Tennessee basketball: Vols top 10 greatest players in the 2010s decade
It’s easy to forget that Jordan McRae was actually a part of the same recruiting class as Trae Golden and Tobias Harris in 2010. They were supposed to take Tennessee basketball to new heights with the program coming off an Elite Eight finish and rolling under Bruce Pearl. However, the NCAA infractions and subsequent firing changed everything.
Harris bolted after a year. Golden played under Cuonzo Martin but eventually transferred. McRae, however, stuck it out. And as a result, he has a four-year career on Rocky Top that saw lots of accomplishments.
Those accomplishment include the NCAA Tournament appearance in 2010 and the Sweet Sixteen appearance in 2014, a year in which he had to step up after the injury to Robert Hubbs III. He also earned first-team All-SEC.
For his career, McRae had 1,521 total points and averaged 13.3 points per game. His senior year, he averaged 18.7 points a game and was the key backcourt player for Rocky Top. His play almost single-handedly lifted the Vols to the Elite Eight, and his overall accomplishments make him a very underrated player in UT history.
A 6’6″ guard who could shoot from the outside, McRae did see some action in the NBA as well. But in reality, his accomplishments as a four-year guy on Rocky Top, with all four seasons fully being in this decade, were enough for us to give him a spot on this list.