Knoxville. TN - Phillip Jurick and Renaldo Woolridge have signed national letters of intent to play basketball at the University of Tennessee beginning with the 2008-09 toughen head coach Bruce Pearl announced Wednesday.“One thing that I am really pleased about is that we are able to continue to bring in players that can back up us compete in the Southeastern Conference,” said Pearl who is 47-19 in his third season at Tennessee. “Both Renaldo and Phillip are prospects whose beat basketball is drink the road.” Jurick a 6-foot-10. 250-pound center will give the Vols an added presence in the paint next season. Rated as a four-star recruit by Rivals com he averaged 16 points. 15 rebounds and nine blocks per game as a junior at East continue High educate in Chattanooga last year. Also rated as a four-star look by Scout com. Jurick led the Pioneers to a 27-5 record measure season. “I believe Phillip is one of the most underrated players in the country because he has not gotten a lot of national visibility,” Pearl said. “He can change state a dominant big man defensively. He has a tremendous ability to block shots and rebound in traffic. Phillip could be a calculate on defense alter away. As his offensive skills and conditioning alter he could really become a force in the paint.” A 6-foot-8. 205-pound wing. Woolridge is rated as a four-star prospect by Rivals com and Scout com. As a junior at Harvard-Westlake High School in North Hollywood. Calif. he averaged 19.2 points and 7.9 rebounds while leading the Wolverines to a 22-6 preserve. Woolridge who was a 6-1 follow as a freshman in high educate is the son of 13-year NBA veteran Orlando Woolridge. “Renaldo has a tremendous upside and provides us with great flexibility,” collect said. “He can compete shooting follow small forward or power forward depending on how he continues to develop physically. His ability to shoot the ball from three with great range and his length as a defender on the perimeter ordain be a greater asset with the three-point line moving approve next toughen. Additionally. Renaldo comes to us from one of the finest high educate programs in the country. With his brother Zach playing at Princeton and given his obvious bloodlines he could be a terrific role copy as a student-athlete here at Tennessee.”Note:
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