#10 Tennessee Women's Basketball 2023-2024 Preview

 
 
Tennessee Lady Volunteers
 
2023-2024 Overall Rank: #10
 
Conference Rank: #3 SEC
 
 
2022-23 Record: 25-12, 13-3
2022-23 Postseason: NCAA
Coach: Kellie Harper
Coach Record: 88-39 at Tennessee, 373-247 overall
 
Key Departed Players:
Jordan Horston, Guard, 15.6 ppg, 7.1 rpg, 3.3 apg
Jordan Walker, Guard, 5.7 ppg, 3.9 rpg, 3.2 apg
Marta Suarez, Guard, 4.9 ppg, 3.0 rpg, 0.4 apg
Jasmine Franklin, Forward, 4.5 ppg, 3.8 rpg, 0.7 apg
Justine Pissott, Guard, 2.0 ppg, 1.0 rpg, 0.4 apg
 
Key Returning Players:
Rickea Jackson, Senior, Forward, 19.2 ppg, 6.1 rpg, 1.4 apg
Tamari Key, Senior, Center, 8.4 ppg, 4.2 rpg, 0.4 apg
Tess Darby, Senior, Forward, 7.4 ppg, 2.9 rpg, 0.8 apg
Jillian Hollingshead, Junior, Forward, 6.2 ppg, 4.4 rpg, 0.6 apg
Jasmine Powell, Senior, Guard, 4.7 ppg, 2.6 rpg, 3.1 apg
Sara Puckett, Junior, Forward, 4.7 ppg, 2.6 rpg, 0.8 apg
Karoline Striplin, Junior, Forward, 4.7 ppg, 3.0 rpg, 0.9 apg
Kaiya Wynn, Junior, Guard, 1.5 ppg, 1.0 rpg, 0.2 apg
 
Key New Players:
Talaysia Cooper, Sophomore, Guard, Transfer from South Carolina
Jewel Spear, Senior, Guard, Transfer from Wake Forest
Avery Strickland, Sophomore, Guard, Transfer from Pittsburgh
Destinee Wells, Senior, Guard, Transfer from Belmont
 
Projected Postseason Tournament: NCAA
 
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 77.1 (19th in nation, 3rd in conference)
Scoring Defense: 65.9 (222, 11)
Field-Goal Percentage: 44.8 (30, 3)
Field-Goal Defense: 38.7 (98, 7)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 5.4 (214, 7)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 31.4 (154, 7)
Free-Throw Percentage: 71.5 (162, 6)
Rebound Margin: 10.1 (7, 3)
Assists Per Game: 15.8 (35, 2)
Turnovers Per Game: 15.3 (156, 7)