The task is to pick a starting five from men’s basketball players who have donned Tennessee orange this century. Who ya got?
There any number of directions you could go, depending on your priorities. If you’re assembling a team with a heavy emphasis on fan-favorites, Dane Bradshaw and Wayne Chism are obvious selections.
If sheer ability is the top priority for your squad, then Tobias Harris, Tyler Smith and CJ Watson merit serious consideration.
If you want a mixture of those two elements combined with loyalty to the program, good luck finding a better group than the one that was assembled at midcourt during the first media timeout of Tennessee’s win over Florida on Wednesday night.
Bobby Maze, Chris Lofton, Jordan McRae, Josh Richardson and Ron Slay were all at Thompson-Boling Arena for the game, and the ovation they received from the 16,000-plus fans was impressive.