DETROIT — Former University of Tennessee basketball player Admiral Schofield is making the most of his recent playing time with the Washington Wizards.
Schofield, a 6-foot-5 rookie small forward, scored nine points in Washington’s 133-119 victory Monday night at Little Caesars Arena. He played 20 minutes and grabbed two rebounds and dished out one assist for the Wizards (8-17).
Schofield has played in 12 games and is averaging 9.8 minutes per game. He’s scoring 3.8 points per game and making 59.3 percent of his field goal attempts.
The former Vol is averaging 1.2 rebounds and 0.4 assists per game.
Schofield had a career and season-high 14 points in Washington’s 128-111 loss to Memphis on Saturday, Dec. 14 in his return to the Volunteer State.