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Jersey Number 13
J.P. Estrella
- Class:
- Redshirt Sophomore
- Position:
- F
- Height:
- 6-11
- Weight:
- 240
- Hometown:
- Scarborough, Maine
- High School:
- Brewster Academy (N.H.)
CAREER HIGHS
- Points: 8 // vs. Montana, 11/13/24
- Rebounds: 5 (2x) // last vs. Montana, 11/13/24
- Assists: 1 (4x) // last vs. Montana, 11/13/24
- Steals: -- // --
- Blocks: 1 (5x) // last at Louisville, 11/9/24
- Field Goals: 3 (2x) // last vs. Montana, 11/13/24
- Field-Goal Attempts: 4 (2x) // last vs. Louisville, 11/09/24
- 3-Pointers: -- // --
- 3-Point Attempts: -- // --
- Free Throws: 3 // vs. Florida, 1/16/24
- Free-Throw Attempts: 4 (2x) // last vs. Florida, 1/16/24
- Minutes: 15:18 // vs. Purdue (N), 3/31/24
HONORS
- 2024-25 Winter SEC Academic Honor Roll
- 2023-24 First-Year SEC Academic Honor Roll
2024-25 - SOPHOMORE
- Game-by-Game Statistics
- Averaged 4.7 points and 2.7 rebounds per game across the first three contests of the year, shooting 6-of-9 from the floor, before his season ended due to injury.
- After missing three games while being evaluated, announced on 11/25/24 as out for the remainder of the season due to surgery on his left foot.
- Posted a career-best eight points against Montana (11/13/24), hitting all three of his field goals to tie a career high in makes and connecting on both his free throws
- Set a career high with five rebounds in the win at Louisville (11/9/24), adding two points and a block.
- Opened the season by making both of his field-goal attempts in the victory over Gardner-Webb (11/4/24).
2023-24 - FRESHMAN
- Game-by-Game Statistics
- VIDEO: Mic'd Up
- Appeared in 25 games, including eight of the final 10, totaling 40 points and 20 rebounds in 124 total minutes of court time.
- Went 15-of-21 (71.4 percent) from the floor to record the second-best field-goal clip among SEC players with at least 20 attempts and fifth-best mark among DI freshmen with 20-plus shots.
- Tied for third on the team with eight dunks and led the Volunteers with 2.58 slams per 40 minutes.
- Made multiple field goals five times, thrice without a miss.
- Grabbed multiple rebounds in four outings, scored six-plus points in three and played 12-plus minutes twice.
- Played a career-high 15 minutes in the Elite Eight matchup with third-ranked Purdue (3/31/24) and made his lone field-goal attempt, an alley-oop dunk to tie the game at 58 with 5:42 left.
- Made his NCAA Tournament debut with six points in eight minutes in the Round of 64 victory against Saint Peter's (3/21/24).
- Did not play in the victories at Arkansas (2/14/24) and over Vanderbilt (2/17/24) due to a left leg injury.
- Scored a then-career-best seven points, finishing 2-of-2 from the floor and 3-of-4 at the line, and blocked one shot in the win over Florida (1/16/24).
- Produced seven points on a perfect 3-of-3 field-goal clip in the victory against George Mason (12/5/23).
- Recorded three offensive rebounds in just nine minutes of action during Tennessee's win over Syracuse (11/20/23) at the Maui Invitational.
- Made his official Tennessee debut in the season-opening victory over Tennessee Tech (11/6/23).
SUMMER 2023
- Earned valuable minutes during Tennessee's three-game exhibition tour of Italy in August, averaging 5.3 points and 6.3 rebounds while shooting .636 (7 for 11) from the field across a trio of wins.
- In the first victory over the Lithuanian U21 National Team (8/4/23), posted a double-double off the bench, finishing with 11 points and 10 rebounds.
HIGH SCHOOL
- Tabbed as a unanimous four-star, top-80 recruit and the best prospect from the state of Maine.
- Placed No. 57 in Rivals’ national rankings, including fifth among centers.
- Finished No. 59 in the On3 Consensus rankings and No. 61 on the 247Sports Composite list, both good for eighth-best among centers.
- Among 27 participants in the elite Allen Iverson Roundball Classic in April 2023 in Union, N.J.
- Started in the prestigious UA Next Elite 24 in August 2022 Chicago and earned First Team All-NBPA Top 100 Camp after the prominent event in June 2022 in Kissimmee, Fla.
- Transferred to Brewster Academy in Wolfeboro, N.H., for his senior year and helped the team to a 35-2 record and a MaxPreps national ranking of seventh among prep schools.
- Went to South Portland High School for two years and earned a varsity letter each season.
- Posted 20.2 points, 11.8 rebounds and 4.1 blocks per game during his junior campaign, en route a Class AA state title and Varsity Maine All-State distinction.
- Attended Scarborough High School during his freshman year, competing mainly with the junior varsity team.
- Competed with the Middlesex Magic on the Under Armour AAU circuit after previously playing for the XL Thunder.
- During his lone year at Brewster, played alongside fellow consensus 2023 top-150 recruits Solomon Ball (Connecticut), Carey Booth (Colorado State/Illinois/Notre Dame), Taylor Bol Bowen (Alabama/Florida State), Aaron Clark (Pepperdine/Wake Forest) and Reid Ducharme (Siena/Xavier).
- Among the notable Brewster alumni are 20-plus NBA players, including Will Barton, Devonte’ Graham, Donovan Mitchell, Thomas Robinson and T.J. Warren, as well as actor Topher Grace.
- San Antonio Spurs assistant coach Brett Brown went to South Portland, as did former MLB players Jim Beattie, Charlie Furbush and Bill Swift.
PERSONAL
- Full name is Joseph Peter Estrella, but goes by J.P.
- Last name is pronounced uh-STRELL-uh.
- Born Sept. 3, 2004, in Fall River, Mass.
- Parents are Mark and Allie Estrella.
- Mother, then Allie Booth, played basketball at Boston College from 1995-99, after claiming Maine Miss Basketball distinction in 1995.
- Mother’s college career ended in Knoxville on March 15, 1999, when the eighth-seeded Eagles fell to the top-seeded Lady Volunteers, the three-time reigning national champions, in NCAA Tournament Round of 32, with Allie unable to play due to knee injuries that kept her out the entire season.
- Has one younger brother, Cameron.
- Majoring in recreation & sport management.
- Interests outside of basketball include camping, hanging out with friends and video games.
- Favorite athlete is his mother because he looks up to her.
- Best sports memory is winning the state championship during his junior year of high school.
- Has a superstition of throwing up a “W” with his hands after every victory.
- Grew seven inches between his sophomore and junior years of high school, as well as went from a size 13 sneaker to a 17 during that time.
- Committed to Tennessee over Iowa and Syracuse, plus held offers from numerous other schools, including NCAA title-winning programs such as Connecticut, Duke, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisville, Marquette and Maryland.
- Chose Tennessee because of Rick Barnes.
- First player in Tennessee history from the state of Maine.
- Owns a max reverse band back squat of 510 pounds, a 7-1.75 wingspan and 9-3 standing reach, plus increased his max bench press by 36 pounds in the offseason before his sophomore campaign and dropped 10 pounds in the offseason prior to his redshirt sophomore season.
- Recipient of the C & C Millwright Athletic Scholarship.
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