After a brief lull in December, Dalton Knecht has come back stronger than ever. The fifth-year senior suffered an ankle injury against North Carolina, which seemed to put him in a bit of a rut ahead of SEC play. But that has changed in a large way over the last couple of weeks.
Knecht has scored 28, 36, 39 and 25 in his last four games, shooting 14-29 from three-point range and 45-81 from the field. The Tennessee offense is running almost exclusively through him, and the NBA world has been taking notice. The 6-6 wing might not be the elite athlete that pro teams covet, but his ability to shoot and score have pushed him into contention to be a first round pick in this summer’s draft.