#34 - Devon Baulkman - G/Sr. - TENNESSEE Volunteers

Class: Senior

Hometown: Bainbridge, Ga.
High School: Bainbridge HS

Last College:
Gulf Coast State College (Fla.)
Height / Weight: 6-4 / 200
Position: G
Experience: 1L
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PERSONAL

• Full name is Devon Jemel Baulkman
• Name pronounced: DEV-in BAWK-mihn
• Born: Nov. 10, 1991, in Bainbridge, Ga.
• Son of Lynette Baulkman
• Academic major: Communication Studies
• Recipient of the Bertelkamp Basketball Scholarship Endowment Fund

CAREER HIGHS

• Points: 22 (2x) // last vs. Gardner-Webb, 11/22/15*
• Rebounds: 7 // vs. Marshall 11/19/15
• Assists: 4 (2x) // last vs. Miss. State, 2/3/15
• Steals: 2 (4x) // last vs. Vanderbilt, 2/26/15
• Blocks: 1 (7x) // last vs. Nebraska, 11/28/15*
• Field Goals: 7 (2x) // last vs. Gardner-Webb, 11/22/15
• 3-Pointers: 6 // vs. Gardner-Webb, 11/22/15
• Free Throws: 4 (3x) // last vs. Marshall, 11/19/15
• Minutes: 34 (3x) // last vs. GW, 11/27/15

* Indicates most recent high

2015-16 - SENIOR

• Has knocked down multiple 3-pointers in each of his last five games, hitting 17 over that span (3.4 per game).
• One of four Vols averaging 10+ points per game (10.3) and 30+ minutes per game (30.7).
• Averaging 12.0 points and 3.0 made 3-pointers per game since being shutout in both categories in the season-opener against UNC Asheville.
• Scored 16 points against George Washington, hitting four 3-pointers while also coming up with a career-best three steals.
• Erupted for 22 points, including a career-best six 3-pointers, to lead the Vols past Gardner-Webb (11/22/15).
• Dropped 13 points in UT's come-from-behind win over Marshall (11/19/15), but his most valuable contribution came on the glass, as he pulled down a career-best seven rebounds, including five offensive boards.
• 2014-15 - JUNIOR
• Game-By-Game Statistics
• Appeared in 31 games, with seven starts, in his first season as a Vol.
• Was the first player off the bench eight times.
• Averaged 4.7 points and 2.3 rebounds per game while shooting .382 from 3-point range (26 of 68).
• His .795 free-throw percentage (31 of 39) ranked second on the team.
• Scored in double figures four times and ranked second on the team with four drawn charges on the year.
• Made three starts in SEC play and averaged 3.7 points against league opponents.
• Was the team's fourth-leading scorer and rebounder during the SEC Tournament, averaging 9.5 points and 4.5 rebounds in 20.0 minutes per game.
• Recorded seven points, three rebounds, one assist and a steal against Arkansas in the quarterfinals of the SEC Tournament (3/13/15).
• Was clutch off the bench in Tennessee's second-round SEC Tournament win over Vanderbilt in Nashville (3/12/15), posting 12 points, six rebounds and two steals in 23 highly productive minutes.
• Contributed seven points off the bench in the win at LSU (3/4/15).
• Pulled down five rebounds and also scored three points and dished out one assist at Ole Miss (2/21/15).
• Totaled six points, three rebounds and a steal against top-ranked Kentucky (2/17/15).
• Scored five points and tied his season-high with four assists in UT's home game vs. Mississippi State (2/3/15).
• Posted his second 10-point performance in as many games and also added three rebounds and two steals against Tennessee Tech (12/19/14).
• Enjoyed an offensive eruption in the win over Mercer (12/22/14), shooting 7-for-9 from the field and 4-for-6 from 3-point range while tallying a season-high 22 points to go along with six rebounds, two steals and a big second-half block on a key defensive possession.
• Posted his second 10-point performance in as many games and also added three rebounds and two steals against Tennessee Tech (12/19/14).
• Started at NC State (12/17/14) and scored a then-season-high 10 points.
• Tennessee's upset win over 15th-ranked Butler (12/14/14) marked Baulkman's first career start.
• Had four points and a pair of rebounds in UT's SEC/Big 12 Challenge win over Kansas State (12/6/14).
• Played 20 minutes off the bench against Marquette at the Orlando Classic (11/30/14), totaling two points, six rebounds, a game-high four assists and one steal.
• Made his Tennessee debut in the Vols' home-opening win over Texas Southern (11/20/14), scoring five points in 10 minutes of action off the bench.
• Did not travel to the Veterans Classic at the U.S. Naval Academy for the season-opener vs. VCU due to a left shoulder injury that was aggravated Nov. 5. 

2013-14 - SOPHOMORE (Gulf Coast State College [Fla.])

• Earned his associate's degree before transferring to Tennessee.
• As a sophomore in 2013-14, Baulkman led GCSC to a 20-9 record while averaging 15.5 points, 4.9 rebounds, 2.4 assists and 1.8 steals per game and earning All-Panhandle Conference honors for the second straight year.
• On Feb. 1, 2014, Baulkman set the GCSC single-game scoring record by exploding for 48 points in an 87-85 win over Northwest Florida State.
• He was coached at GCSC by Jay Powell. 

2012-13 - FRESHMAN (Gulf Coast State College [Fla.])

• Earned second-team All-Panhandle Conference honors as a freshman. 

HIGH SCHOOL

• As a senior in 2010-11, he was named first-team All-State by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
• Averaged 20.8 points and 7.8 rebounds as a senior (both team-highs) while leading Bainbridge to a 27-3 record, the Region 1AAAA Championship and a berth in the second round of the Class AAAA state tournament.
• Was coached at BHS by Rickey McCullough and was a two-time Region 1AAAA Player of the Year and also was twice named an Albany Herald Super 6 selection.