi remained a mainstay in the starting lineup until missing the Vols’ Sweet Sixteen victory over Creighton due to a nasty flu. Two days later, he came off the bench in the Elite Eight loss to Purdue. This was because Rick Barnes and the rest of Tennessee’s staff always trusted him.
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