Ernie Grunfeld Forward • 6-6 • 215 Forrest Hills, N.Y.

One of the most decorated players in the nation during the 1970s, he was a two-time first team All-America selection ... Joined to form the duo “Ernie and Bernie” that dominated the Southeastern Conference during the 1970s ... Along with King, graced the cover of Sports Illustrated on Feb. 9, 1976 ... Earned SEC Player of the Year honors as a senior in 1977 ... Four-time (1974, 1975, 1976, 1977) first team All-Southeastern Conference selection ... A second team selection on the 25-Year All-SEC Team by the Lakeland Ledger in 1986 ... Led the SEC in scoring with 25.3 points per game in 1976 ... Finished his career as Tennessee’s all-time scorer and ranked second in SEC history with 2,249 career points ... The first player in Tennessee history to score more than 2,000 career points ... Career scoring average of 22.3 points per game is second only to King in UT’s record books ... Led Tennessee to a 22-6 overall record and the 1976-77 Southeastern Conference championship ... The Vols were 78-29 (.729) during his four years in Knoxville ... Played for the legendary coach Ray Mears at UT ... Scored career high of 43 points against Kentucky during the 1975-76 season … Became Tennessee’s first Olympian when he helped lead the United States to the gold medal at the 1976 Olympics in Montreal, Canada ... The Romanian-born Grunfeld also represented the United States in the in , the PanAm Games in Mexico City and the International Cup in Europe ... Became the 11th overall pick in the 1977 NBA Draft by the ... Enjoyed a nine-year professional career, playing for the Bucks, Kansas City Kings and Knicks ... Averaged 7.4 points per game during his 693-game career ... Climbed through the ranks to become the general manager of the and Milwaukee Bucks before taking over as the president of basketball operations for the in 2003.