Who is your favorite basketball Vol of all time

#53
#53
Since Howard Wood has already got some love. I will go with Reggie Johnson and Myron Carter.
 
#54
#54
Stokes, Hubbs , and Nichols. They went down in history as the first to hang a championship banner...I'm from the fUTure.
 
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#56
#56
Hard to go with one favorite really, so I'll give a top 5...

1. Allan Houston. Best pure basketball player I ever personally saw play for UT.
2. Chris Lofton. Improved his game and skill-set every year except his last one. Cancer is the only thing that could slow him down.
3. Dyron Nix. The guy was smooth as silk and had an A+ hairdo.
4. Dane Bradshaw. He wasn't the most talented, but he hustled his rear end off, maximized the talent he did possess, made his teammates better, was unselfish, and played at a position that he stood no real chance of being successful on paper, yet he out-worked his opponent on most nights.
5. Vincent Yarbrough. Much-maligned ala Scotty Hopson, but had a very solid career and was fantastic his senior season. He could drive, shoot, rebound, and is the school's all-time leader in steals.

Honorable Mention...
Jenis Grindstaff, for courage and heart alone. Guy suffered through a couple major knee injuries and lost both of his parents to cancer before he turned 20. Never really lived up to expectations due to injuries, but he was a warrior as a person.
 
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#57
#57
alaVOL said:
Tony White
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This. He was a scoring machine. Wish he would've been part of better teams.

2nd: Ian Lockhart. The best work Wade Houston ever did was in developing Lockhart's NBA-level talent. We rarely got to see him in the Devoe era. Classic example of hard work and perseverance winning out in the end.

Honorable mention: Doug Roth.

Not the best player. Never lived up to the hype. But he went all-out for Tennessee all the time. And I'll never forget the LSU game in Baton Rouge: hit the three and flipped off the LSU crowd. The whining from Jordy Hultberg on Jeff Pilot after that moment was classic. His precious Tigers were winning, yet he was still crying about Roth.

Roth got a standing ovation from the student section the first game back in Knoxville.
 
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#58
#58
Michael Brooks....followed closely by tony white and dyron nix but you can't go wrong with any vols
 
#59
#59
Kevin Nash just because he is Kevin Nash....then there is Snodgrass.
 
#61
#61
u795308 said:
Dale Ellis:rock:
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BINGO!!! Dale Ellis was the smoothest, most complete player we've ever had IMO....Loved to see him around the basket make moves and adjust in mid air to the defense....Played with all out hustle and played to win..and played with a guy from Memphis Melrose named Michael Brooks who could "fill it up""......I agree though when Chris Lofton was on he was a joy to behold as well...
 
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#62
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T.N. Buckingham said:
This. He was a scoring machine. Wish he would've been part of better teams.

2nd: Ian Lockhart. The best work Wade Houston ever did was in developing Lockhart's NBA-level talent. We rarely got to see him in the Devoe era. Classic example of hard work and perseverance winning out in the end.

Honorable mention: Doug Roth.

Not the best player. Never lived up to the hype. But he went all-out for Tennessee all the time. And I'll never forget the LSU game in Baton Rouge: hit the three and flipped off the LSU crowd. The whining from Jordy Hultberg on Jeff Pilot after that moment was classic. His precious Tigers were winning, yet he was still crying about Roth.

Roth got a standing ovation from the student section the first game back in Knoxville.
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Yeah that Doug Either moment was awesome
 
#63
#63
Going back a ways, but mine is Tom Boerwinkle (1968-1978). UT's first 7 footer. Had a nice career with the Bulls.
2. King
3. Grunfeld
4. Wood
5. Lofton
 
#66
#66
I agree with Slydell Ernie/Bernie but will add Ron Widby too. I still rememeber him punting the basketball when he had a chance.
Go Vols
utvots
 
#67
#67
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Swagger
 
#68
#68
Ernie G. has to be near the top. When we played Kentucky it didn't matter who was fouled Ernie would step to the line to take the shots. Actually worked a couple times and he shot 90+% from he line so why not.
 
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#69
#69
I’ve seldom seen any tandem in basketball as phenomenal as Bernie and Ernie. It was great watching those two play together for the Vols. It’s hard to single out a single player as my favorite, but I remember King saying, after a KY hillbilly in the arena threw a lit cigarette in his hair after the first KY matchup, that his team would never again lose to KY. They never did. I wish one of our current players would make a similar pronouncement; it compels your team to live up to the vow. We could use that sort of incentive this season and we have to tools to get it done. As far as more recent players, I love what Chris Lofton did for the Vols, especially since he was voted the best 3-point shooter in college basketball history.



Lofton Named Greatest 3-point Shooter - UTSPORTS.COM - University of Tennessee Athletics

Lest we forget:

Chris Lofton 3-point highlights [2006-2007] - YouTube
 
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#71
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Vercingetorix said:
Solid, irrefutable choice. I really liked that era. Dale Ellis, Howard Wood, Michael Brooks, who was maybe as good a shooter as Lofton but who unfortunately played before the three-point shot. That was a really fun team.
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And phenomenal defense.
 
#73
#73
My favorite by far and one of the best basketball players I've ever had the pleasure of watching. To steal a phrase from John Ward, he was relentless...the kind of person you'd want by your side if you were going to war.
 

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#74
#74
Big Wayne for me, when the headband came off you knew it was going down. He led us to the Elite 8 with that win over Ohio State.
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