Former Tennessee Volunteers shooting guard Josh Richardson was drafted with the 40th overall pick in the 2nd round of the 2015 NBA Draft on Thursday night, marking the third basketball Vol to be drafted in the last two seasons. Jarnell Stokes was taken by the Utah Jazz with the 35th overall pick (and then traded to the Memphis Grizzlies), and Jordan McRae was selected with the 52nd overall pick by the Philadelphia 76ers in the 2014 NBA Draft.
The basketball Vols have now had as many players drafted over the last two years as the football Vols have.