Admiral Donovhan Schofield (born March 30, 1997) is a British-American professional

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player for the

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of the

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(NBA). He played

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for the

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Early life

Schofield, the son of Anthony and Dawn Schofield, was born at St Mary's Hospital in London. His brother

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is a linebacker who won a Super Bowl with the

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. He has another brother General and a sister Octavia; one other brother, Joshua, drowned in

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in 2007. Admiral Schofield attended

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where he played center. In his final high school game, he recorded 23 points with 18 rebounds against Stevenson in the Class 4A regional championship. In AAU play, he competed for Dickey Simpkins' Team NLP.

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recruited him to Tennessee, but Schofield decided to stay after Tyndall was fired.

College career

Schofield averaged 7.6 points and 4.0 rebounds per game as a freshman. He missed three games as a sophomore while he was suspended for violating team rules. He only scored 3.5 points per game in nonconference play, but began to break out during the conference season and had his first double-double of 18 points and 10 rebounds in a loss to

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. As a sophomore at Tennessee, Schofield averaged 8.2 points and 4.4 rebounds per game. Schofield was named to the SEC All-Tournament Team as a junior due to a 22-point effort in the SEC Title game loss to

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. As a junior, Schofield averaged 13.9 points and 6.5 rebounds per game. He helped Tennessee to a 26–9 record and the second round of the NCAA tournament. In the first round win over Wright State, Schofield had 15 points and 12 rebounds. Schofield was named to the Second Team All- SEC. Following the season, he declared for the

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but did not hire an agent, thus leaving open the possibility of returning to the Volunteers. Schofield announced his return to Tennessee on May 29. As a senior, Schofield averaged 16.5 points and 6.1 rebounds per game. He was named to the First Team All-SEC. He led Tennessee to a 31–6 record and the Sweet 16 of the NCAA tournament. In his final career game, a 99-94 overtime loss to

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, Schofield finished with 21 points.

Professional career

Washington Wizards (2019–2020)

Schofield was selected in the second round of the 2019 NBA draft by the

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, then immediately traded to the

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. He signed a three-year, $4.3 million contract with the Wizards in July. Schofield became a pitchman for

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Sports in August. Schofield was assigned to the

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team the

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. On December 4, he became the first player in the Wizards organization to play a game for the Go-Go and Wizards in the same day. On January 8, 2020, Schofield had 18 points, six rebounds and two assists off the bench in a 123-89 loss to the

. Prior to the stoppage of the NBA season, Schofield played 27 games for the Wizards, averaging 3.1 points and 1.3 rebounds in 10.9 minutes per game, shooting 40.0 percent from the floor. In the G League, he started all 33 games for the Go-Go, averaging 16.0 points, 5.5 rebounds and 2.0 assists in 30.9 minutes per game.

Greensboro Swarm (2021)

On November 19, 2020, Schofield was traded to the

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along with

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for

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and a 2024 second-round pick. However, he was waived by the Thunder at the end of the preseason. On January 11, 2021, he was selected by the

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with the first overall pick of the

draft. In 14 games, he averaged 10.1 points, 5.7 rebounds and 2.1 assists in 26.2 minutes per game.

Lakeland Magic (2021)

In August 2021, Schofield joined the

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for the 2021 NBA Summer League, recording no points on 0-3 shooting, 7 rebounds and 4 assists in 25 minutes at his debut, a 85–83 loss against the

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. On September 21, 2021, he signed with the

, but was waived at the end of training camp. On October 28, he joined the

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and played 12 games, averaging 14.4 points, 7.2 rebounds and 1.8 assists in 33.0 minutes per game.

Orlando Magic (2021–present)

On December 17, 2021, Schofield signed a 10-day contract with the

. He signed a second 10-day contract with the team on December 27. On January 6, 2022, he was signed to a

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. On April 9, Schofield was fined $20,000 by the NBA for his role in an on-court altercation during a game against the

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two days later. On July 22, 2022, Schofield signed another two-way contract with the Magic. On December 29, he was suspended by the NBA for one game without pay due to coming off the bench during an altercation in a game against the

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the day before. On February 21, 2023, the Magic converted Schofield's deal to a standard NBA contract.

Career statistics

NBA

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College

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References

External links

NBA.com bioTennessee Volunteers bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Schofield, Admiral 1997 births Living people American men's basketball players Basketball players from Greater London Basketball players from Illinois Capital City Go-Go players Greensboro Swarm players Lakeland Magic players Orlando Magic players People from Zion, Illinois Philadelphia 76ers draft picks Shooting guards Small forwards Sportspeople from the Chicago metropolitan area Tennessee Volunteers basketball players Washington Wizards players