No. 8 seed Orlando defeated No. 9 seed Charlotte, 121-90, Friday in the NBA Eastern Conference play-in tournament at Kia Center in Orlando, Florida.Former Tennessee basketball player Grant Williams totaled one point, two rebounds and one steal in 15 minutes for the Hornets. He converted 0-of-4 field goal attempts, 0-of-4 three-point attempts and 1-of-2 free throw attempts.Friday's loss ended Charlotte's 2025-26 season. The Hornets reached the play-in tournament after opening the campaign with a 4-14 record.Williams played at Tennessee from 2016-19.

He was a two-time SEC Player of the Year, 2019 NCAA unanimous first team All-American and a two-time SEC Player of the Year.On May 17, 2019, Williams announced he would forgo his senior season and enter the NBA draft. He was selected by Boston in the first round of the 2019 NBA draft (No. 22 overall). he later played for Dallas before being traded to the Hornets.Williams appeared in 104 games, including 101 starts, for the Vols. He averaged 15.7 points, 6.5 rebounds and 2.1 assists per game.Follow Vols Wire on Facebook and X (formerly Twitter).This article originally appeared on Vols Wire: Grant Williams scores one point in season-ending loss for Charlotte