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.
Age: 63
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 ...more
Age: 48
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, ...more
Age: 59
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).
Age: 33
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 ...more
Age: 64
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 ...more
2016–2019
Teams: Washington Wizards
2015–2019
Admiral Schofield (born March 30, 1997) is an American professional basketball player for the Washington Wizards of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for ...more
Age: 25
1976–1980
Reggie Johnson is a basketball player.
Age: 54
Teams: Golden State Warriors, New York Knicks, Chicago Bulls
1983–1987
Tony F. White (born February 15, 1965) is a retired American professional basketball player. He was a 6'2" (188 cm) 170 lb (77 kg) guard. He played for three teams in the NBA before ...more
Age: 26
Number: 0
Teams: Philadelphia 76ers
2011–2015
Joshua Michael Richardson (born September 15, 1993) is an American professional basketball player for the Philadelphia 76ers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college ...more
1967-1969
Age: 74
1963-1967
George Ronald "Ron" Widby (born March 9, 1945) is a former American football punter in the National Football League (NFL) for the Dallas Cowboys and Green Bay Packers. He also was a ...more
Age: 38
1999–2003
Ronald Sylvester "Ron" Slay is an American professional basketball player who plays for Benfica in the LPB. He was Southeastern Conference player of the year as a senior at Tennessee.
Age: 60
Teams: Utah Jazz
1977–1981
James Howard Wood (born May 20, 1959) is a retired American professional basketball player born in Southampton, New York. A 6'7" 235 lb power forward, Wood played college basketball at the ...more
1969-1971
1962-1965
Age: 26
Number: 32
2008–2011
Brian Scott "Scotty" Hopson is an American professional basketball player who currently plays for the Sioux Falls Skyforce of the NBA Development League.
Age: 25
2011-2014
Jarnell D'Marcus Stokes (born January 7, 1994) is an American professional basketball player who plays for the Xinjiang Flying Tigers of the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA). He played ...more
Age: Dec. at 68 (1945-2013)
Teams: Chicago Bulls
1965–1968
Thomas F. Boerwinkle (August 23, 1945 – March 26, 2013) was an American National Basketball Association center who spent his entire career with the Chicago Bulls.
1962-1964
Age: 46
Teams: Boston Celtics
1992–1996
Steve Ray Hamer (born November 13, 1973) is an American retired professional basketball player. He had a brief National Basketball Association career.
Age: Dec. at 65 (1944-2009)
1964–1966
Austin "Red" Robbins (September 30, 1944 – November 18, 2009) was an American basketball player. Robbins, a 6'8" forward/center from Leesburg, Florida, starred at the University ...more
1941–1947
Age: 82
Teams: Atlanta Hawks, St. Louis Hawks
1956–1959
Eugene R. "Bumper" Tormohlen (May 12, 1937 – December 27, 2018) was an American professional basketball player and coach. He was born and raised in Holland, Indiana; he attended ...more
1954-1955
