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Little trivia for the basketball knowledgeable individuals on this site.

Who was the first Freshmen to win MOP on FF and his team win National Championship.?

No it's not Pervis Ellison, he was the second to accomplish the feat...
 
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knoxvol52 said:
Little trivia for the basketball knowledgeable individuals on this site.

Who was the first Freshmen to win MOP on FF and his team win National Championship.?

No it's not Pervis Ellison, he was the second to accomplish the feat...
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Without cheating on Google, I’ll guess Patrick Ewing. But it might have been a couple years later before he won the NC.
 
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Thunder Good-Oil said:
Without cheating on Google, I’ll guess Patrick Ewing. But it might have been a couple years later before he won the NC.
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No earlier than that.

Nobody would've got the answer without googling.

Arnie Ferrin Utah Utes 1944

Utah defeated Dartmouth in Overtime to win National Championship...
 
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knoxvol52 said:
Little trivia for the basketball knowledgeable individuals on this site.

Who was the first Freshmen to win MOP on FF and his team win National Championship.?

No it's not Pervis Ellison, he was the second to accomplish the feat...
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Arnie Ferrin from Utah
 
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knoxvol52 said:
No earlier than that.

Nobody would've got the answer without googling.

Arnie Ferrin Utah Utes 1944

Utah defeated Dartmouth in Overtime to win National Championship...
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I knew it immediately. Just checked the thread to see others responded. But I only knew it already because I remember them saying that when Pervis won it in 1986.
 
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Thunder Good-Oil said:
The majority of TN fans will be disappointed if the next coach doesn’t bring an offense first philosophy.
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The vocal among the Tennessee fans on social media also complain about a coach who has us with 3 top 8 finishes in the last 4 years in the AP poll, with the 1 outlier still having finished 20th, heights that this program has never even sniffed before on a consistent/year to year basis. Danny White, as I'm sure he will, would do well to ignore any and everything the majority of Vol fans say on social media.
 
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Titans4Vols said:
The vocal among the Tennessee fans on social media also complain about a coach who has us with 3 top 8 finishes in the last 4 years in the AP poll, with the 1 outlier still having finished 20th, heights that this program has never even sniffed before on a consistent/year to year basis. Danny White, as I'm sure he will, would do well to ignore any and everything the majority of Vol fans say on social media.
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That’s for dang sure. I’m quite certain that White is not going to poll the couch coaches and Mama’s basement dwellers.
 
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Titans4Vols said:
The vocal among the Tennessee fans on social media also complain about a coach who has us with 3 top 8 finishes in the last 4 years in the AP poll, with the 1 outlier still having finished 20th, heights that this program has never even sniffed before on a consistent/year to year basis. Danny White, as I'm sure he will, would do well to ignore any and everything the majority of Vol fans say on social media.
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I just want wins. But the next coach might not be able to get the defensive effort anywhere close to what Barnes gets.

I like chess matches over track meets. But you have to go with what will bring the best athletes to the program. The concept of keeping players for 4 years while teaching defense are winding down.

It seems like shortly after Barnes arrived at UT he went and spent some time with Paul Westhead. I thought that that suggested he’d go with a fast pace. Maybe it was to learn how to best defend that style.

TN’s best eras have been defenses first. Mears transitioned into a run and gun style once he had Ernie and Bernie though. His offensive philosophy was efficiency. He wanted a very high percentage of scores with every offensive possession.

Devoe was defensive minded. Bruce used his defense to generate scoring opportunities. But then KO over emphasized defense to a fault. I think that Jerry just rolled the ball out there and whatever happened was the result.
 
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BernardKingGOAT said:
Yeah, I've been an avid fan of Vols' Mens' Basketball for 55 years. I can argue all day long with support that Barnes is our GOAT coach
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The only question is when did he become the GOAT for TN? I claim it was last year’s Elite 8 appearance. If that wasn’t enough, then it was this year’s #1 ranking.
 
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Thunder Good-Oil said:
The majority of TN fans will be disappointed if the next coach doesn’t bring an offense first philosophy.
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I would put Beard in the same caliber at Barnes. If we were to go from Rick Barnes to Chris Beard, I would find it very bewildering that a “majority” of fans would have issues with that transition.
 
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