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2024–25 Tennessee Lady Volunteers basketball
2024–25 Tennessee Lady Volunteers basketball
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Record	1–0 (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	–	1	–	0	1.000
Auburn	0	–	0	–	1	–	0	1.000
Florida	0	–	0	–	1	–	0	1.000
Georgia	0	–	0	–	1	–	0	1.000
No. 22 Kentucky	0	–	0	–	1	–	0	1.000
No. 7 LSU	0	–	0	–	1	–	0	1.000
No. 10 Oklahoma	0	–	0	–	1	–	0	1.000
No. 1 South Carolina	0	–	0	–	1	–	0	1.000
Tennessee	0	–	0	–	1	–	0	1.000
Vanderbilt	0	–	0	–	1	–	0	1.000
Mississippi State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
No. 4 Texas	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Arkansas	0	–	0	–	0	–	1	.000
Missouri	0	–	0	–	0	–	1	.000
No. 20 Ole Miss	0	–	0	–	0	–	1	.000
Texas A&M	0	–	0	–	0	–	1	.000

† 2025 SEC tournament winner As of November 5, 2024 Rankings from AP poll

The 2024–25 Tennessee Lady Volunteers basketball team represents the University of Tennessee in the 2024–24 college basketball season. Led by head coach Kim Caldwell in her first year,^[1] the team plays 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^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 31, 2024* 6:30 p.m., SECN+	Carson-Newman	W 135–49		29 – Whitehorn	7 – Boyd	8 – Spencer	Thompson-Boling Arena (9,613) Knoxville, Tennessee
Regular season
November 5, 2024* 6:30 p.m., SECN+	Samford	W 101–53	1–0	25 – Spearman	6 – Tied	5 – Tied	Thompson-Boling Arena (9,515) 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* 2:15 p.m.	vs. Richmond West Palm Beach Classic						Massimino Court West Palm Beach, Florida
December 21, 2024* 11:00 a.m.	vs. Tulsa 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 Rivalry						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 Rivalry						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