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Tennessee basketball: Is Kennedy Chandler Vols’ greatest one-and-done ever?

By Caleb Calhoun

Mar 13, 2022; Tampa, FL, USA; Tennessee Volunteers guard Kennedy Chandler (1) takes the ball up court against the Texas A&M in the first half at Amelie Arena. Mandatory Credit: Nathan Ray Seebeck-USA TODAY Sports
Mar 13, 2022; Tampa, FL, USA; Tennessee Volunteers guard Kennedy Chandler (1) takes the ball up court against the Texas A&M in the first half at Amelie Arena. Mandatory Credit: Nathan Ray Seebeck-USA TODAY Sports /
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Feb 2, 2021; Oxford, Mississippi, USA; Tennessee Volunteers guard Keon Johnson (45) during the game against the Mississippi Rebels at The Pavilion at Ole Miss. Mandatory Credit: Justin Ford-USA TODAY Sports
Feb 2, 2021; Oxford, Mississippi, USA; Tennessee Volunteers guard Keon Johnson (45) during the game against the Mississippi Rebels at The Pavilion at Ole Miss. Mandatory Credit: Justin Ford-USA TODAY Sports /

Pick Analysis. 2020-2021. Keon Johnson. 4. player. Scouting Report. Guard. 534

2021 NBA Draft

  • New York Knicks (Traded to Los Angeles Clippers)
  • Round 1
  • Pick 21

Now we’re on the one-and-dones who actually went to school as one-and-dones. Keon Johnson was part of what may have been the greatest recruiting class in Tennessee basketball history. A five-star guard, he started on the wing for Rick Barnes and co. during the 2020-2021 season. Defense was his speciality throughout the year.

Standing at 6’5″ 186 pounds, Johnson averaged over a steal a game and was one of the best transition players on the Vols his one season there. His athleticism and defensive prowess made him the best NBA Draft prospect on the team that season.

Johnson’s offense, though, wasn’t efficient his one year with UT, which puts him down here. Although he averaged over 11 points a game, he shot 27.1 percent from three and under 45 percent from the field. His 51.9 true shooting percentage hurt as well.

It’s also worth noting that Johnson only started 17 of the 27 games the Vols played that season. Team success also hurt him, as UT went 18-9 and 10-7 in the SEC while suffering a first-round exit from the NCAA Tournament. Since he was one of two one-and-dones on this team, that was a major underachievement. We go to the second one next.

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