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Tennessee basketball: Vols top 10 greatest players in the 2010s decade

By Caleb Calhoun

KNOXVILLE, TN - DECEMBER 29: Grant Williams #2 of the Tennessee Volunteers and Admiral Schofield #5 of the Tennessee Volunteers celebrate on the bench during the second half of the game between the Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles and the Tennessee Volunteers at Thompson-Boling Arena on December 29, 2018 in Knoxville, Tennessee. Tennessee won 96-53. (Photo by Donald Page/Getty Images)
KNOXVILLE, TN - DECEMBER 29: Grant Williams #2 of the Tennessee Volunteers and Admiral Schofield #5 of the Tennessee Volunteers celebrate on the bench during the second half of the game between the Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles and the Tennessee Volunteers at Thompson-Boling Arena on December 29, 2018 in Knoxville, Tennessee. Tennessee won 96-53. (Photo by Donald Page/Getty Images) /
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Guard. player. 534. Scouting Report. Pick Analysis. 2013-2017. Robert Hubbs III. 10

It’s actually sad because Robert Hubbs III was a four-year guy and a team player for Tennessee basketball. However, the only NCAA Tournament team he played on was the 2013-2014 Vols, his freshman year, and he suffered a season-ending injury that year. So he didn’t even get to play in any NCAA Tournament games.

Still, Hubbs’s accomplishments as a four-year player earn him a spot on this list. A five-star 6’5″ 207-pound guard, his loyalty through everything that hit Rocky Top during his tenure is commendable. His first year involved a season-ending injury. Then the coach he committed to, Cuonzo Martin, bolted for the Cal Golden Bears.

Hubbs stayed. Donnie Tyndall then came in and was fired after a year. Rick Barnes was hired to replace him, and Hubbs still stayed. He then became a regular for Barnes as Barnes attempted to build the program.

One of the key guys Barnes praised early on for helping to build the program was Kevin Punter. And that’s commendable. But Hubbs was a four-year guy who stuck through two head coaches. As a result, we decided to give Hubbs the nod on this list.

He was truly a team player. For his career, he scored 1,046 points, and as a senior, he averaged 13.7 points a game and earned second-team All-SEC despite being injured throughout the back half of the year. He helped Barnes build up Rocky Top, and even if he couldn’t take part in its riches, he deserves credit for that.

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