What Allan, Wade Houston said about Tennessee basketball while attending Kentucky game MIKE WILSON | Knoxville News Sentinel Wade Houston was amazed Saturday. The former Tennessee basketball coach was back in Knoxville for the game vs. Kentucky and he was floored by the fans and the environment at Thompson-Boling Arena. “At certain games, it was good when we were here,” Houston said. Allan Houston, Wade’s son and a Vols great, likewise was struck by the experience. “What I thought about was there was no blue,” Allan Houston said. “Usually when you come to the Kentucky game here, they have representation. We ate up all the tickets from them. It is cool to see that.” The Houston family was at Thompson-Boling Arena over the weekend after Vols coach Rick Barnes helped create an award in Wade Houston’s name. On Friday, Barnes announced the creation of the Wade Houston Captain’s ...