Santiago Vescovi to return for fifth season

Santiago Vescovi to return for a fifth season.

Santiago Vescovi announced he is returning to Tennessee for a fifth season.

Vescovi is a two-time All-SEC player and is returning with an extra year of eligibility granted by the NCAA due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Vescovi averaged 12.5 points and 4.6 rebounds per game last season. He recorded a 39.6 shooting percent and a 37.0 shooting percentage in three-point attempts.

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Vescovi appeared in 33 games for Tennessee and scored 10-plus points in 22 contests last season.

He is one of two players in Vols’ history to make at 100 three-point attempts in a season, joining Chris Lofton.

The 6-foot-3, 192-pound guard came to Tennessee from Montevideo, Uruguay.

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