We started this little exercise back in April, with voting on the basketball all-decade team. In December, we counted down the top ten UT moments of the decade, and asked for your picks for the majority of the football all-decade team. And we finished with the voting for the Vol of the Decade between Eric Berry, Chris Lofton, and Candace Parker.
So here's the final rundown of all of the voting and our selections for the best in Knoxville from 2000-2009...and here's hoping to more good memories in the next ten years.
Vol of the Decade: Candace Parker wins a tough vote over Chris Lofton and Eric Berry; all three received more than 20% of the total vote.
Top Ten Moments of the Decade:
- 1. Tennessee Basketball Arrives at Number One
- 2. The Fulmer Era Ends
- 3. The Kiffin Era Begins
- 4. December 2001: Florida & LSU
- 5. Lady Vols Win Back-to-Back National Championships
- 6. BruceBall, Year One
- 7. The 2004 Football Season
- 8. Pat Summitt & The Road to 1,000 Wins
- 9. The Rise and Fall of Jerry Green
- 10. The 2007 Football Season
The All-Decade Football & Basketball Teams after the jump...
All-Decade Football Team
QB Casey Clausen
RB Travis Henry
FB Will Bartholomew
WR Donte' Stallworth
WR Robert Meachem
TE Jason Wittten
OT Michael Munoz
OT Arron Sears
OG Fred Weary
OG Anthony Parker
C Scott Wells
DE Will Overstreet
DE Robert Ayers
DT John Henderson
DT Albert Haynesworth
LB Kevin Burnett
LB Jerod Mayo
LB Eric Westmoreland
DB Eric Berry
DB Jason Allen
DB Andre Lott
DB Jabari Greer
K James Wilhoit
P Dustin Colquitt
All-Decade Basketball Team
PG C.J. Watson
SG Chris Lofton
SF JaJuan Smith
PF Ron Slay
C Wayne Chism