2024–25 Tennessee Lady Volunteers basketball team

2024–25 Tennessee Lady Volunteers basketball
2024–25 Tennessee Lady Volunteers basketball
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Record	0–0 (0–0 SEC)
Head coach	Kim Caldwell (1st season);
Assistant coaches	Roman Tubner; Gabe Lazo; Jenna Burdette;
Home arena	Thompson–Boling Arena
	Seasons ← 2023–24 2025–26 →

2024–25 SEC women's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 24 Alabama	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Arkansas	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Auburn	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Florida	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Georgia	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
No. 22 Kentucky	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
No. 7 LSU	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Mississippi State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Missouri	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
No. 10 Oklahoma	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
No. 20 Ole Miss	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
No. 1 South Carolina	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Tennessee	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
No. 4 Texas	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Texas A&M	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Vanderbilt	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–

† 2025 SEC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

The 2024–25 Tennessee Lady Volunteers basketball team will represent the University of Tennessee in the 2024–24 college basketball season. Led by head coach Kim Caldwell in her first year,^[1] the team will play their games at Thompson–Boling Arena and are members of the Southeastern Conference.

Previous season

The 2023–24 team finished the season with a 20–13 overall record, 10–6 in the conference. They received a bye in the SEC tournament and advanced to the semifinals, where they lost by one point to South Carolina.^[2] The Lady Vols earned an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament, advancing to the second round before losing to North Carolina State.^[3] In April 2024, head coach Kellie Harper was fired after five seasons.^[4]

Roster

2024–25 Tennessee Lady Volunteers women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Jewel Spear	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Sr	Wake Forest University	The Colony, TX
G/F	1	Sara Puckett	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Sr	Muscle Shoals HS	Muscle Shoals, AL
G	2	Ruby Whitehorn	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	Jr	Clemson University	Detroit, MI
G	4	Kaniya Boyd	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	RS Fr	Centennial HS	Las Vegas, NV
G	5	Kaiya Wynn	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Sr	Foster HS	Richmond, TX
G	7	Samara Spencer	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	Sr	University of Arkansas	Fort Lauderdale, FL
G	10	Destinee Wells	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	RS Sr	Belmont University	Lakeland, TN
F	11	Zee Spearman	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	Jr	University of Miami	Dacula, GA
G	12	Edie Darby	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	Jr	Greenfield HS	Greenfield, TN
G/F	13	Avery Strickland	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Jr	University of Pittsburgh	Knoxville, TN
F	15	Fayor Ayodele	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Sr	University of Pittsburgh	Móstoles, Spain
G/F	21	Tess Darby	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Sr	Greenfield HS	Greenfield, TN
F	33	Alyssa Latham	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	So	Syracuse University	Glenwood, IL
F	53	Jillian Hollingshead	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	Sr	University of Georgia	Gainesville, GA
G	55	Talaysia Cooper	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	RS So	University of South Carolina	Turbeville, SC

Head coach

Kim Caldwell (Glenville State)

Assistant coach(es)

Roman Tubner (Centenary)
Gabe Lazo (Barry)
Jenna Burdette (Dayton)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 31, 2024* 6:30 p.m., SECN+	Carson-Newman	Thompson-Boling Arena Knoxville, Tennessee
Regular season
November 5, 2024* 6:30 p.m., SECN+	Samford	Thompson-Boling Arena Knoxville, Tennessee
November 7, 2024* 6:30 p.m., SECN+	UT Martin	Thompson-Boling Arena Knoxville, Tennessee
November 12, 2024* 6:30 p.m., SECN+	Middle Tennessee	Thompson-Boling Arena Knoxville, Tennessee
November 16, 2024* 12:00 p.m., SECN+	Liberty	Thompson-Boling Arena Knoxville, Tennessee
November 26, 2024* 7:00 p.m., SECN	Western Carolina	Thompson-Boling Arena Knoxville, Tennessee
December 4, 2024* 7:15 p.m., SECN	Florida State ACC-SEC Challenge	Thompson-Boling Arena Knoxville, Tennessee
December 7, 2024* 7:00 p.m., FOX	vs. Iowa Shark Beauty Women's Champions Classic	Barclays Center Brooklyn, New York
December 14, 2024* 2:00 p.m., SECN+	North Carolina Central	Thompson-Boling Arena Knoxville, Tennessee
December 18, 2024* 8:30 p.m., ESPN+	Memphis	FedEx Forum Memphis, Tennessee
December 20, 2024* TBD	vs. TBD West Palm Beach Classic	Massimino Court West Palm Beach, Florida
December 21, 2024* TBD	vs. TBD West Palm Beach Classic	Massimino Court West Palm Beach, Florida
December 29, 2024* 2:00 p.m., SECN+	Winthrop	Thompson-Boling Arena Knoxville, Tennessee
January 2, 2025 8:00 p.m., SECN+	at Texas A&M	Reed Arena College Station, Texas
January 5, 2025 3:00 p.m., ESPN	Oklahoma	Thompson-Boling Arena Knoxville, Tennessee
January 9, 2025 6:30 p.m., SECN+	LSU	Thompson-Boling Arena Knoxville, Tennessee
January 12, 2025 1:00 p.m., SECN	at Arkansas	Bud Walton Arena Fayetteville, Arkansas
January 16, 2025 7:00 p.m., SECN	Mississippi State	Thompson-Boling Arena Knoxville, Tennessee
January 19, 2025 3:00 p.m., SECN+	at Vanderbilt	Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, Tennessee
January 23, 2025 9:00 p.m., SECN	at Texas	Moody Center Austin, Texas
January 27, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN2	South Carolina	Thompson-Boling Arena Knoxville, Tennessee
February 2, 2025 3:00 p.m., SECN+	at Missouri	Mizzou Arena Columbia, Missouri
February 6, 2025* 6:30 p.m., ESPN	UConn	Thompson-Boling Arena Knoxville, Tennessee
February 9, 2025 4:00 p.m., ESPN	at LSU	Pete Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana
February 13, 2025 6:30 p.m., SECN+	Auburn	Thompson-Boling Arena Knoxville, Tennessee
February 20, 2025 6:30 p.m., SECN+	Alabama	Thompson-Boling Arena Knoxville, Tennessee
February 23, 2025 1:00 p.m., SECN	at Florida	O'Connell Center Gainesville, Florida
February 27, 2025 7:00 p.m., SECN	at Kentucky Rivalry	Memorial Coliseum Lexington, Kentucky
March 2, 2025 12:00 p.m., SECN	Georgia Senior Day	Thompson-Boling Arena Knoxville, Tennessee
SEC tournament
March 5–9, 2025	vs. TBD SEC Tournament	Bon Secours Wellness Arena Greenville, South Carolina
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. 2024-25 Schedule

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** RV = Received votes
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	Final
AP	RV
Coaches

References

^ Trainer, Eric (April 7, 2024). "Tennessee Selects Caldwell To Lead Storied Lady Vol Basketball Program". UTSports.com. Retrieved September 10, 2024.
^ Iacobelli, Pete (March 9, 2024). "Cardoso's first-ever 3 rescues No. 1 South Carolina at SEC Tournament with 74-73 win over Lady Vols". Associated Press. Retrieved September 10, 2024.
^ Lady Vols’ comeback against NC State comes up short Lady Vols basketball can't complete comeback against No. 1 seed Virginia Tech in Sweet 16
^ "Tennessee Athletics Announces Change Of Leadership In Women's Basketball". Tennessee Volunteers Athletics. April 1, 2024. Retrieved September 10, 2024.

[1] Trainer, Eric (April 7, 2024). "Tennessee Selects Caldwell To Lead Storied Lady Vol Basketball Program". UTSports.com. Retrieved September 10, 2024.

[2] Iacobelli, Pete (March 9, 2024). "Cardoso's first-ever 3 rescues No. 1 South Carolina at SEC Tournament with 74-73 win over Lady Vols". Associated Press. Retrieved September 10, 2024.

[3] Lady Vols’ comeback against NC State comes up short Lady Vols basketball can't complete comeback against No. 1 seed Virginia Tech in Sweet 16

[4] "Tennessee Athletics Announces Change Of Leadership In Women's Basketball". Tennessee Volunteers Athletics. April 1, 2024. Retrieved September 10, 2024.

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