Chaz Lanier hasn't wasted any time getting the Vols going on offense in its second-round game against UCLA. Lanier led the Vols in scoring through the first half and broke a program record early in the second half.
Lanier etched his name in the record book on Saturday night with his 119th three-pointer of the season. The shot set a Tennessee basketball program record for most three-point shots made in a season, breaking Chris Lofton's record of 118 from the 2007-08 season.
The North Florida transfer has not been on campus for one calendar year but has not allowed that to limit his impact this season.
He struggled at points throughout conference play but has caught fire in the NCAA Tournament, scoring 29 points in the first round and already notched 20 points with over 14 minutes to play in the second half of the Vols' second-round game.
Lofton previously set the program record in the 2005-06 season and followed it up by breaking his own record two years later. He is one of the most popular VFLs in program history and was in attendance to see Lanier break the record and shoot the lights out in Lexington, Kentucky.
Tennessee has a chance to make history Saturday night with a win. The Vols could earn their third straight trip to the Sweet 16, which would be a first in Tennessee's program history.
This is the group that could do that for Rick Barnes and the Vols, with Lanier now the program leader in three-pointers and Zakai Zeigler holding the program assist record.