{"id":592762,"date":"2026-02-09T16:03:15","date_gmt":"2026-02-09T16:03:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/592762\/"},"modified":"2026-02-09T16:03:15","modified_gmt":"2026-02-09T16:03:15","slug":"detroit-at-charlotte-nba-game-will-feature-three-former-vols","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/592762\/","title":{"rendered":"Detroit at Charlotte NBA game will feature three former Vols"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Feb. 9, 2026, 9:01 a.m. ET<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">Charlotte (25-28) will host Detroit (38-13) Monday in the NBA. Tipoff between the Hornets and Pistons is slated for 7 p.m. EST at Spectrum Center in Charlotte, North Carolina.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">The contest will feature three former Vols: <a href=\"http:\/\/volswire.usatoday.com\/story\/sports\/college\/volunteers\/mens-basketball\/2026\/02\/08\/grant-williams-scores-11-points-in-charlottes-victory-at-atlanta-hawks-nba\/88575274007\/\" data-t-l=\":b|e|k|\u2691u\" class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Grant Williams<\/a> (Charlotte), <a href=\"http:\/\/volswire.usatoday.com\/story\/sports\/college\/volunteers\/mens-basketball\/2025\/04\/30\/tobias-harris-by-the-numbers-against-knicks-in-nba-playoffs\/83361816007\/\" data-t-l=\":b|e|k|\u2691u\" class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Tobias Harris<\/a> (Detroit) and <a href=\"http:\/\/volswire.usatoday.com\/story\/sports\/college\/volunteers\/mens-basketball\/2025\/06\/26\/tennessee-vol-chaz-lanier-selected-in-second-round-of-2025-nba-draft-detroit-pistons\/84377910007\/\" data-t-l=\":b|e|k|\u2691u\" class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Chaz Lanier<\/a> (Detroit).<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">Williams played at Tennessee from 2016-19. He was a two-time SEC Player of the Year, 2019 NCAA unanimous first team All-American and a two-time SEC Player of the Year.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">On May 17, 2019, Williams announced he would forgo his senior season and enter the NBA draft. He was selected by Boston in the first round of the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/volswire.usatoday.com\/story\/sports\/college\/volunteers\/mens-basketball\/2019\/04\/09\/grant-williams-will-test-nba-draft-will-not-rule-out-return\/79445187007\/\" data-t-l=\":b|e|k|\u2691u\" class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">2019 NBA draft<\/a>\u00a0(No. 22 overall).<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">Williams appeared in 104 games, including 101 starts, for the Vols and averaged 15.7 points, 6.5 rebounds and 2.1 assists per game.<\/p>\n<p>Need a news break? <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" data-t-l=\":body nav (play)|e|auto spike click:5|\u2691u\" class=\"gnt_ar_b_sp_a\" href=\"https:\/\/play.usatoday.com\/?itm_source=SPIKE&amp;itm_campaign=PLAYSPIKE&amp;itm_medium=ONSITE\">Check out the all new PLAY hub with puzzles, games and more!<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">Harris played one season at Tennessee (2010-11) under head coach\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/volswire.usatoday.com\/story\/sports\/college\/volunteers\/mens-basketball\/2023\/11\/13\/bruce-pearl-reflects-on-his-time-with-tennessee-volunteers-basketball-a\" data-t-l=\":b|e|k|\u2691u\" class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Bruce Pearl<\/a>. He averaged 15.3 points and 7.3 assists per game. Harris was a Second-Team All-SEC performer and a member of the SEC All-Freshman Team.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">The former Vol was selected in the first round of the <a href=\"http:\/\/volswire.usatoday.com\/story\/sports\/college\/volunteers\/mens-basketball\/2023\/06\/23\/every-tennessee-vols-basketball-player-selected-in-nba-draft-since-2000\" data-t-l=\":b|e|k|\u2691u\" class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">2011 NBA draft<\/a>\u00a0(No. 19 overall) by the Charlotte Bobcats. In his NBA career, Harris has played for Milwaukee (2011-13), Orlando (2013-16), Detroit (2016-18, 2024-25), the Clippers (2018-19) and Philadelphia (2019-24).<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">Lanier played one season at Tennessee after transferring from North Florida.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">During the 2024-25 basketball season, the 6-foot-5, 207-pound guard appeared in 38 games, including 38 starts, for the Vols. Lanier averaged 18.0 points, 3.9 rebounds and 1.1 assists per game.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">He converted 243-of-564 field goal attempts, 123-of-311 three-point attempts and 75-of-99 free throw attempts at Tennessee.<\/p>\n<p>More: <a href=\"http:\/\/volswire.usatoday.com\/story\/sports\/college\/volunteers\/mens-basketball\/2026\/02\/09\/jahmai-mashack-makes-first-nba-start-memphis-grizzlies\/88582868007\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-t-l=\":b|e|spike click:13|\u2691u\" class=\"gnt_ar_b_sp_a\">Former Vol makes first career NBA start<\/a><a class=\"gnt_em gnt_em_gl gnt_em__el\" href=\"http:\/\/volswire.usatoday.com\/picture-gallery\/sports\/college\/volunteers\/mens-basketball\/2025\/06\/24\/photos-guard-chaz-lanier-tennessee-vols-college-basketball\/84337752007\/\" data-t-l=\"\u2691g:l|l|c|view gallery:inline promo\" aria-label=\"View Gallery - Photos of Chaz Lanier playing for Tennessee basketball\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><img class=\"gnt_em_gl_i\" data-g-r=\"lazy\" data-gl-src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/1770652994_896_84337791007-usatsi-25348781.jpg\" data-gl- decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"372\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">Follow Vols Wire on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/VolsWire\/\" data-t-l=\":b|z|k|\u2691u\" class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/VolsWire\" data-t-l=\":b|z|k|\u2691u\" class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\" rel=\"nofollow\">X<\/a>\u00a0(formerly Twitter).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Feb. 9, 2026, 9:01 a.m. ET Charlotte (25-28) will host Detroit (38-13) Monday in the NBA. 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