TENNESSEE’S DALTON KNECHT RECIPIENT OF 2024 RILEY WALLACE AWARD
Presented annually to the most impactful transfer in division I college basketball.

PHOENIX, AZ -- Tennessee’s Dalton Knecht is the recipient of the 2024 Riley Wallace award, which is presented annually to the most impactful transfer in division I college basketball.

Knecht, the SEC Player of the Year, averaged 21.7 PPG and 4.9 RPG to lead the Volunteers to a 27-9 record and Elite 8 appearance.

Knecht had eight 30-point outbursts, erupting for 40 points against Kentucky and 37 in the Vols’ loss to Purdue in the NCAA tournament.

He was 93-of-234 (.397) on 3-point field goals and also made 159 free throws and 171 2-pointers to record a 114.6 offensive rating.

"In the age of the transfer portal the Riley Wallace Award for the most impactful transfer has become highly competitive, said James Wilhelmi, Executive member of CollegeInsider.com and Senior Analyst.  "Dalton Knecht of the University of Tennessee stood out amongst the crowd.  The son of Corey and Carrie Knecht took the SEC by storm leading the league in scoring and finishing in the top ten in several other categories for a team that won the regular season SEC Title."

The award is named in honor of the longtime Hawaii coach. During his coaching career at Hawaii, Riley Wallace welcomed many transfers into the program and became the winningest coach in program history. Wallace guided Hawaii to nine postseason appearances, including a school-record streak of four straight from 2001-04.

The Warriors appeared in the NCAA Tournament three times under Wallace and have been invited to the National Invitation Tournament (NIT) on six occasions. Prior to his arrival, the program had just one NCAA appearance and two trips to the NIT.

The recipient of the annual award is determined by a 10-member voting committee, which consists of current and former head coaches, as well as two senior staff members of collegeinsider.com.