#15 - Detrick Mostella - G/So. - TENNESSEE Volunteers

Class: Sophomore
Hometown: Decatur, Ala.
High School:
La Lumiere School (Ind).
Height / Weight: 6-1 / 175
Position: G
Experience: 1L
Prep School: Notre Dame Prep (Mass.)
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PERSONAL

•     Full name is Detrick Samon Mostella
•     Name pronounced: DEE-trick moss-TELL-uh
•     Born: Oct. 12, 1993, in Decatur, Ala.
•     Son of Dyra and Ricky Mostella
•     Academic major: Sport Management
•     Recipient of The Estep Athletic Scholarship

CAREER HIGHS

•     Points: 17 // vs. VCU, 11/14/14
•     Rebounds: 6 // at Georgia Tech, 11/16/15
•     Assists: 4 // vs. Nebraska, 11/28/15*
•     Steals: 2 (2x) // last vs. LSU, 2/14/15
•     Blocks: 1 // vs. Mercer, 12/22/14
•     Field Goals: 5 // vs. VCU, 11/14/14
•     3-Pointers: 4 // vs. Kansas, 11/28/14
•     Free Throws: 4 (2x) // last vs. Marshall, 11/19/15
•     Minutes: 23 (3x) // last vs. Gardner-Webb, 11/22/15*

    * Indicates most recent high

2015-16 - SOPHOMORE

•     Played 21 minutes off the bench against Nebraska (11/28/15), handing out a career-high four assists.
•     Earned his second career start when the Vols hosted Marshall (11/19/15) and scored seven points while dishing out three assists.
•     Pulled down a career-high six rebounds while also scoring nine points off the bench at Georgia Tech (11/16/15).

2014-15 - FRESHMAN

•     Appeared in 31 games and made one start; was the first Vol off the bench in eight games.
•     Averaged 3.4 points in 11.7 minutes per game.
•     Averaged 2.2 points off the bench in 17 SEC appearances.
•     Made multiple 3-pointers in six different games.
•     Scored five points off the bench at Florida (2/28/15) and also had a steal in 15 minutes of action.
•     His eight points in UT's home game vs. LSU (2/14/15) marked his personal season-high in SEC play.
•     Came up with two key steals that led to four points after halftime in UT's thrilling overtime win at Vanderbilt (2/11/15); one of his steals led to the Kevin Punter free throws that gave Tennessee the lead for good in the extra period.
•     Tennessee's home win over Mercer (12/22/14) marked his first collegiate start.
•     Finished with nine points off the bench at NC State (12/17/14), all of which came on three second-half 3-pointers.
•     Went 4-of-8 from beyond the 3-point arc while scoring 13 points on 11th-ranked Kansas in the semifinals of the Orlando Classic (11/28/14).
•     Shot 3-of-8 from 3-point range en route to sharing team-high honors with 17 points in his college debut at the Veterans Classic vs. 15th-ranked VCU (11/14/14).

PREP SCHOOL

•     Spent the 2013-14 academic year at Notre Dame Preparatory School in Fitchburg, Mass, where he was coached by Ryan Hurd.
•     Former Vols point guard Antonio Barton, who completed his eligibility in 2013-14, also is a product of Notre Dame Prep.

HIGH SCHOOL

•     He transferred to La Lumiere School in La Porte, Ind., for his final year of high school, and he graduated from La Lumiere in 2013.
•     Considered a four-star prospect by nearly every major recruiting service, he was rated by 247Sports as the nation's No. 43 overall prospect in the class of 2013.
•     From his freshman through junior year, he attended Austin High School in Decatur, Ala. As a junior, he earned All-State honors from the Alabama Sports Writers Association after averaging 16.4 points per game and leading Austin to the Class 6A Northwest Regional final.
•     As a sophomore at AHS, he averaged 18.0 points and 4.0 rebounds per game and was named The Decatur Daily's 4A-6A Player of the Year.