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Tennessee Hoops Veteran John Fulkerson Lands on Coaches All-SEC First Team

Tennessee basketball veteran star and hometown fan-favorite John Fulkerson was named to the Preseason All-SEC Coaches First-Team roster on Tuesday

Jack Foster

The SEC released its preseason All-SEC rosters on Tuesday, and the Vols' super-senior power forward landed on the All-SEC Coaches First-Team roster. (See tweet below)

via Tennessee Basketball Twitter

In his decorated career as a Volunteer, Fulkerson has 875 points and is 11 games away from breaking UT's all-time record for most games played. 

The 6'9" Kingsport native will enter the 2021-2022 season coming off a 2020-2021 campaign in which he led his team in field-goal percentage with .527 and was second in rebounds per game with 5.5.

The All-SEC honors are not the only preseason honor Fulkerson has had either, as 'Fulky' was named to the Karl Malone Preseason Watch List just five days ago. 

Fulkerson's Vols will make their 2021-2022 season debut in an exhibition against Lenoir-Rhyne on Saturday, October 30 at 3 p.m. in Thompson-Bowling Arena. The game will be broadcast on SEC Network+.

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JACK FOSTER

Jack is a sophomore at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville majoring in Journalism/Electronic Media. Jack grew up in Paris, Tennessee, but now spends the majority of his time in Knoxville doubling as a student and sports journalist for Volunteer Country. Jack has been a sports junkie since he was a young kid and always watched NFL football with his dad on Sundays. Jack still follows the NFL religiously, as he is an avid fantasy football player. Jack started with Volunteer Country in May of 2021 and has since helped provide full coverage of football, baseball and men's and women's basketball. Jack also works as a recurring member of WUTK's Rock Solid Sports show on Wednesdays and Fridays, and he also serves as head sports producer of The Volunteer Channel's Vol News, a student-run show at the University. When Jack is not watching or covering sports, find him on the golf course or back home spending time with his parents, younger sister and friends. Follow Jack on Twitter and Instagram by clicking "Twitter" and "Instagram" to see all of his work with Volunteer Country as well as student media.