Gerald Hampton
forward • 6-3 • 215 • freshman • knoxville, tn/bearden high 

High School: Four-year letterwinner at Bearden High School in Knoxville, TN ... Team captain on coach Mark Blevins’ team that finished with a 29-2 record his senior season ... Named 2001 Knoxville Player of the Year and was a McDonald’s All-American nominee ... Averaged 20 points, 10 rebounds and five assists as a senior ... Scored 35 points against Sever County High School and 25 points versus Tennessee High School in sub-state final ... Won both the District and Region Championships his freshman, sophomore and senior seasons. Won 96 games in his four-year career ... His freshman team finished with a 28-3 record and his sophomore team finished with a 25-6 mark.

Personal: Gerald Isaac Hampton on May 27, 1983 in Knoxville, TN ... Son of Jack and Donna Hampton ... Nickname: "Bear" ... Majoring in business.

*Will be redshirted in 2002-03.

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