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Tennessee basketball 2010s all-decade team

By Caleb Calhoun

NASHVILLE, TN - JANUARY 23: Admiral Schofield #5 and Grant Williams #2 of the Tennessee Volunteers look on during the game against the Vanderbilt Commodores at Memorial Gym on January 23, 2019 in Nashville, Tennessee. Tennessee won 88-83 in overtime. (Photo by Joe Robbins/Getty Images)
NASHVILLE, TN - JANUARY 23: Admiral Schofield #5 and Grant Williams #2 of the Tennessee Volunteers look on during the game against the Vanderbilt Commodores at Memorial Gym on January 23, 2019 in Nashville, Tennessee. Tennessee won 88-83 in overtime. (Photo by Joe Robbins/Getty Images) /
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Point guard

1. Jordan Bone, 2016-2019

For the decade, Tennessee basketball only had five true point guards starting at the position: Bobby Maze, Melvin Goins, Trae Golden, Antonio Barton and Jordan Bone. Maze only played half a year, Goins and Barton were solid but not standout players, and Golden transferred out.

That leaves Bone as the only standout true point guard for the decade, and it’s why he tops this list. A three-star recruit, Bone got better each of his three years and, at 6’3″ 180 pounds, averaged 13.5 points and nearly six assists in 2018-2019. He was a big reason for the Vols epic run from 2017 to 2019 under Rick Barnes.

2. Lamonte Turner, 2016-2019

The rest of the point guards on here are combo guards. Lamonte Turner was the No. 2 point guard behind Jordan Bone from 2016 to 2019, even if at other times he was starting at shooting guard. His ability to do both, and the roster situation, is why we moved him to backup point guard.

Turner averaged just under 11 points a game his redshirt sophomore and redshirt junior seasons, and he was an elite three-point shooter. In 2019, he made the full transition to point guard, averaging over 12 points and nearly eight assists. However, a shoulder injury limited his efficiency, which is why he shut the season down right at the end of 2019. He still made this list, though.

3. Kevin Punter, 2014-2016

A junior college player who committed to play for Donnie Tyndall, Kevin Punter moved over to point guard when Rick Barnes arrived. He did a great job with the transition and was a bright spot on a bad team in 2015-2016.

As a senior, Punter averaged over 22 points a game to go along with three and a half assists. At 6’4″ 180, he was the first to buy in to Barnes’ system, and for that, he deserves a ton of credit as an explosive player.

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