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Tennessee’s Admiral Schofield embraces Utah Jazz culture ahead of pre-draft workout in Salt Lake

SALT LAKE CITY — Inside the Schofield household, Anthony and Dawn called their son by his middle name, Donovhan.

It wasn’t until he was enrolled in school that he realized his full name was actually Admiral Donovhan Schofield.

With his father stationed in the Navy, Admiral was born in London, England, but grew up a diehard fan of Michael Jordan and the Chicago Bulls after returning to America at a young age to settle in Zion, Illinois.

“Ever since I was young, my dad handed me these VHS tapes, ‘His Airness,’ ‘Air Time’ and ‘Come Fly with Me.