5 former players you want this championship for...

[ttocswob]

Bert Bertlekamp, for all those years alongside Kesling.

 

[lostsheep]

Every player that had the misfortune of suffering through the lean years of Wade Houston and Kevin O’Neill.

 

[Russdaddy2027]

Chris Lofton
Admiral
Pons
Grant Williams
Jordan Bone

 

[VolsAgainstTheWorld15]

Give me 5 former Tennessee basketball players you want this tournament championship for the most.

Chism, Grant, Admiral, Slay, Lofton

 

[kcvols1]

Dyron Nix
Steve Hamer
Wayne Chism
Chris Lofton
Bobby Maze
Ron Slay

 

[BACKDOC]

White, C Lo, Slay, Schofield, Williams

 

[BACKDOC]

Dyron Nix
Steve Hamer
Wayne Chism
Chris Lofton
Bobby Maze
Ron Slay

Yeah, Bobby Maze is a good one I didn't think of.

 

[radams52780]

For the mid-aged fans that I thought gave their all: Hamer, Yarbrough, Slay, Lofton, Hopson. Richardson, Williams and Schofield were recently great as well.

 

[Mini Me]

Ellis, Slay, Lee, Harris, Williams/Schofield, Victor and Maze (for future talent)

 

[ttocswob]

Every player that had the misfortune of suffering through the lean years of Wade Houston and Kevin O’Neill.

Steve Hamer, also doing time alongside Kesling.

 

[VolPack22]

1. Chris Lofton
2. Allan Houston
3. Bernard King
4. Ron Slay
5. Grant Williams

5 players from 5 different eras of winning teams

This would be my list. Although I would make an exception and lump Grant and Admiral into one.

 

[TN-POSSUM]

This would be my list. Although I would make an exception and lump Grant and Admiral into one.

I agree with @gordonr24's list and also with your exception. I too would make another exception and lump Dane Bradshaw with Chris Lofton (it's also hard not to think about Lofton without thinking about JuJuan Smith).

And then there's....

*Bernard King and Ernie Grunfeld
*Wayne Chism and JP Prince
*Ron Slay and Vincent Yarborough
*Allan Houston and Allan's daddy

 

[FranklinVFL]

Chism
Bone
Lofton
Admiral
Pons

 

[AllThingsTN]

1. Lofton
2.bernie
3.grant williams
4.hopson
5.Fulkerson

As in Scotty Hopson? Random

 

[ptcarter]

John Ward

 

[PackersVols91]

Scooter McFadgon

 

[Ghost of Archvol]

Give me 5 former Tennessee basketball players you want this tournament championship for the most.

It’s gotta be post ‘79 guys right? How about the following:
CJ Black
Steve Hamer
Chris Lofton
Tony White
Dane Bradshaw

 

[lastlap]

Alexander, Bone, Bowden, Schofield, and Williams -- they fought so hard in the 2018 championship game.

This is the team that made Tennessee relevant again.

 

[volsfan24017]

Tobias Harris
Skyler McBee
Melvin Goins
Cameron Tatum
Steven Pearl