Grunfeld Named as UT's SEC Basketball Legend - University of Tennessee Athletics

February 13, 2001 | Men's Basketball

Ernie Grunfeld is one of 12 greats from around the Southeastern Conference named to the 2001 class of the Chick-fil-A SEC Basketball Legends.

Vols' All-Time Scoring Leaders

1. Allan Houston - 2,801

2. Ernie Grunfeld - 2,249

3. Tony White - 2,219

4. Reggie Johnson - 2,103

5. Dale Ellis - 2,065

Grunfeld, who currently is listed as the school's second all-time leading scorer with 2,249 points, will be honored at halftime of Tennessee's first game at the SEC Tournament in Nashville.

Grunfeld combined with Bernard King in the mid-1970s to form one of the most dominating scoring duos in the nation. Grunfeld led the SEC in scoring with 25.3 points per game in 1976 and finished second to King in the scoring race in 1975 and 1977.

The two-time All-America went on to play nine seasons in the NBA and is currently the General Manager of the Milwaukee Bucks.