Vols’ Jordan Bowden, Lamonte Turner have excelled as subs

Tennessee's Jordan Bowden (23) is guarded by South Carolina's Frank Booker during a game in Knoxville in February 2018. Tennessee's Jordan Bowden (23) is guarded by South Carolina's Frank Booker during a game in Knoxville in February 2018.

By Gene Henley January 17, 2019 4 min read

KNOXVILLE – “Peanut Butter and Jelly,” meet “Thunder and Lightning.”

The latter could be the nickname of the third-ranked Tennessee men’s basketball’s team latest standout duo, junior guards Jordan Bowden and Lamonte Turner.

The former is a reference to forward Grant Williams and guard Admiral Schofield, who developed their moniker while playing the soccer video game “FIFA,” in reference to Williams bringing a “smoothness” to the court while Schofield contributed a “knock you out”-type of taste.

Tennessee’s Lamonte Turner, shown during the Vols’ win at Florida on Saturday, has been a star substitute along with fellow guard Jordan Bowden.

The newest reference started Wednesday with a tweet from Turner to Bowden that simply read, “Thunder?” Bowden replied with “Lightning,” followed by two eyeballs and a pair of question marks.

What wasn’t questionable was the pair’s play off the bench in the Volunteers’ 106-87 home win over Arkansas on Tuesday night.