60 players taken in the NBA draft. Only two teams had more players drafted than Tennessee. Michigan and UCLA with 3 each. That means kentucky, Syracuse, Duke, Arizona, Kansas all had 2 or less selected just like Tennessee had two players selected.
Then the Vols had another player drafted the next year.
Anyone who wants to act like Tennessee wasn't one of the 15 most talented teams in the country needs a reality check. That team showed what it could be with a little motivation and the reigns taken off them where they were allowed to play some basketball.
Dude stop reaching. Those other teams had multiple first round picks and or lottery picks that actually came out after that season. If you count all players on the rosters at least 20 teams at the very minimum had more players drafted with first round picks. Second round picks without guaranteed contracts who don't even play a seasons with of games in their NBA career aren't exactly NBA players.
Teams from that year with more NBA talent and higher draft picks.
UF, Kansas, SU, UNC, Stanford, Az, Wis, Ok State, Gonzaga, Baylor, Oklahoma, UVA, Nova, Iowa State, MSU, UCONN, UM, St Joes, WSU, Michigan, Duke, UL, NC State, UK, Memphis, ND, Indiana.
Pitt, Creighton, UC, Texas, Oregon, Marquette all about even. There are a few more with about the same amount of talent that year.
We were ranked were we should have been. Around 30. We almost made the Elite Eight with top 25-35 talent.
You can't underachieve in a basketball season until its over or you are eliminated from the postseason. There have been NCAA champs with a bunch of head scratchers during the season. No one cares. Basketball is about the postseason.
Now stop lying about us having top 15 talent. I named over 15 teams that have multiple players that are active NBA players. We have one from that year that wasn't even developed yet.