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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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Shooting guard

1. Jordan McRae, 2010-2014

After spending his freshman year as a backup, Jordan McRae emerged as Tennessee basketball’s primary backcourt scorer under Cuonzo Martin. The 6’5″ 200-pound two-guard emerged as a starter midway through his sophomore seasons.

In his junior and senior seasons, McRae averaged over 15 and then over 18 points a game. He shot over 35 percent from three and helped carry the Vols to the Sweet 16 in 2014. As a result, he’s our top scoring guard for the decdade.

2. Jordan Bowden, 2016-2020

It’s close between Jordan McRae and Jordan Bowden, but McRae had a much more efficient senior season, and part of Bowden’s was in this decade. That’s why McRae gets the nod. However, Bowden already proved himself to be a great scorer off the bench.

At 6’5″ 193 pounds, Bowden averaged over nine points as a sophomore, over 10 points as a junior and over 13 points as a senior. He shot 34 percent from three for his career and helped UT to back to back NCAA Tournaments, a No. 1 ranking, a Sweet 16 and an SEC regular season title.

3. Scotty Hopson, 2008-2011

In terms of talent, Scotty Hopson may be the best player on here. However, half the work he did was in the previous decade, which is why we have him as the third-stringer here. It came down to him and Cameron Tatum, but Tatum never averaging double-figures kept him off this list.

Once a five-star guard out of Kentucky, Hopson thrived under Bruce Pearl at 6’7″ 200 pounds. He helped the Vols to their only Elite Eight appearance as a sophomore, which occurred in 2010, and then averaged 17 points in 2010-2011, so his play was enough to get on the roster.

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