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10 best Tennessee basketball NBA careers ever

By Joey Loose

Feb 5, 2011; Knoxville, TN, USA; Tennessee Volunteers forward Tobia Harris (12) reaches for a loose ball against the Alabama Crimson Tide during the second half at Thompson-Boling Arena. The Crimson Tide beat the Volunteers 65-60. Mandatory credit: Don McPeak-USA TODAY Sports
Feb 5, 2011; Knoxville, TN, USA; Tennessee Volunteers forward Tobia Harris (12) reaches for a loose ball against the Alabama Crimson Tide during the second half at Thompson-Boling Arena. The Crimson Tide beat the Volunteers 65-60. Mandatory credit: Don McPeak-USA TODAY Sports /
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February 25, 2012; Orlando FL, USA; Landry Fields (right) of team New York celebrates with teammates Allan Houston (20) and teammate Cappie Pondexter after winning the 2012 NBA All-Star Shooting Stars competition at the Amway Center. Mandatory Credit: Kim Klement-USA TODAY Sports
February 25, 2012; Orlando FL, USA; Landry Fields (right) of team New York celebrates with teammates Allan Houston (20) and teammate Cappie Pondexter after winning the 2012 NBA All-Star Shooting Stars competition at the Amway Center. Mandatory Credit: Kim Klement-USA TODAY Sports /

Tennessee basketball best NBA career No. 2: Allan Houston

Allan Houston won a state title in Louisville and played four years for the Volunteers under his father Wade, a former player and longtime assistant at Louisville. He was a major impact player for Tennessee in the early ’90s and was an impressive shooter as well.

What you need to know about Houston is that he was a scorer. He averaged greater than 20 points in all four seasons with the Volunteers, earning All-SEC honors each season as well. He had very solid assist numbers and left campus as the school’s all-time best 3-point shooter. Unfortunately, he never played in an NCAA Tournament, playing on several weak Volunteers squads.

This high-volume shooting guard went 11th in the 1993 NBA Draft to the Detroit Pistons and would spend the next twelve seasons with the Pistons and Knicks, spending most of his career in New York. He was a two-time NBA All-Star who regularly averaged at least 18 points per game.

Houston was a talented shooter and scoring weapon for the Knicks. He led the league in free throw percentage in 1993 and was always among the best, still ranking among the all-time league leaders. He was also a major contributor in leading the Knicks to the NBA Finals in 1999.

Over that twelve-year NBA career, Houston put up nearly 15,000 career points and was an important weapon for nearly a decade with the Knicks. He didn’t contribute to winning basketball while starring at Tennessee, but certainly ended his playing career as a winner, even without a title ring. He’s been in the Knicks’ front office for the last 15 years.

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