Schofield and Williams are two of 50 players across the country selected as potential recipients of the player of the year honor. So far this offseason, Schofield was named to the Julius Erving Award watch list, while Williams earned a spot on the Karl Malone Award watch list.
Williams, the reigning SEC Player of the Year, led the SEC Champion Volunteers in scoring (15.2 ppg), was second in blocks (44) and rebounding (6.0 rpg) and finished fourth in assists (66) last season.
Schofield enjoyed a breakout junior campaign last season after moving from the post to the wing. A second-team All-SEC honoree, he led the Vols in rebounding (6.3 rpg) and ranked second in scoring (13.9 ppg) and 3-pointers made (64).
Tennessee was one of 11 schools to have multiple players on the list, including Duke, Gonzaga, Indiana, Kansas, Kansas State, Kentucky, Nevada, North Carolina, Villanova and Virginia. The Vols could also potentially face 13 players named to the list during the regular season.
