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Former Vol Allan Houston during a visit back to UT in 2006.
This year celebrates the centennial season of men's basketball at Tennessee. The News Sentinel continues its series looking into the players, teams and events that have molded an exciting history.
Tennessee has played basketball for 100 years. A century of competition has produced countless great performances.
Many aspects of the game, however, are counted. Statisticians meticulously track the action and record the numbers for posterity.
This wasn’t always the case. Although the scores of games have been recorded back to the first season, keeping individual scoring and rebounds didn’t come in vogue until the 1950s.
Assists weren’t regularly tabulated until the end of the 1960s. Blocked shots and steals were included at the end of the 1970s.
Here’s a rundown on the school career records in various statistical categories:
Points: Allan Houston (1989-93), 2,801.
Points per game: Bernard King (1974-77), 25.8.
Rebounds: Gene Tormohlen (1956-59), 1,113.
Rebounds per game: Tormohlen (1956-59), 16.9.
Field goals: Houston (1989-93), 1,961.
Field-goal percentage (minimum 500 attempts): Dale Ellis (1979-83), 59.5.
Free throws: Houston (1989-93), 651.
Free-throw percentage (minimum 300 attempts): Jimmy England (1968-71), 88.1.
Consecutive made free throws: Danny Schultz (1963) and Michael Brooks (1985), 39.
3-point baskets: Chris Lofton (2004-08), 431.
3-point percentage (minimum 200 attempts): Houston (1989-93), 42.4.
Assists: Johnny Darden (1975-79), 715.
Assists per game: Rodney Woods (1972-75), 6.91.
Blocked shots: C.J. Black (1996-2000), 212.
Steals: Vincent Yarbrough (1998-2002), 211.
Games: Rob Jones, (1982-86) 130.
Starts: Lofton (2004-08), 128.
Minutes: Houston (1989-93), 4,606.
Minutes per game: Shane Williams (1994-96), 37.7.
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Comments » 38
HtownVol writes:
thats informative
Major_Magilicutty writes:
Interesting that Vincent Yarborough led in steals. I had no idea.
HtownVol writes:
Didnt he leave his Junior year?? thats pretty good if he did
MrBamSeydu writes:
This is really cool info actually
Down_The_Field writes:
lot of good ones in that group.
thought of michael brooks..like watching him shoot from the shoulder...nice shot.
i'd love to see lofton, ellis, king, houston and j smith on the same team.
HtownVol writes:
How was Tormohlen at UT from 1956-69?? The rules was different back then... Or its supposed to say 59..HHmmm
HtownVol writes:
Or 66-69??
tractoronthepole writes:
Good old Johnny Darden. Don Devoes arrival caused havoc on his senior year. The young man from Springfield Tennessee would make no look passes that hit our players in the face. Devoe only played man to man, and no zone. At Johnny's senior dinner with Devoe in attendance he gave a talk on the value of zone defense.
Orangeblood13 writes:
most posts by a clueless person.....you my friend
heart and desire and hustle aren't found in a stat book
pdhuff#552644 writes:
Great read.
volinky writes:
I am glad to see him here as well. If had been asked, he would not have crossed my mind at all. I would have guessed Tyrone Beaman, Fred Jenkins...
tractoronthepole writes:
Could you imagine how good this team would be with Nick Calathes?
volball7222 writes:
Lowest IQ belongs to.........
RobtheVol=or< room temp in an iglo in the north pole.
CoverOrange writes:
So you're admitting that he had one good (non-wasted) year?
Progress, naffy.
CoverOrange writes:
Minutes per game: Shane Williams (1994-96), 37.7.
Really? Did he sneak in when ONeill wasn't looking? I have no recollection of this name. But then this was the era when I was out of earshot of John Ward and Al Gore hadn't invented ESPN360 yet.
ULTIMATEVOLUNTEER writes:
Dane must have sat by somebone other than Rob one day for lunch.
murrayvol writes:
That's the only stat that really surprised me.
murrayvol writes:
I've imagined that since last year. The boy can play.
VOLorado writes:
and still didn't make the "All-Century Team"
BigOrangeJeff writes:
To me, Brooks was the most glaring omission from the All-Century Team.
BOJ
stevefrommemphis writes:
Amazing thing about Dale Ellis' FG% is that many of those shots were made with 2 or 3 defenders surrounding him, especially in 1982. Once the guards got the ball inside, Ellis was almost automatic. Smooth as silk, and he made it look so effortless - truly a great player.
txsvol#372416 writes:
Tormohlen was a hero of my youth so it was in the '50s. Tom Boerwinkle was the big 7 footer for us a decade later, who when on to an NBA career with the Chicago Bulls! SAVol
johnlg00 writes:
No kidding! I was working on campus in those days and even went to a number of games--yeah, I know, I'm a masochist--and when I saw that name, my reaction was "Shane WHO?"
johnlg00 writes:
Me too! Vincent never looked to me like he hustled enough to lead in such a stat, but he had long arms and was sneaky-quick so he got his hands on a lot of balls. He probably lulled a lot of opponents into lazy passes and careless dribbles because of his apparently languid demeanor on the court.
johnlg00 writes:
There was a considerable body of opinion when he was here that he just didn't give it his all on the court. Lots of people thought, rightly or wrongly, that his numbers in all categories should have been much higher than they were. He was in essence the "anti-Bradshaw"--seemingly all the talent in the world, but not a whole lot of "want-to".
johnlg00 writes:
Not at UT. He was almost exclusively a 15'-and-in post player at UT. His NBA game was completely different from his game at UT.
MattDillon writes:
Seems to me Shane Williams was from Science Hill high school in Johnson City. I'm also thinking he had a high school teammate that was on the same UT team named Rob Williams. Anyone confirm?
dcline84 writes:
Bradshaw may have hustled, which gained respect from me; however, he had the talent to be playing somewhere like Roane State. In addition, there is now way you can tell me that Dane Bradshaw should have been a member of the all-century team.
mjmsaysgovols writes:
you obviously have no clue dude, as some of your posts in the past...at Tennessee, Dale Ellis rarely left the paint...you dont remember?? ask someone who does...
drpeek2005 writes:
Last I heard, Johnny was coaching a high school team - maybe at Springfield. Wonder if he's running a man or zone defense?
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Yep he is the men's bball coach at Springfield High School, 8 years ago when I attempted to play for him we were running a mixture of zone and man defenses. I didn't watch him in college but I remember him from school
Southland writes:
Ellis was my favorite player. He never looked like he broke a sweat. Devoe won a lot of games but he made players look like robots. Of course Jerry Green made them look like they didnt have a coach and yet he won a lot of games as well. We hired two head cases back to back in Green and ONeal. A disgrace to UT from start to finish, especially O'Neal. We also have had two of the worst coaches in Houston and whats his name before Pearl. I stopped keeping up with basketball during those two eras. Not a bandwagon fellow. Just cant stand total frustration from a team I love.
Tnbass7 writes:
Rodney Woods Best High School Coach from UT,
ClockworkOrange writes:
Hey Mattingly...this is interesting and relevant historical information!!!!! This is what I'm talking about. Good job Mike! Teach Mattingly how to make vol history interesting
BigOrangeBoss writes:
You should see how many of the Top Ten stats he is also in. Still no All-Century team what a pity. Maybe the best all around player to ever wear the Orange and White.
BigOrangeBoss writes:
The All-Century Team was bias
bigdisbig writes:
And I thought Benard King stole more than anyone.
GeneralNeylandsReturn writes:
ouch...smile
volcraze writes:
Anyone know what happened to Dyron Nix? I believe I have the name right.
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