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Knecht Tabbed to USBWA Oscar Robertson Trophy Watch List
February 27, 2024 | Men's Basketball
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – Dalton Knecht of the University of Tennessee men's basketball team is among the choices for the Oscar Robertson Trophy and All-American Watch List, as announced Tuesday afternoon by the USBWA.
A fifth-year guard from Thornton, Colo., Knecht is one of 40 players nationally who made the cut. The list includes four SEC players, as Knecht is joined by Auburn's Johni Broome, Kentucky's Antonio Reeves and Alabama's Mark Sears.
Knecht is also on the Wooden Award Late Season Top 20 Watch List, as announced Jan. 30, and among the 30 members of the Naismith Trophy Midseason Team, as revealed Feb. 15.
A 6-foot-6, 213-pounder, Knecht is averaging 20.1 points, 5.0 rebounds and 2.0 assists per game, while shooting 47.7 percent from the floor and 40.3 percent beyond the arc. In SEC play, he is putting up 24.4 points per contest, the third-best league scoring average (min. two games) of any player in America, regardless of conference.
The Julius Erving Small Forward of the Year Midseason Watch List designee, Knecht owns 13 20-point performances in his first season at Tennessee, including eight 25-point outings, five 30-point showings and a co-national-best three 35-point games. He has also scored 16-plus points in nine straight true games—the only ones he has played as a Volunteer—this season, a streak matched only at the Power Six level by Maryland's Jahmir Young.
Knecht and fourth-ranked Tennessee (21-6, 11-3 SEC) resume competition Wednesday at 7 p.m. against No. 11 Auburn in a top-15 showdown, live on ESPN2 from Food City Center.
To keep up with the University of Tennessee men's basketball team on social media, follow @Vol_Hoops on Instagram and X/Twitter, as well as /tennesseebasketball on Facebook.
USBWA OSCAR ROBERTSON TROPHY & ALL-AMERICA WATCH LIST
Armando Bacot, North Carolina
Keion Brooks Jr., Washington
Johni Broome, Auburn
Tommy Bruner, Denver
Boo Buie, Northwestern
Devin Carter, Providence
L.J. Cryer, Houston
Johnell Davis, Florida Atlantic
R.J. Davis, North Carolina
Tucker DeVries, Drake
Hunter Dickinson, Kansas
Zach Edey, Purdue
Terrence Edwards Jr., James Madison
Kyle Filipowski, Duke
Enrique Freeman, Akron
P.J. Hall, Clemson
Blake Hinson, Pittsburgh
DaRon Holmes II, Dayton
Xavier Johnson, Southern Illinois
David Jones, Memphis
Jordan King, Richmond
Dalton Knecht, Tennessee
Tyler Kolek, Marquette
Jaedon LeDee, San Diego State
Caleb Love, Arizona
Kevin McCullar Jr., Kansas
Tristen Newton, Connecticut
Great Osobor, Utah State
Antonio Reeves, Kentucky
Kadary Richmond, Seton Hall
Hunter Sallis, Wake Forest
Baylor Scheierman, Creighton
Mark Sears, Alabama
Terrence Shannon Jr., Illinois
Jamal Shead, Houston
K.J. Simpson, Colorado
Braden Smith, Purdue
Isaiah Stevens, Colorado State
Tyler Thomas, Hofstra
Vonterius Woolbright, Western Carolina
A fifth-year guard from Thornton, Colo., Knecht is one of 40 players nationally who made the cut. The list includes four SEC players, as Knecht is joined by Auburn's Johni Broome, Kentucky's Antonio Reeves and Alabama's Mark Sears.
Knecht is also on the Wooden Award Late Season Top 20 Watch List, as announced Jan. 30, and among the 30 members of the Naismith Trophy Midseason Team, as revealed Feb. 15.
A 6-foot-6, 213-pounder, Knecht is averaging 20.1 points, 5.0 rebounds and 2.0 assists per game, while shooting 47.7 percent from the floor and 40.3 percent beyond the arc. In SEC play, he is putting up 24.4 points per contest, the third-best league scoring average (min. two games) of any player in America, regardless of conference.
The Julius Erving Small Forward of the Year Midseason Watch List designee, Knecht owns 13 20-point performances in his first season at Tennessee, including eight 25-point outings, five 30-point showings and a co-national-best three 35-point games. He has also scored 16-plus points in nine straight true games—the only ones he has played as a Volunteer—this season, a streak matched only at the Power Six level by Maryland's Jahmir Young.
Knecht and fourth-ranked Tennessee (21-6, 11-3 SEC) resume competition Wednesday at 7 p.m. against No. 11 Auburn in a top-15 showdown, live on ESPN2 from Food City Center.
To keep up with the University of Tennessee men's basketball team on social media, follow @Vol_Hoops on Instagram and X/Twitter, as well as /tennesseebasketball on Facebook.
USBWA OSCAR ROBERTSON TROPHY & ALL-AMERICA WATCH LIST
Armando Bacot, North Carolina
Keion Brooks Jr., Washington
Johni Broome, Auburn
Tommy Bruner, Denver
Boo Buie, Northwestern
Devin Carter, Providence
L.J. Cryer, Houston
Johnell Davis, Florida Atlantic
R.J. Davis, North Carolina
Tucker DeVries, Drake
Hunter Dickinson, Kansas
Zach Edey, Purdue
Terrence Edwards Jr., James Madison
Kyle Filipowski, Duke
Enrique Freeman, Akron
P.J. Hall, Clemson
Blake Hinson, Pittsburgh
DaRon Holmes II, Dayton
Xavier Johnson, Southern Illinois
David Jones, Memphis
Jordan King, Richmond
Dalton Knecht, Tennessee
Tyler Kolek, Marquette
Jaedon LeDee, San Diego State
Caleb Love, Arizona
Kevin McCullar Jr., Kansas
Tristen Newton, Connecticut
Great Osobor, Utah State
Antonio Reeves, Kentucky
Kadary Richmond, Seton Hall
Hunter Sallis, Wake Forest
Baylor Scheierman, Creighton
Mark Sears, Alabama
Terrence Shannon Jr., Illinois
Jamal Shead, Houston
K.J. Simpson, Colorado
Braden Smith, Purdue
Isaiah Stevens, Colorado State
Tyler Thomas, Hofstra
Vonterius Woolbright, Western Carolina
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