After a single, historical season with Tennessee, Dalton Knecht was drafted with the 17th overall pick in the NBA Draft to the Lakers.
During his one year with the Vols, Knecht racked up various awards, honors and records:
- Consensus First Team All-American
- Naismith Award Finalist
- AP National Player of the Year runner up
- Consensus SEC Player of the Year
- Wooden Award Finalist
- CBS, ESPN and Field of 68 Transfer of the Year
- Four-time SEC Player of the Week
- Two-time National Player of the Week
- One of just four Vols to average 20-plus points in a season
- First Tennessee player ever to score 30 points in five-straight games
- Second to Allan Houston in points in a single season with 780
Knecht shined all season as the only player in the country to score at least 39 points three times and the only player to score at least 37 points five times, but his stock took a leap near the end of the year and during the NCAA Tournament.