#3 - Robert Hubbs III - G/Jr. - TENNESSEE Volunteers (injured: knee)

Class: Junior

Hometown: Newbern, Tenn.

High School: Dyer County HS

Height / Weight: 6-4 / 207

Position: G

Experience: 1L
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PERSONAL

•     Full name is Robert Lee Hubbs III
•     Academic major: Communications
•     Born Aug. 19, 1995, in Union City, Tenn.
•     Parents are Robert Jr. and Lesia Hubbs
•     Recipient of The Larry Pratt Athletic Scholarship Endowment

CAREER HIGHS
    Points: 19 // vs. Marshall, 11/19/15
    Rebounds: 8 // at Missouri, 1/17/15
    Assists: 4 (2x) // last vs. Gardner-Webb, 11/22/15*
    Steals: 3 // vs. LSU, 2/14/15
    Blocks: 2 // vs. NC State, 12/18/13
    Field Goals: 8 (2x) // last vs. Gardner-Webb, 11/22/15*
    3-Pointers: 3 (3x) // last vs. UNC Asheville, 11/13/15
    Free Throws: 4 // vs. Marshall, 11/19/15
    Minutes: 36 (2x) // last vs. Gardner-Webb, 11/22/15*

    * Indicates most recent high

2015-16 - JUNIOR

•     Underwent an arthroscopic procedure on his right knee Dec. 1 to address chronic swelling issues that had been present since the preseason.
•     First Vol to score at least 13 points in seven straight games (in a single season) since current Miami Heat forward Jarnell Stokes did so in March of 2014.
•     Thirteen second-half points highlighted his 17-point, six-rebound, four-assist effort vs. Gardner-Webb (11/22/15).
•     Was a perfect 5-for-5 from the free-throw line (7-for-14 overall) on his way to a career-high 19 points in UT's win over Marshall (11/19/15).
•     Recorded 13 points, five rebounds and three assists at Georgia Tech (11/16/15).
•     Started Tennessee's season-opener vs. UNC Asheville (11/13/15) and scored a then-career-high 18 points on 8-of-12 shooting in the win.

2014-15 - SOPHOMORE

•     Appeared in all 32 games and made 20 starts on the wing.
•     Averaged 7.2 points (fourth on the team) and 2.9 rebounds while shooting .409 from the field and .333 from 3-point range.
•     In SEC play, he started 16 of 18 games and increased his scoring output to 8.4 points (he averaged 4.6 points in UT's 12 non-conference games).
•     Shot .889 from the free-throw line (16 of 18) during SEC play (shot .538 during non-conference play).
•     Scored in double figures seven times this season--all during SEC play.
•     Was one of three Vols to finish the season with a positive assist/turnover ratio (1.08).
•     Tied his career-high with 16 points in Tennessee's second-round SEC Tournament win over Vanderbilt in Nashville (3/12/1/5).
•     Shared team-high scoring honors by totaling 14 points in UT's home finale vs. South Carolina (3/7/14).
•     Was a perfect 2-for-2 from 3-point range and totaled 12 points in the win at LSU (3/4/15).
•     Made a game-saving play at the end of regulation at Vanderbilt (2/11/15), driving the length of the court and laying in the game-tying basket at the buzzer to force overtime; Tennessee ended up winning the game, 76-73, as Hubbs finished with nine points and seven rebounds.
•     Contributed 15 points and six rebounds when the Vols played at Georgia (2/7/15).
•     Totaled 15 points, four rebounds and also added a steal during a strong, 31-minute performance at Arkansas (1/27/15).
•     Had 12 points and four rebounds against Texas A&M (1/24/15).
•     Pulled down a career-high eight rebounds and also scored six points in the win at Missouri (1/17/15).
•     Scored a career-high 16 points on 6-of-7 shooting in the win over 19th-ranked Arkansas (1/13/15).
•     In addition to scoring 11 points during the win over Tennessee State (12/27/14), he also had five rebounds and three assists.
•     Had nine points in UT's victory over Mercer (12/22/14) to go along with two rebounds, two steals and an assist.
•     Tallied six points in the SEC/Big 12 Challenge win over Kansas State (12/6/14).
•     Scored eight points against Marquette at the Orlando Classic (11/30/14).
•     Made his first career start at the Veterans Classic vs. 15th-ranked VCU (11/14/14) and totaled four points in 19 minutes on the wing.

2013-14 - FRESHMAN

•     Had season-ending surgery on his left shoulder Jan. 14 to address an injury dating to his senior year in high school.
•     True freshman wing appeared in 12 contests for the Vols, averaging 5.0 points and 1.5 rebounds in 18.3 minutes off the bench.
•     Scored at least three points in each of the final seven games in which he appeared.
•     Was the first Vol off the bench five times.
•     Had seven points, two rebounds and a block as UT routed Wake Forest at the Battle 4 Atlantis (11/30/13).
•     His first career double-digit scoring effort was a 13-point performance vs. The Citadel (11/18/13).
•     Scored his first points as a Vol in the home-opener against USC Upstate (11/16/13); he made a pair of 3-pointers off the bench in the win.
•     Made his college debut in the season-opener at Xavier (11/12/13), playing 12 minutes and grabbing one rebound.

HIGH SCHOOL

•     Graduated from Dyer County High School in Newbern, Tenn., where he was coached by Derek McCord.
•     Was rated by Rivals.com as the nation's No. 23 overall prospect and the No. 5 shooting guard in the country.
•     247Sports.com rated Hubbs as the nation's 20th-best overall prospect as well as tabbing him as the country's No. 4 shooting guard and the top overall prospect in the state of Tennessee.
•     Played in the prestigious Kentucky Derby Festival Basketball Classic at Freedom Hall on April 19, 2013.
•     As a senior, he led Dyer County a 31-4 overall record and a berth in the Tennessee Class AAA state championship game, where the Choctaws fell to Memphis Southwind.
•     Averaged 25 points, seven rebounds and two assists as a senior and was named to the 2013 TSWA Class AAA All-State Team.
•     Earned All-Tournament Team honors and also received the tournament MVP Award after leading DCHS to the Region 7AAA championship as a senior.
•     Was a 2013 Tennessee Class AAA Mr. Basketball finalist.
•     In the eighth game of his senior season, Hubbs became Dyer County's all-time leading scorer; he finished his prep career with 2,464 points (DCHS went 118-13 during his four seasons).
•     In June 2012, Hubbs was one of 32 elite prep standouts invited to the USA Basketball U17 National Team trials in Colorado Springs, Colo.
•     Was named a preseason second-team All-State selection by ESPNHS entering his junior campaign.
•     Was a 2013 McDonald's All-American nominee.
•     Played AAU ball for the M33M program, which is coached by Ernie Kuyper.
•     In April 2012, Hubbs led the M33M Elite squad to the championship at the prestigious "Real Deal in the Rock" AAU event in Little Rock, Ark.
•     Also starred during the spring and summer of 2012 at marquee events such as the Big Strick Classic in Manhattan, N.Y., the Jack Jones Shootout in Memphis, the Reebok Breakout Challenge in Philadelphia, the Best Buy Classic in Minneapolis, Minn., and the Fab 48 in Las Vegas.