Knecht is 1st team AP All-American

[utvolpj]

Knecht Collects Associated Press First Team All-America Distinction - University of Tennessee Athletics

Dalton Knecht of the Tennessee men's basketball team is an Associated Press First Team All-American, as announced Tuesday afternoon.

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[PEPPERJAX]

Boss!!!!!!

 

[ursaminotaur]

He has consistently put together some of the most impressive college performances I've ever seen. Has anybody ever come out of left field and rushed onto the national stage in the way that he has? Can't think of many. And I can't wait to see him become a true legend in the Tourney. Believe! GBO

 

[TheMookieMonster]

Congrats, DK! Well-deserved. He should honestly be NPOY but I understand why he won’t be.

Well, I guess he now officially meets the requirements for getting his jersey retired. I think whether or not that happens will entirely depend on how far this team goes the next few weeks.

 

[TooLegit2Quit]

He was a 1st team selection on 56 of 62 ballots. Can only imagine the morons that didn't have him as a first teamer.

 

[VolsFan-TX]

Congrats, DK! Well-deserved. He should honestly be NPOY but I understand why he won’t be.

Well, I guess he now officially meets the requirements for getting his jersey retired. I think whether or not that happens will entirely depend on how far this team goes the next few weeks.

He must meet at least 3 of the 5 criteria below and he has two already. It is possible he could get POY from some organization. He may have a career record at UT, but I do not think he does with playing only one year. I guess we just need to win the tournament!

• SEC Player of the Year
• National Award (Player of the Year, Sullivan, or similar honor)
• First-Team All-American
• Career record holder in a significant category (as determined by the committee) at the UT, SEC, or national level upon completion of career
• National championship during tenure

I think the selection committee has some flexibility in the criteria as well.

 

[BelleVol]

He was a 1st team selection on 56 of 62 ballots. Can only imagine the morons that didn't have him as a first teamer.

Does Rece Davis get to vote because he’s a moron.

 

[EZE]

He must meet at least 3 of the 5 criteria below and he has two already. It is possible he could get POY from some organization. He may have a career record at UT, but I do not think he does with playing only one year. I guess we just need to win the tournament!

• SEC Player of the Year
• National Award (Player of the Year, Sullivan, or similar honor)
• First-Team All-American
• Career record holder in a significant category (as determined by the committee) at the UT, SEC, or national level upon completion of career
• National championship during tenure

I think the selection committee has some flexibility in the criteria as well.

First player to lead a Vols team to the Final Four probably would do it.

 

[spacificislander]

Guy is so good. Really glad we got him on the team

 

[luthervol]

He can write an incredible ending to his TN story over the next couple of weeks. Fingers crossed that he does.

 

[Thunder Good-Oil]

4th ever at UT. Nard, Dale, Grant.

 

[lastlapuncle]

Congratulations to Dalton for his talent and his hard work here at UT this year.Now to win 5 more games then let er rip!

 

[Rocky Top T]

Our best player by far, ZZ is next, the others are average at best.

 

[VOLywood]

Awesome, now let's win that natty!

 

[WillisWG]

4th ever at UT. Nard, Dale, Grant.

dam good company....

 

[Capt Straight]

He is so smooth shooting that you expect the ball to go in the hoop every time. We will most assuredly miss him next year.

 

[BernardKingGOAT]

Our best player by far, ZZ is next, the others are average at best.

Aidoo is All-SEC...... you really can't help yourself. Got to get your daily dig in

 

[CAVPUT]

Congrats, DK! Well-deserved. He should honestly be NPOY but I understand why he won’t be.

Well, I guess he now officially meets the requirements for getting his jersey retired. I think whether or not that happens will entirely depend on how far this team goes the next few weeks.

That's his best shot at meeting the criteria. If he has a great tournament and we make a deep run and someone knocks off Purdue, it's possible. Do they wait until the tournament is over before voting on NPOY?

 

[twigsxx2]

Would love to see a buzzer beater from the logo to send us to the final 4 from DK!

 

[TheMookieMonster]

He must meet at least 3 of the 5 criteria below and he has two already. It is possible he could get POY from some organization. He may have a career record at UT, but I do not think he does with playing only one year. I guess we just need to win the tournament!

• SEC Player of the Year
• National Award (Player of the Year, Sullivan, or similar honor)
• First-Team All-American
• Career record holder in a significant category (as determined by the committee) at the UT, SEC, or national level upon completion of career
• National championship during tenure

I think the selection committee has some flexibility in the criteria as well.

DK is likely to win the award for best Small Forward. So that national award will probably end up giving him the 3 boxes he needs to check. But, since he will be playing only one year, I'm sure there will be some resistance to having his jersey retired. That's why I think the only way it happens is if he leads us to something historic like that first Final Four.

 

[vol94]

He has consistently put together some of the most impressive college performances I've ever seen. Has anybody ever come out of left field and rushed onto the national stage in the way that he has? Can't think of many. And I can't wait to see him become a true legend in the Tourney. Believe! GBO

It’s going to be an exciting tournament, especially when Knecht leads out Vols to the final four and the chip over UCONN.

Yes, I believe.

 

[walkenvol]

Congrats, DK! Well-deserved. He should honestly be NPOY but I understand why he won’t be.

Well, I guess he now officially meets the requirements for getting his jersey retired. I think whether or not that happens will entirely depend on how far this team goes the next few weeks.

Hypothetical - if he hadn’t rolled his ankle against NC, would he now be the front runner for National POY over Eady? His per game scoring average would be increased 3-4 points and he would hold the all time scoring record for a visiting player at NC.

 

[SGMVols]

He must meet at least 3 of the 5 criteria below and he has two already. It is possible he could get POY from some organization. He may have a career record at UT, but I do not think he does with playing only one year. I guess we just need to win the tournament!

• SEC Player of the Year
• National Award (Player of the Year, Sullivan, or similar honor)
• First-Team All-American
• Career record holder in a significant category (as determined by the committee) at the UT, SEC, or national level upon completion of career
• National championship during tenure

I think the selection committee has some flexibility in the criteria as well.

If he leads UT’s first ever FF, even if we don’t cut down the nets in Phoenix, I can’t imagine he wouldn’t get backing for retirement

 

[VolTull]

Unbelievable! Barnes and Knecht must have been psychic!

 

[Namorto1]

Knecht was must see TV virtually from the jump for the entire season, except for those series of games when he was nursing an injury in December. Elite offensive skills with elite mental toughness and has been a pleasure to watch. DK gave us moments that we won't ever forget with scoring explosions that don't come around very often. I hope he gives us a Glen Rice-type NCAA tournament run. While UT has had some great scorers, I don't think we have seen anyone as versatile as Knecht at all 3 levels offensively, which in my opinion puts him in the Top 5 from the players I've seen over the years.