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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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1. Jarnell Stokes, 2012-2014

He’s undersized, but Jarnell Stokes would still be Tennessee basketball’s starting center on here. At 6’8″ 260 pounds, he has ridiculous athleticism that allows him to play like a seven-footer, and he was the leader of the Cuonzo Martin era.

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Stokes’ play got UT to the Sweet 16 as a junior, when he averaged over 15 points and 10 and a half rebounds. For his career, he averaged 13 points and nine and a half rebounds, and he was the Vols’ best pure post scorer of the entire decade.

2. Kyle Alexander, 2015-2019

Although he didn’t average double-figures, Kyle Alexander was the best defensive specialist underneath the basket for the Vols throughout this decade. Combine that with his 6’11” 215-pound frame, and he is the only player with the true size of a center on here.

Alexander averaged one and a half blocks per game for his career, and he also averaged nearly seven rebounds his senior season. The cleanup man down low, his play was what couldn’t be measured in stats. UT needs one scrapper on this team, and Alexander is that guy.

3. Tobias Harris, 2010-2011

He played one year for the Vols, and it was the year in which UT went 19-15, lost in the first round of the NCAA Tournament and saw Bruce Pearl get fired. However, amidst all those distractions, Tobias Harris proved he was an NBA talent.

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Harris could play the wing, the four or center at 6’8″ 226 pounds. Because of the state of the roster, we put him at center. He averaged over 15 points and seven rebounds his one year with Tennessee basketball, and he could stretch the floor. As a result, he is a great fit for this roster and is the only one-year player who earned a spot on it.

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