The Greatest Tennessee Basketball Players of All Time
List Rules
Upvote the best basketball players in Volunteers history based only on the player's college career.
Tennessee basketball fans, we’re ranking the best Tennessee Volunteers of all-time. This list of Tennessee basketball players includes current and former players, along with the seasons played with the college. Featuring All-Americans, players in the NBA, and school legends who had their jerseys retired, the top players from University of Tennessee-Knoxville men's basketball team history include Bernard King, Allan Houston, Dale Ellis, and Chris Lofton. Who is the best Tennessee Volunteer ever?
Vote up the ones you think are the greatest Tennessee basketball players in Volunteers history. Feel free to add any Volunteer freshmen, NBA rookies, or Tennessee alumni missing from the list.
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- 1Small forward
- Age: 66
- Teams: Utah Jazz, Washington Wizards, Brooklyn Nets, Golden State Warriors, New York Knicks
1974–1977
Bernard King (born December 4, 1956) is an American retired professional basketball player at the small forward position in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played 14 seasons with the ...more - 2Power forward
- Number: 40
- Teams: Boston Celtics
2016–2019
Grant Dean Williams (born November 30, 1998) is an American professional basketball player for the Boston Celtics of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the ...more - 3Shooting guard
- Age: 51
- Teams: Detroit Pistons, New York Knicks
1989–1993
Allan Wade Houston (born April 20, 1971) is an American retired professional basketball player who played in the National Basketball Association (NBA) from 1993 to 2005. A shooting guard, Houston ...more - 4Small forward, shooting guard
- Age: 62
- Teams: Dallas Mavericks, Charlotte Hornets, Seattle Supersonics, Milwaukee Bucks, Denver Nuggets
1979–1983
Dale Ellis (born August 6, 1960) is a retired American professional basketball player, who played in the National Basketball Association (NBA). - 5Shooting guard, Small forward
- Age: 67
- Teams: Kansas City Kings, Milwaukee Bucks, New York Knicks
1973–1977
Ernest Grunfeld (born April 24, 1955) is an American former professional basketball player and former general manager of the Washington Wizards of the National Basketball Association. In college at ...more - 6Shooting guard
- Age: 36
2004–2008
Christopher Franklin Lofton (born March 27, 1986) is an American professional basketball player for Seoul SK Knights of the Korean Basketball League. He played college basketball with the University ...more
