Ray Mears, the winningest coach in Tennessee basketball history, died Monday in Knoxville at 80 years old. Mears is the most beloved men's coach UT ever had. He won three SEC Championships and endeared himself to fans with his humorous personality coaching the Vols from 1963-1977. His teams included such legends Ernie Grunfeld and Bernard King. Mears also coined the term 'Big Orange Country' and donned an orange sport coat at games. Bruce Pearl has paid tribute to Mears the past two seasons wearing the orange sport coat at big games with Mears' permission.Many of you reading this might be astounded that Tennessee had decent men's basketball teams before Bruce Pearl arrived but this is true, the Vols had some ballas. UT has the biggest basketball arena in the south, can't fill it up but its the biggest, ballin'.
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