Tennessee basketball’s top five players who won the most

A member of Kevin O’Neil’s elite recruiting class that he left Jerry Green in 1997-1998, Isiah Victor was part of that four-year run under Green in the late 1990s and early 2000s. In fact, his four years were the four years with Green, and he became one of Tennessee basketball’s best players during that time.

Victor came off the bench as a freshman and a sophomore, but that didn’t stop him from averaging over 11 points a game his sophomore year. In 1999-2000, the additions of Ron Slay and Marcus Haislip made for such a loaded front-court that while he became a starter, his usage dipped, and he only averaged just over nine and a half points a game.

Throughout his four-year run, Victor never failed to make an NCAA Tournament. He also never failed to win 20 games, and he advanced in the tournament two of those four years. Add in his SEC East title in 1998-1999 and his SEC Championship in 1999-2000, and he won with Green at a very high level.

In 1999-2000, UT set a school record at the time for 26 wins, and they also reached the Sweet Sixteen. Although Dale Ellis had one more NCAA Tournament win, we put Victor ahead of him because the team as a whole won over 70 percent of their games with Victor while only winning just over 65 percent of their games with Ellis.