Tennessee coach Cuonzo Martin said Wednesday that walk-on point guard Cory Stanton is officially a part of the team after enrolling in classes and clearing academic and physical requirements.
"Cory is the type of high-character kid we want in this program," Martin said in a UT release. "On the court, he is very quick and fast with the ball. He's a true point guard who knows how to run a team and get his teammates involved."
Stanton began his career at Clemson last season before transferring to Lipscomb in July.
He'll begin practicing with the team Friday. Stanton did not travel with the team Wednesday to Starkville, Miss., for today's game against Mississippi State.
"The University of Tennessee has always been a place I wanted to be," said Stanton, originally from Springfield. "Even going back to my freshman year in high school, my goal was to get here.''
Stanton must sit out this season, by NCAA rule, but he has three years of eligibility remaining.
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Comments » 19
underthehill writes:
A true point guard could result in Golden getting time at shooting guard..sure would like to have him now...
mocsandvolsfan writes:
Yahoo sports didn't seem impressed with our pick here(well fan comments anyhow). There's a lot of hate out there for anything UT and many SEC haters.
LOL we hate each other in the SEC.
C'mon STANTON welcome to the "hate".haha Glad you came here. I love point guard play!!
Ironcity writes:
We need good character/moral athletes only if they are talented. Since he is a walk on, I am happy he is here.
Ironcity writes:
Not at all. I am saying if the kid is not talented, no matter how great a guy he is, he doesn't need to be at UT. Funny thing about athletes no one complains about their morals or character when they win (look at LSU and Alabama).
Yet when you lose everyone complains about lack of character even if its not evident. I always feel fans use lack of character as an excuse to justify lousy play.
An example would be Bray and Rogers. We all loved them when we were winning but as soon as we lose a game we should have won (Kentucky) we blame them. We ignore the fact that Bray played with the flu and with a broken finger.
Had we won we fans would have talked about how tough he was to play through pain and illness, instead we focused on a statement overheard by a disgruntled senior who was angry we lost our last game.
I think 95% of all athletes have great character/morals. I think its an overused catch phrase used by fans and coaches to make us feel better. I hope I answered your question.
JimmyJoe writes:
I hope he can shoot like his HS coach.... The ole dirt dauber!
VolunteerLifer writes:
And throw that long bounce pass.
mocsandvolsfan writes:
Uhhhh somewhat maybe? Our bigs need the passes at there waist and up if possible. They also need to watch for passes. Even though I realize you were joking....it seems that a lot of mishandled passes this year have just been either poor passes or just great passes that are only great when caught.haha
Ayres_Hall writes:
He's a walk-on. Relax. He'll be a better scrimmage guy than the Summitt kid. Geez.
underthehill writes:
Would be good to get a couple more unexpected wins and get attention away from...
mocsandvolsfan writes:
Just so you know...I didn't mean that as a correction to what you were saying. Print sometimes (for me at least) sounds much harsher ( OR softer) than intended. I would love to see some of those long bounce passes as a bounce pass is much easier to handle.
It's very hard for me to say things in a serious manner on this site. I see humor in almost every post. It's a curse. Though at times I get mad! I don't know why. I think it's my paranoia kickin' in. no it's not! yes it is!
ok ok I'm off here for a while.
SneakyPete writes:
Everybody knows Tyler is there only as a coach in training. His practice skills are not important, just what he can bring to the table in knowledge and learning. In a way, he's what you can call..... a walkon coach.
johnlg00 writes:
Character is about the kind of person you are when you think nobody is watching you. You are referring to the opinions of often uninformed fans. My oft-stated opinion is that, at a given level, the differences in innate talent among players are so small that the players who deliver a consistently higher percentage of their God-given ability will usually prevail. Nothing can turn a 6-footer into a seven-footer, but otherwise I think the principle holds. One aspect of character in the athletic sense is the desire and ability to give all you can give in games and practices without looking for the easy way out. It is what drives a player to work hard on his weaknesses in the off-season when there are no coaches standing over you. I would agree with you that a majority of student-athletes have good morals, at least allowing for their ages and backgrounds, but the kind of character I am talking is perhaps not so common, and is often the difference between the good athlete and the great one.
johnlg00 writes:
True that! See my comment on the Lady Vols vs UK preview article.
Ironcity writes:
I raise an eyebrow when a player is mentioned with high character who over the last two years has committed to Wright State and changed his mind. Went to Clemson and left after a year. Went to Liscomb for a semester and left and now he is at UT.
That really doesn't sound like someone of high character. I ma sure the kid is a good kid but just because he is coming to UT doesn't make him a great guy.
johnlg00 writes:
No, simply coming to UT doesn't make for high character in and of itself. The explanation I heard for Stanton's travels is that he signed at Wright State because of the coach there at the time. When that coach got the job at Clemson, he followed him there. Then he apparently got homesick at Clemson and went to Lipscomb to be closer to Springfield in Middle Tennessee. Then he came to UT in part because Martin had been recruiting him for Missouri State.
A teenager who changes his mind, even more than once, is not necessarily a bad guy. Besides, I'm not the one who said he is a good character guy, Martin did, and judging by who he has brought in so far and all he has said about the importance of character to him in a recruit, I am inclined to believe him. I don't know the kid at all. Heck, I don't even know Martin at all except for what I read on here and see on TV.
I just think it is perhaps too easy to be cynical about people who are said to have high character because our recent societal experience shows us that many who talk a lot about that just want to get into our pockets or for us to give them power. I try not to hold that against teenage kids.
Ironcity writes:
All good points. I hope the kid can play. I also hope we recruit over him because that would be a good thing in my book.
johnlg00 writes:
Can't argue with any of this. Still love to see some more good big guys pop up on the radar, as I'm sure you would too.
Ironcity writes:
I think we are a great PG away from being a top 20 team. I like Golden and think he would be a fantastic two guard but he slows the team down some and quite frankly is not quick enough to handle the fast PG's he would be perfect on the wing. He could also help when teams press. Right now I cringe every time I see Mcrae, Washpun, Richardson or Tatum start dribbling up the court.
johnlg00 writes:
Golden is light years better than he was last year, but I'm not sure the Vols could live with the small back-court that would likely result from moving him to the 2-spot with this year's roster. He might almost be better off guarding bigger wing players, since he may not be at such a quickness disadvantage. If we had a tall PG prospect, moving him might be a different matter. The main thing that gives me hope right now is that Martin's motion offense doesn't really require a classic PG. The remaining drawback there is needing someone to bring the ball up reliably against pressure defenses. Oh well, all teams have weaknesses, so I guess we will have to go with what we've got right now, and hope we can find ways to win despite our flaws.
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