University of Tennessee Athletics
Vincent Yarbrough Named SEC Legend
February 19, 2016 | Men's Basketball
Vincent Yarbrough will be Tennessee’s representative among the former greats from each of the Southeastern Conference institutions participating in the 2016 SEC Tournament who will be honored as the 2016 Allstate® SEC Basketball Legends. The tournament takes place March 9-13 at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tenn.
Each SEC Basketball Legend will be recognized at halftime of his institution's first game at the tournament.
Cleveland, Tennessee, native Vincent Yarbrough starred for the Volunteers from 1998-2002 and finished his career as one of UT’s 10 most prolific scorers as well as the program’s all-time steals leader.
The 6-foot-7 forward twice earned second-team All-SEC honors before garnering first-team status as a senior in 2002.
No Vol has logged more than Yarbrough’s 211 career steals, and he ranks ninth on Tennessee’s all-time scoring list with 1,737 career points. He also ranks among the school’s all-time top 10 in rebounding (seventh, 862), field goals made (10th, 613), 3-pointers made (seventh, 179) and blocks (seventh, 131).
The Denver Nuggets selected Yarbrough in the second round of the 2002 NBA Draft, and he enjoyed a successful pro basketball career until retiring in 2010.
This marks the 18th year of the SEC Basketball Legends program.
In addition to Yarbrough, the 2016 class includes Ennis Whatley, Alabama; Pat Bradley, Arkansas; Jack Stewart, Auburn; Lee Humphrey, Florida; Jarvis Hayes, Georgia; Larry Conley, Kentucky; Stanley Roberts, LSU; Johnny Neumann, Ole Miss; Mario Austin, Mississippi State; Devan Downey, South Carolina; Carroll Broussard, Texas A&M; Shan Foster, Vanderbilt.
