Santiago Vescovi has had a number of memorable accomplishments in his time in Knoxville. The Tennessee Volunteers’ star guard will reach another one on Saturday afternoon as soon as the Vols and Vanderbilt Commodores tip off around 6:00 pm ET.
According to Tennessee Athletics , Vescovi will surpass Allan Houston (1989-1993) and Chris Lofton (2004-2008) for the most starts in program history on Saturday against Vanderbilt.
Vescovi, who hails from Montevideo, Uruguay, came to Tennessee as a mid-term enrollee during the 2019-2020 season after attending the NBA Global Academy in Australia. He wasted little time in making an impression, scoring 18 points as a starter in his first career action against LSU on January 4, 2020.
Since then, Vescovi etched his name in both Tennessee and SEC record books. In Tennessee’s win over Alabama last weekend, Vescovi passed Vanderbilt’s John Jenkins to reach ninth on the SEC all-time list for made three pointers with 306. He’s one of four Tennessee players ever to reach 1000 points, 300 assists, and 150 steals, joining C.J. Watson, Brandon Wharton, and Fred Jenkins.