Tennessee Volunteers basketball statistical leaders

The Tennessee Volunteers basketball statistical leaders are individual statistical leaders of the Tennessee Volunteers basketball program in various categories,[1] including points, three-pointers, assists, blocks, rebounds, and steals. Within those areas, the lists identify single-game, single-season, and career leaders. The Volunteers represent the University of Tennessee in the NCAA's Southeastern Conference.

Tennessee began competing in intercollegiate basketball in 1908.[1] However, the school's record book does not generally list records from before the 1950s, as records from before this period are often incomplete and inconsistent. Since scoring was much lower in this era, and teams played much fewer games during a typical season, it is likely that few or no players from this era would appear on these lists anyway.

The NCAA did not officially record assists as a stat until the 1983–84 season, and blocks and steals until the 1985–86 season, but Tennessee's record books includes players in these stats before these seasons. These lists are updated through the end of the 2023–24 regular season. Players active in that season are indicated in bold.

Scoring

Career Rk Player Points Seasons 1 Allan Houston 2801 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 2 Ernie Grunfeld 2249 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 3 Tony White 2219 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 4 Chris Lofton 2131 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 5 Reggie Johnson 2103 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 6 Dale Ellis 2065 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 7 Bernard King 1962 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 8 Dyron Nix 1877 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 9 Vincent Yarbrough 1737 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 10 Carl Widseth 1683 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56

Season Rk Player Points Season 1 Allan Houston 806 1990–91 2 Dalton Knecht 780[2] 2023–24 3 Dale Ellis 724 1982–83 4 Allan Houston 717 1991–92 5 Tony White 711 1986–87 6 Reggie Johnson 698 1978–79 7 Grant Williams 696 2018–19 8 Jordan McRae 692 2013–14 9 Ernie Grunfeld 683 1975–76 10 Bernard King 672 1976–77

Single Game Rk Player Points Season Opponent 1 Tony White 51 1986–87 Auburn 2 Ron Widby 50 1966–67 LSU 3 Tony White 49 1986–87 Florida State 4 Carl Widseth 47 1955–56 Auburn 5 Grant Williams 43 2018–19 Vanderbilt Allan Houston 43 1989–90 LSU Ernie Grunfeld 43 1975–76 Kentucky Bernard King 43 1975–76 Florida Reggie Johnson 43 1979–80 Florida 10 Bernard King 42 1974–75 Georgia Bernard King 42 1974–75 UW-Milwaukee

Rebounds

Career Rk Player Rebounds Seasons 1 Gene Tormohlen 1113 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 2 Bernard King 1004 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 3 Dyron Nix 944 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 4 Carl Widseth 937 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 5 Wayne Chism 930 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 6 Reggie Johnson 920 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 7 Vincent Yarbrough 862 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 8 Josiah-Jordan James 844[3] 2019-20 2020-21 2021-2022 2022-23 2023-24 9 Jarnell Stokes 836 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 10 Rob Jones 804 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86

Season Rk Player Rebounds Season 1 Jarnell Stokes 392 2013–14 2 Gene Tormohlen 384 1957–58 3 Gene Tormohlen 372 1958–59 4 Bernard King 371 1976–77 5 Gene Tormohlen 357 1956–57 6 Red Robbins 327 1965–66 Ian Lockhart 327 1989–90 8 Bernard King 325 1975–76 9 Jarnell Stokes 318 2012–13 10 Rob Jones 317 1984–85

Single Game Rk Player Rebounds Season Opponent 1 Herb Neff 36 1951–52 Georgia Tech 2 Gene Tormohlen 31 1956–57 Ole Miss 3 Gene Tormohlen 28 1958–59 Michigan 4 Gene Tormohlen 27 1956–57 Arizona Herb Neff 27 1951–52 Mississippi State 6 Gene Tormohlen 26 1958–59 Georgia Tech 7 Gene Tormohlen 25 1958–59 Wyoming Gene Tormohlen 25 1958–59 Wyoming Gene Tormohlen 25 1958–59 Vanderbilt 10 Gene Tormohlen 24 1957–58 Florida

Assists

Career Rk Player Assists Seasons 1 Johnny Darden 715 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 2 C.J. Watson 577 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 3 Zakai Zeigler 555[4] 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25 4 Rodney Woods 525 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 5 Tony Harris 509 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 6 Tyrone Beaman 491 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 7 Allan Houston 460 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 8 Santiago Véscovi 453[5] 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 9 Jordan Bone 405 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 10 Michael Brooks 397 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1984–85

Season Rk Player Assists Season 1 Rodney Woods 227 1974–75 2 Johnny Darden 221 1976–77 3 Zakai Zeigler 218[4] 2023–24 4 Jordan Bone 215 2018–19 5 Johnny Darden 192 1977–78 6 Tyrone Beaman 184 1982–83 7 Bill Hann 173 1968–69 8 Dane Bradshaw 165 2006–07 9 Johnny Darden 164 1975–76 10 Kennedy Chandler 161[6] 2021–22 Zakai Zeigler 161[4] 2022–23

Single Game Rk Player Assists Season Opponent 1 Bill Hann 19 1967–68 Alabama 2 Bert Bertelkamp 16 1979–80 Maryland Johnny Darden 16 1977–78 Northwestern Rodney Woods 16 1974–75 Georgia 5 Fred Jenkins 15 1986–87 Georgia 6 Zakai Zeigler 14[7] 2023–24 Texas A&M Lamonte Turner 14[8] 2019–20 Murray State LaMarcus Golden 14 1993–94 South Carolina Rodney Woods 14 1972–73 Auburn 10 Zakai Zeigler 13[9] 2023–24 Kentucky Johnny Darden 13 1977–78 Auburn Johnny Darden 13 1976–77 Xavier Johnny Darden 13 1976–77 LSU Rodney Woods 13 1974–75 Wisconsin-Milwaukee Rodney Woods 13 1974–75 Vermont Rodney Woods 13 1974–75 Ole Miss Rodney Woods 13 1974–75 LSU Rodney Woods 13 1974–75 Georgia

Steals

Career Rk Player Steals Seasons 1 Santiago Véscovi 212[5] 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2 Vincent Yarbrough 211 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 3 Zakai Zeigler 201[4] 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25 4 C.J. Watson 198 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 5 Chris Lofton 193 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 6 JaJuan Smith 183 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 Josiah-Jordan James 183[3] 2019-20 2020-21 2021-2022 2022-23 2023-24 8 Fred Jenkins 177 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 9 Tyrone Beaman 173 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 10 Dane Bradshaw 162 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07

Season Rk Player Steals Season 1 LaMarcus Golden 78 1993–94 2 Kennedy Chandler 74[6] 2021–22 3 JaJuan Smith 73 2006–07 4 Josh Richardson 67 2014–15 Dane Bradshaw 67 2006–07 Tyrone Beaman 67 1982–83 7 Clarence Swearengen 66 1988–89 8 Ian Lockhart 64 1989–90 9 Zakai Zeigler 62[4] 2023-24 10 JaJuan Smith 61 2007–08

Single Game Rk Player Steals Season Opponent 1 Kennedy Chandler 7[10] 2021–22 Presbyterian Vincent Yarbrough 7 1998–99 UNC-Greensboro LaMarcus Golden 7 1993–94 Mercer Clarence Swearengen 7 1988–89 UAB Clarence Swearengen 7 1987–88 Florida Dale Ellis 7 1981–82 Mississippi State Terry Crosby 7 1976–77 Florida

Blocks

Career Rk Player Blocks Seasons 1 C.J. Black 212 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2 Kyle Alexander 185 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 3 Grant Williams 160 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 4 Wayne Chism 152 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 5 Doug Roth 146 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 6 Dyron Nix 142 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 7 Isiah Victor 140 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 8 Yves Pons 137[11] 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 9 Charles Hathaway 133 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 10 Vincent Yarbrough 131 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 Armani Moore 131 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16

Season Rk Player Blocks Season 1 Yves Pons 73[11] 2019–20 C.J. Black 73 1997–98 3 Jonas Aidoo 66 2023–24 4 Kyle Alexander 64 2018–19 5 Grant Williams 61 2016–17 6 Doug Roth 60 1988–89 7 Kyle Alexander 57 2017–18 8 Grant Williams 55 2018–19 C.J. Black 55 1999–00 10 Armani Moore 54 2015–16

Single Game Rk Player Blocks Season Opponent 1 Yves Pons 9[12] 2020–21 Florida 2 Yves Pons 6[13] 2019–20 Jacksonville State Grant Williams 6 2016–17 Texas A&M Kyle Alexander 6 2015–16 TCU Wayne Chism 6 2008–09 Kansas Elgrace Wilborn 6 2002–03 Georgetown Doug Roth 6 1988–89 LSU Reggie Johnson 6 1978–79 Biscayne Reggie Johnson 6 1976–77 Vanderbilt

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