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Every Tennessee basketball player drafted in Rick Barnes era
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The 2025 NBA draft will be held Wednesday-Thursday at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York, home of the Nets .
The draft will be televised at 8 p.m. EDT by ESPN with the first round taking place Wednesday and the second round slated for Thursday. The first round will also be televised by ABC.
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Tennessee guard Chaz Lanier is projected as a second round pick. ESPN projects the former Vol to be selected No. 38 overall by San Antonio.
Prior to the 2025 NBA draft, Vols Wire looks at Tennessee's draft picks who played for head coach Rick Barnes . He has coached the Vols since the 2015-16 season. Eight Tennessee players who played for Barnes have been drafted since 2019.
Grant Williams was a first-round selection (No. 22) in 2019. The two-time SEC Player of the Year was one of three Vols drafted in 2019.
Admiral Schofield was selected in the in the second round (No. 42 overall) by Philadelphia and traded to Washington. Jordan Bone was selected in the second round (No. 57 overall) by New Orleans.
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The Vols had two players selected in the first round of the 2021 NBA draft. Both were selected after one year at Tennessee. Keon Johnson was selected No. 21 overall by New York and traded to the Clippers. Jaden Springer was selected No. 28 overall by Boston.
Kennedy Chandler was drafted with the No. 38 overall by San Antonio in 2022 and was traded to Memphis.
In 2023, Julian Phillips was selected No. 35 overall by the Celtics and was traded to Chicago. Dalton Knecht was drafted No. 17 overall by the Lakers in 2024.
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This article originally appeared on Vols Wire: Every Tennessee basketball player drafted under head coach Rick Barnes
