Dalton Knecht has been elite for Tennessee this season.
In the last week, he's taken his play to the next level while averaging 34.4 points per game in the previous three contests.
Here's a look at just how good he's been and the elite company he joins.
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- Knecht is the first Vol with back-to-back 30-point games since Chris Lofton in Feb. of 2006.
- One of six Vols (Dale Ellis, Ernie Grunfeld, Allan Houston, Bernard King and Tony White) to notch at least three 35+ point performances.
- Most points in back-to-back-to-back matches by a Rick Barnes player since Kevin Durant who also scored 103 in the time frame.
- 103 points in a three-game span are the most by an SEC player since the 2019-20 season.
- 75 points in a two-game span are the most by an SEC player since the 2008-09 season.
- Knecht helped lead Tennessee an 8-2 mark against Florida in the recent 10 matches. This includes seven consecutive home wins over the Gators.
- 14 straight points on Tuesday tied for the fifth longest stretch in program history.
- Has scored 16+ points in five straight halves.
- Last player Barnes has coached with 35+ points three or more times in a season was Durant who did so four times.
- Only four other NCAA Division I players (Jordan Johnson - New Orleans, Antoine Davis - Detroit Mercy, Tyson Acuff - Eastern Michigan and Jake Stephens - Chattanooga) have scored 35 points in back-to-back games in the previous three seasons.
- Most recent Power Six player to record 35+ points in back-to-back games was Iowa's Luke Garza in 2020.
- Most recent Power Six player to do so in league play was Markus Howard with Marquette in 2019.
- 39 points are tied for the 16th most in a single game in program history.
*Stats courtesy of UT Athletics*
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