CAREER HIGHS

• Points: 27 // at Kentucky, 3/3/20
• Rebounds: 12 (3x) // last vs. Texas A&M, 3/13/22
• Assists: 6 // vs. North Carolina, 11/21/21
• Steals: 4 // at Cincinnati, 12/18/19
• Blocks: 5 (2x) // last vs. Texas Tech, 12/7/21
• Field Goals: 10 // at Kentucky, 3/3/20
• 3-Pointers: 1 // vs. Florida, 2/29/20
• Free Throws: 10 // vs. Kentucky, 2/8/20
• Minutes: 39:26 // at Kentucky, 3/3/20

HONORS

• 2022 SEC Community Service Team
• Lute Olson National Player of the Week (Dec. 27, 2021)
• SEC Player of the Week (Dec. 27, 2021)
• 2021 SEC Winter Academic Honor Roll
• 2021 SEC Community Service Team
• 2020 All-SEC Second Team (Coaches)
• 2020 SEC Community Service Team
• 2020 SEC Winter Academic Honor Roll

2021-22 - SUPER SENIOR

• Game-by-Game Statistics 
• VIDEO: 2022 Player Feature
• Received his master's degree in Agricultural Leadership, Education and Communications on May 20, 2022.
• Announced that he will use a portion of his NIL earnings to donate $2 to the Tennessee Fund for every point the team scores during the 2021-22 season; the Vols scored 2,571 points, leading to a donation of $5,142.
• Finished his Tennessee career with 165 career appearances. He holds the SEC and Tennessee program records for the most career games played.
• Was Tennessee's first player off the bench 17 times; led the Vols in blocks 10 times and in rebounding nine times. Also drew a team-high 11 charges.
• Had his second-highest scoring total of the season with 15 points on 7-for-8 shooting against Longwood (3/17/22).
• Recorded eight points and a career-high-tying 12 rebounds in the SEC championship game against Texas A&M (3/13/22).
• Scored 12 points—including four straight to stop a late Bulldog run—on 5-for-8 shooting at Georgia (3/1/22).
• In what was his seventh career win over Kentucky (2/15/22), scored 14 points, was a perfect 6-for-6 at the free throw line and had a team-high eight rebounds.
• Compiled a 12-point, six-rebound, three-assist and two-block performance in the Vols’ win over Vanderbilt (2/12/22).
• Had a nine-point, three-block effort in 18 minutes off the bench to help Tennessee defeat Florida (1/26/22).
• Eclipsed the career 1,000-point mark against LSU (1/22/22), becoming the 53rd member in program history of the 1,000-point club.
• Scored 10 points, grabbed seven rebounds and blocked two shots against South Carolina (1/11/22).
• Exploded for 24 points and 10 rebounds—while also drawing 13 fouls—in Tennessee's win over No. 6 Arizona (12/22/21), recording his seventh career double-double and second of the season; he earned his first career SEC Player of the Week award for his performance.
• Scored 12 points on 6-for-7 shooting against USC Upstate (12/14/21), also grabbing six rebounds and recording three assists.
• Recorded his sixth career double-double against Texas Tech (12/7/21) with 10 points and 10 rebounds, also adding a career-high-tying five blocks.
• Had 10 points, six rebounds, two assists and two blocks in Tennessee's road win over Colorado (12/4/21).
• Scored in double figures for the second straight game while playing a season-high 27 minutes against Tennessee Tech (11/26/21), finishing with a season-high 14 points along wth six rebounds.
• Shot 6-for-7 from the field and scored 13 points while dishing out a career-high six assists during UT’s win over North Carolina (11/21/21).
• After missing the season-opener due to injury, returned to UT’s starting lineup against ETSU (11/14/21), scoring six points and grabbing 10 rebounds.
• Named to the 20-man preseason watch list for the Karl Malone Award, presented annually to the nation's top college power forward.
• Was selected as a first-teamer on the SEC head coaches' Preseason All-SEC Team.

2020-21 - SENIOR

• Game-by-Game Statistics 
• Missed most of the postseason due to injury and announced on April 16 that he planned to utilize the extra season of eligibility granted by the NCAA due to the COVID-19 global pandemic.
• Earned a spot on the Wooden Award Midseason Top-25 List and also appeared on the Lute Olson Award watch list.
• Led the Vols in field-goal percentage (.527) and was the team's second-leading rebounder (5.5 rpg).
• Ranked fourth on the team in scoring with 9.5 points per game.
• Led the team in rebounding eight times and was UT's top scorer four times.
• Scored 10 or more points 14 times on the season.
• Appeared in 17 SEC games, averaging 8.6 points and 5.5 rebounds while shooting .519 in 26.4 minutes per game.
• Was forced to leave the SEC Tournament win over Florida (3/12/21) following two flagrant blows to the head; that ultimately ended his season.
• Finished the season with the sixth-best career field-goal percentage in school history, at .567 (minimum 500 attempts).
• His 174 career offensive rebounds as of the end of the season ranked 15th in program history.
• Grabbed his 500th career rebound when the Vols played at Auburn (2/27/21).
• Tallied a season-high 19 points, pulled down six rebounds, dished out a trio of assists and recorded a pair of steals in the home victory over South Carolina (2/17/21).
• Recorded 11 points, six boards and three assists to help lead UT past No. 15 Kansas (1/30/21).
• Scored 15 points on 6-of-9 shooting and dished out a career-high-tying five assists at Florida (1/19/21).
• Scored 15 points and pulled down a game-high eight rebounds in the Vols' win over Vanderbilt (1/16/21).
• Stuffed the stat sheet in the Vols' home victory over Arkansas, scoring 16 points, hauling in eight rebounds, rejecting three shot attempts and dishing off a trio of assists.
• Was named Knoxville News Sentinel's 2020 Sports Person of the Year at the conclusion of the calendar year.
• Scored 10 points and dished off a career-high-tying five assists in Tennessee's dominant victory over Saint Joseph's (12/21/20).
• Scored 13 points and pulled in a team-high-tying six rebounds in the victory over Tennessee Tech (12/18/20).
• Recorded his fourth career double-double in the Vols victory over Cincinnati (12/12/20), scoring a game-high 15 points and reeling in a career-high-tying 12 rebounds, with four of those boards coming on the offensive glass.
• Shared the team lead in scoring with 11 points in Tennessee's season-opening win over Colorado (12/8/20).

2019-20 - JUNIOR

• Game-by-Game Statistics 
• Completed his bachelor's degree in Recreation & Sport Management in May.
• Named to the coaches' All-SEC second team after leading the Vols in scoring (13.7 ppg), field-goal percentage (.612), total rebounding (5.9 rpg), offensive rebounding (2.1 orpg) and steals (1.1 spg); his scoring average jumped 10.6 points from his sophomore season.
• His .612 field goal percentage (156-255) was the fourth-best single-season percentage in program history, trailing only VFLs Bernard King, Reggie Johnson and Dale Ellis.
• Finished the year ranked second in the SEC in field-goal percentage (.612), 18th in scoring (13.7 ppg) and 18th in rebounding (5.9 rpg).
• Recorded two double-doubles, led the Vols in scoring 13 times and led the team in rebounding 12 times.
• Had never scored 20 points coming into the season, but did so four times in the Vols' last 10 games: at Alabama (2/4/20), at South Carolina (2/15/20), vs. Florida (2/29/20) and at #6 Kentucky (3/3/20).
• Recorded a career-high 27 points on 10-of-15 shooting and pulled in six rebounds to help fuel a massive 29-9 second-half run and come-from-behind win at sixth-ranked Kentucky (3/3/20).
• His 27 points at Kentucky were the second-most ever by a Vol during a Tennessee win at Rupp Arena, trailing only Chris Lofton's 31 points on Feb. 7, 2006.
• Scored a game-high 22 points in the home win over Florida (2/29/20), finishing 10-of-15 from the field while knocking down his first career 3-point field goal to put the Vols up by two possessions with less than two minutes left. 
• Scored 15 points and pulled down five rebounds in UT's contest at Arkansas (2/26/20).
• Recorded 17 points while adding three blocks and a steal to go along with an assist and seven rebounds in UT's home win over Vanderbilt (2/18/20)
• In UT's contest at South Carolina (2/15/20), he poured in a then-career-high 25 points on eight made field goals.
• Battled through flu-like symptoms during the home win over Arkansas (2/11/20) to score 14 points while grabbing a game-high eight rebounds.
• Poured in a then-career-high 22 points, knocking down 8-of-9 shots from the field, while also rejecting three shot attempts in UT's victory at Alabama (2/4/20).
• Recorded his third double-double in five games, recording 15 points and a career-high 12 rebounds at third-ranked Kansas (1/25/20).
• Poured in a career-high 18 points and had 10 rebounds while adding three steals in UT's home victory over Ole Miss (1/21/20).
• Tallied 12 points and reeled in eight rebounds in UT's win at Vanderbilt (1/18/20).
• Scored 15 points and matched a career-high with 10 rebounds in UT's home win over South Carolina (1/11/20).
• Stuffed the stat sheet in Tennessee's matchup with Memphis (12/14/19), tallying nine points, seven rebounds, three assists, three blocks and two steals.
• Poured in a then-career-high 17 points and had seven huge rebounds in UT's victory over 20th-ranked VCU (11/30/19) at the Emerald Coast Classic.
• Finished with 14 points and six rebounds in Tennessee's 75-62 victory over 20th-ranked Washington (11/16/19) at the James Naismith Classic in Toronto.
• Started and totaled 10 points, nine rebounds, three assists, one block and a steal in the season-opening win over UNC Asheville (11/5/19).
• Served on the SEC Men’s Basketball Leadership Council.
• Also served on UT’s Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC), along with fellow team rep Jalen Johnson.

2018-19 - SOPHOMORE

• Game-by-Game Statistics
• Established himself as a reliable contributor off the bench during the Vols' impressive 31-win season, scoring at least five points in 12 games, grabbing at least five boards on five occasions, while recording multiple assists eight times, multiple blocks six times and multiple steals five times.
• Joined Kyle Alexander and Grant Williams as the only players on the team to record 25 blocks and 15 steals; finished as UT's third-leading shot blocker (25).
• Recorded four points, four rebounds, one block and one steal in victory over Colgate (3/22/19) in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.
• Threw down a pair of highlight-reel dunks to go along with five points in the win vs. No. 4 Kentucky (3/16/19) in the semifinals of the SEC Tournament.
• Had three rebounds, three steals, two points and a block in UT's home victory over Mississippi State (3/5/19)
• Tallied six points and three rebounds in 19 minutes of action during the win at Ole Miss (2/27/19).
• Had two highlight-reel dunks to go along with six points, three rebounds and two blocks in the home win vs. South Carolina (2/13/19).
• Stepped up big off the bench in UT's win at South Carolina (1/29/19), posting six points, three rebounds and a block in 15 minutes of action.
• Filled the box score with seven points, four rebounds, three steals, two assists, two blocks and a steal during UT’s win against Arkansas (1/15/19).
• Dropped a career-high 15 points in the win against Tennessee Tech (12/29/18) to go along with four rebounds, two blocks and two steals.
• Tallied six rebounds, five points, two blocks, two assists and a steal in win at Memphis (12/15/18).
• Recorded five points, five rebounds and two blocks in 14 minutes of action in UT's thrilling win over No. 1 Gonzaga (12/9/18).
• Grabbed a season-high eight rebounds, five of which were offensive, in the win vs. Eastern Kentucky (11/28/18).
• Scored a season-high 11 points on 4-of-4 shooting from the field vs. Louisville (11/21/18) in the NIT Season Tip-Off; it was his first time scoring in double-digits since his freshman year against Georgia Tech (12/3/16).
• Tallied six rebounds, two blocks and two steals in 16 minutes of action in Tennessee's win against Georgia Tech (11/13/18).
• Posted six points, five rebounds and a pair of steals in 18 productive minutes off the bench in UT's season-opening win over Lenoir-Rhyne (11/6/18).

2017-18 - REDSHIRT FRESHMAN

• Game-by-Game Statistics
• Averaged 9.3 minutes per game in 30 appearances as he gradually worked his way back from a pair of injuries that required separate surgeries and limited his 2016-17 campaign to just 10 games played.
• Earned his first start of the season in UT’s second-round NCAA Tournament matchup against Loyola-Chicago (3/17/18) after Kyle Alexander was held out due to injury.
• Posted a season-high seven boards to go with two points, an assist and a block in UT's NCAA Tournament win over Wright State (3/15/18).
• Gave the Vols four points in just five minutes of action off the bench in UT’s win over Ole Miss (2/3/18)
• Scored four points on 2-of-3 shooting in win over LSU (1/31/18).
• Was crucial in UT’s comeback victory vs. #17 Kentucky (1/6/18), helping penetrate UK’s zone defense to post three points, three rebounds and three assists in a season-high 19 minutes of action.
• Had a career-high three steals against High Point (11/14/17) while also tallying eight points and three rebounds in the win.
• Made his much-anticipated return in UT’s season-opening win over Presbyterian (11/10/17), recording four points, five rebounds, a career-best five assists, two blocks and a steal in 18 minutes off the bench.

2016-17 - REDSHIRT

• Game-By-Game Statistics
• Appeared in each of UT's first 10 games, but suffered a dislocated right elbow and fractured right wrist against Lipscomb (12/15), which sidelined him for the remainder of the season.
• Averaged 4.7 points and 4.6 rebounds in 16.0 minutes per game while shooting a team-best .567 from the field.
• Was a part of the highest-scoring freshman class in program history (1,140 points).
• Solid outing at No. 7 North Carolina (12/11): scored eight points on 4-of-4 shooting with four rebounds and a team-high two steals.
• Scored 12 points and grabbed eight rebounds in a win over Georgia Tech (12/3).
• Made his first career start in the Maui Invitational finale against Chaminade, posting eight points and eight rebounds.
• Turned in an impressive performance against No. 13 Oregon, logging his first career double-double with 12 points, a game-high 10 rebounds, five blocks, two steals and two assists in 37 minutes of work.
• Made his collegiate debut in the Vols' opener vs. Chattanooga (11/11/16), pulling down a pair of rebounds in eight minutes off the bench.

HIGH SCHOOL

• Graduated from The Christ School in Arden, North Carolina, where he was coached by Scott Willard.
• Broke former Duke and NBA star Marshall Plumlee's single-season school record for blocks while leading Christ School to a 22-9 record as a senior in 2015-16; Fulkerson finished the year with 113 blocked shots.
• Averaged 14.5 points, 10.1 rebounds, 3.9 assists and 3.6 blocks per game as a senior.
• Was selected as the Carolinas Athletic Association 2016 Player of the Year and also earned NCISAA 3-A All-State honors.
• At the 2015 Queen City Holiday Classic in Charlotte, North Carolina, he flirted with a triple-double, totaling 16 points, 13 rebounds and seven blocks in a win over tournament host Vance High School.
• Scored a team-high 23 points as Christ School knocked off previously-unbeaten Carolina Day on its home court on Dec. 11, 2015.
• As a junior in 2014-15, Fulkerson led his team in scoring (10.0 ppg) and rebounding (6.1 rpg) while also setting a school record with 93 blocked shots (he would break his own record as a senior).
• Earned All-Carolinas Athletic Association honors and was a second-team selection on the Asheville Citizen-Times All-Western North Carolina team as a junior.
• Attended Dobyns-Bennett High School in his hometown of Kingsport, Tennessee, as a freshman and sophomore.
• Played AAU basketball with the Tennessee Bobcats program, coached by Kevin Feltner.

PERSONAL

• Full name is John Michael Fulkerson
• Born April 29, 1997, in Johnson City, Tennessee
• Son of Mike and Ramona Fulkerson
• Has one older brother and two younger sisters
• Offers personalized videos for fans through the Cameo app, username Fulky
• Undergraduate Academic Major: Recreation & Sport Management (May 2020)
• Graduate-Level Academic Major: Agricultural Leadership, Education and Communication (May 2022)
• Recipient of the Larry Pratt Athletic Scholarship Endowment