March 7, 2007

Allan Houston will be one of 12 former SEC greats who will be honored at the 2007 SEC Tournament in Atlanta as a Chick-fil-A SEC Basketball Legend. Houston will be recognized at halftime of Tennessee's first round game against LSU on Thursday, March 8.

A two-time second team All-America selection, Houston finished his career as UT's all-time leading scorer with 2,801 points, a figure that ranked 13th in NCAA history at the time. He was named the MVP of the 1991 SEC Tournament and joins Ernie Grunfeld as the only Vols to earn first team All-SEC honors in each of their four years in Knoxville. The 6-foot-6 guard's 346 career 3-pointers still stand as a school record and rank second in SEC history.

Following his collegiate playing days, he was the 11th overall selection in the 1993 NBA Draft by the Detroit Pistons. During his 12-year NBA career he was regarded as of the top shooters in the league and was a selected to play in the 2000 NBA All-Star Game while playing for the New York Knicks.

The Louisville native also enjoyed much success representing the United States in international competition. In 2000 he helped lead the U.S. National Team to a gold medal at the Olympics in Sydney, Australia.

Other Chick-fil-A SEC Basketball Legend who will be honored in Atlanta this weekend include Mike Nordholz, Alabama; U.S. Reed, Arkansas; Henry Hart, Auburn; Andrew DeClercq, Florida; Litterial Green, Georgia; Kenny Walker, Kentucky; Collis Temple Jr., LSU; Elston Turner, Ole Miss; Richard Williams, Mississippi State; Zam Fredrick, South Carolina and Jan van Breda Kolff, Vanderbilt.