2025 Recruiting

[AllVols3]

We didn’t make her top choices.

Not with Kellie, but she's gone. CKC has a more exciting brand to sell. Hope our coach doesn't let that keep her from going after her.

 

[DarkPhoenix]

We didn’t make her top choices.

 

[J-Dog 1313]

We didn’t make her top choices.

Really.

 

[Mafiaboss]

Really.

I was looking for the Lady Vols’ logo. The power T is the men’s brand. Why are you such a smart ass?

 

[Mafiaboss]

That T looks yellow.

 

[chuckiepoo]

That T looks yellow.

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[creekdipper]

That T looks yellow.

Our colour don't run.

 

[mcannon1]

#1 player in the class of 2025. Gosh I hope we can get back in the running for #1 ranked players.

 

[Mafiaboss]

Our colour don't run.

 

[Mafiaboss]

#1 player in the class of 2025. Gosh I hope we can get back in the running for #1 ranked players.

I do like that UCan’t on the list. Unless she’s used a decoy logo.

 

[PineyBluff Vo]

Sorry if this has already been posted, I didn't see it. ESPN #29
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CKC never saw a guard she didn't love,

 

[PineyBluff Vo]

This weekend, Monterey (Texas) five-star point guard Aaliyah Chavez cut her list to 10: Arizona, LSU, Ohio State, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Texas Tech, UCLA and USC.

 

[PineyBluff Vo]

This weekend, Monterey (Texas) five-star point guard Aaliyah Chavez cut her list to 10: Arizona, LSU, Ohio State, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Texas Tech, UCLA and USC.

 

[Lucy]

That T looks yellow.

Middle of the American Daisy. It is a very pale orange.

 

[chuckiepoo]

Middle of the American Daisy. It is a very pale orange.

 

[Lucy]

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Yep! A little too orangey really.

 

[Rooster1]

This weekend, Monterey (Texas) five-star point guard Aaliyah Chavez cut her list to 10: Arizona, LSU, Ohio State, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Texas Tech, UCLA and USC.

I’m assuming the Longhorns are the leaders here but I have not followed close enough to know anything tbh.

 

[BruisedOrange]

CKC faces the same problem Heupel did when he arrived. It's much easier to sell what you're doing once you can show it to recruits on the field succeeding against SEC competition. But that first year, he could only sell the concepts and demonstrate them on old UCF video.

I hope a lot of top recruits will keep us in their Top 10 (or mentally on a back shelf) until they have a chance to see it on the court. And I'll bet that's what she and the staff are asking of their top recruits.

IIRC... Heupel did pretty good on the recruiting trail after that first season!

 

[DarkPhoenix]

I’m assuming the Longhorns are the leaders here but I have not followed close enough to know anything tbh.

I think LSU is the leader with Texas 2nd from what I’ve seen.

 

[Rooster1]

I think LSU is the leader with Texas 2nd from what I’ve seen.

Ahh, thx DP.

 

[Golfteacher]

Teams like this will still need top post players and those type of players will want to do more than just rebound and play defense. Has to be a balance so hopefully it doesn’t go away from getting the ball in the paint.

CKC did not have a very tall team at Marshall, so she created a success with what she had to play with. I am sure that she realizes at the D1 level, you can't control the paint and be a rim protector with a bunch of 6-foot and under players unless they are super athletic. I also believe that we will see better play out of our players reecruited by the prior staff. Most of those ladies ran flat footed and not on the balls of their feet and they had slow reactions on break aways. I believe that CKC and her staff will correct this issue.

 

[Volsfan2018]

Was bored.. so I came up with some what ifs---- 6 year plan!! HAHA

		Tennessee Women's Basketball Scholarship Chart
2024-2025	2025-26	2026-2027	2027-2028	2028-2029	2029-2030
Kaniya Boyd, 5-8 CG	Kaniya Boyd, 5-8 CG	Kaniya Boyd, 5-8 CG	Kaniya Boyd, 5-8 CG	Sydney "Bean" Douglas, 6-5 Point Fwd	Sydney "Bean" Douglas, 6-5 Point Fwd
Talaysia Cooper 6-0 PG	Talaysia Cooper 6-0 PG	Talaysia Cooper 6-0 PG	Haylen Ayers, 6-0 G	Haylen Ayers, 6-0 G	Haylen Ayers, 6-0 G
Alyssa Latham, 6-2 F	Alyssa Latham, 6-2 F	Alyssa Latham, 6-2 F	Kaleena Smith, 5-5 PG	Kaleena Smith, 5-5 PG	Kaleena Smith, 5-5 PG
Ruby Whitehorn, 5-11 G	Ruby Whitehorn, 5-11 G	Mckenna Woliczko, 6-2 W	Mckenna Woliczko, 6-2 W	Mckenna Woliczko, 6-2 W	Mckenna Woliczko, 6-2 W
Janiah Barker, 6-4 F	Janiah Barker, 6-4 F	Saniyah Hall, 6-0 G	Saniyah Hall, 6-0 G	Saniyah Hall, 6-0 G	Saniyah Hall, 6-0 G
Maryam Dauda, 6-4 F	Maryam Dauda, 6-4 F	Olivia Vukosa, 6-4 PF	Olivia Vukosa, 6-4 PF	Olivia Vukosa, 6-4 PF	Olivia Vukosa, 6-4 PF
Lazaria Spearman, 6-4 F	Lazaria Spearman, 6-4 F	Jacy Abbi, 6-1 G	Jacy Abbi, 6-1 G	Jacy Abbi, 6-1 G	Jacy Abbi, 6-1 G
Destinee Wells, 5-6 PG	Destinee Wells, 5-6 PG	Division 1 Transfer (1 yr)	Finley Chastin, 5-10 G	Finley Chastin, 5-10 G	Finley Chastin, 5-10 G
Avery Strickland, 5-10 Wing	Avery Strickland, 5-10 Wing	Division 1 Transfer (1 yr)	Lauren Hassell, 6-3 F	Lauren Hassell, 6-3 F	Lauren Hassell, 6-3 F
Jewel Spear 5-10 CG/PG	Aliyah Chavez, 5-9 PG	Aliyah Chavez, 5-9 PG	Aliyah Chavez, 5-9 PG	Aliyah Chavez, 5-9 PG	2029 Recruit
Samara Spencer, 5-9 G	Nyla Brooks, 6-2 W	Nyla Brooks, 6-2 W	Nyla Brooks, 6-2 W	Nyla Brooks, 6-2 W	2029 Recruit
Sara Pucket, 6-2 W	Aaliyah Crump, 6-1 G	Aaliyah Crump, 6-1 G	Aaliyah Crump, 6-1 G	Aaliyah Crump, 6-1 G	2029 Recruit
Jillian Hollingshead, 6-5 F	Lara Somfai, 6-4 G/F	Lara Somfai, 6-4 G/F	Lara Somfai, 6-4 G/F	Lara Somfai, 6-4 G/F	2029 Recruit
Tess Darby, 6-1 W	Brynn McGaughy, 6-3 F/ or Jaliya Davis 6-2 W/F	Brynn McGaughy, 6-3 F/ or Jaliya Davis 6-2 W/F	Brynn McGaughy, 6-3 F/ or Jaliya Davis 6-2 W/F	Brynn McGaughy, 6-3 F/ or Jaliya Davis 6-2 W/F	2029 Recruit
Kaiya Wynn, 6-0 G	Pania Davis, 6-6 C Juco Transfer	Pania Davis, 6-6 C Juco Transfer	Division 1 Transfer (1 yr)	Payton Caudle, 6-0 G/ Ella Peper 6-4 W	Payton Caudle, 6-0 G/ Ella Peper 6-4 W
Edie Darby, 5-7 CG -Walk On	Edie Darby, 5-7 CG -Walk On

 

[lvocd]

Was bored.. so I came up with some what ifs---- 6 year plan!! HAHA

		Tennessee Women's Basketball Scholarship Chart
2024-2025	2025-26	2026-2027	2027-2028	2028-2029	2029-2030
Kaniya Boyd, 5-8 CG	Kaniya Boyd, 5-8 CG	Kaniya Boyd, 5-8 CG	Kaniya Boyd, 5-8 CG	Sydney "Bean" Douglas, 6-5 Point Fwd	Sydney "Bean" Douglas, 6-5 Point Fwd
Talaysia Cooper 6-0 PG	Talaysia Cooper 6-0 PG	Talaysia Cooper 6-0 PG	Haylen Ayers, 6-0 G	Haylen Ayers, 6-0 G	Haylen Ayers, 6-0 G
Alyssa Latham, 6-2 F	Alyssa Latham, 6-2 F	Alyssa Latham, 6-2 F	Kaleena Smith, 5-5 PG	Kaleena Smith, 5-5 PG	Kaleena Smith, 5-5 PG
Ruby Whitehorn, 5-11 G	Ruby Whitehorn, 5-11 G	Mckenna Woliczko, 6-2 W	Mckenna Woliczko, 6-2 W	Mckenna Woliczko, 6-2 W	Mckenna Woliczko, 6-2 W
Janiah Barker, 6-4 F	Janiah Barker, 6-4 F	Saniyah Hall, 6-0 G	Saniyah Hall, 6-0 G	Saniyah Hall, 6-0 G	Saniyah Hall, 6-0 G
Maryam Dauda, 6-4 F	Maryam Dauda, 6-4 F	Olivia Vukosa, 6-4 PF	Olivia Vukosa, 6-4 PF	Olivia Vukosa, 6-4 PF	Olivia Vukosa, 6-4 PF
Lazaria Spearman, 6-4 F	Lazaria Spearman, 6-4 F	Jacy Abbi, 6-1 G	Jacy Abbi, 6-1 G	Jacy Abbi, 6-1 G	Jacy Abbi, 6-1 G
Destinee Wells, 5-6 PG	Destinee Wells, 5-6 PG	Division 1 Transfer (1 yr)	Finley Chastin, 5-10 G	Finley Chastin, 5-10 G	Finley Chastin, 5-10 G
Avery Strickland, 5-10 Wing	Avery Strickland, 5-10 Wing	Division 1 Transfer (1 yr)	Lauren Hassell, 6-3 F	Lauren Hassell, 6-3 F	Lauren Hassell, 6-3 F
Jewel Spear 5-10 CG/PG	Aliyah Chavez, 5-9 PG	Aliyah Chavez, 5-9 PG	Aliyah Chavez, 5-9 PG	Aliyah Chavez, 5-9 PG	2029 Recruit
Samara Spencer, 5-9 G	Nyla Brooks, 6-2 W	Nyla Brooks, 6-2 W	Nyla Brooks, 6-2 W	Nyla Brooks, 6-2 W	2029 Recruit
Sara Pucket, 6-2 W	Aaliyah Crump, 6-1 G	Aaliyah Crump, 6-1 G	Aaliyah Crump, 6-1 G	Aaliyah Crump, 6-1 G	2029 Recruit
Jillian Hollingshead, 6-5 F	Lara Somfai, 6-4 G/F	Lara Somfai, 6-4 G/F	Lara Somfai, 6-4 G/F	Lara Somfai, 6-4 G/F	2029 Recruit
Tess Darby, 6-1 W	Brynn McGaughy, 6-3 F/ or Jaliya Davis 6-2 W/F	Brynn McGaughy, 6-3 F/ or Jaliya Davis 6-2 W/F	Brynn McGaughy, 6-3 F/ or Jaliya Davis 6-2 W/F	Brynn McGaughy, 6-3 F/ or Jaliya Davis 6-2 W/F	2029 Recruit
Kaiya Wynn, 6-0 G	Pania Davis, 6-6 C Juco Transfer	Pania Davis, 6-6 C Juco Transfer	Division 1 Transfer (1 yr)	Payton Caudle, 6-0 G/ Ella Peper 6-4 W	Payton Caudle, 6-0 G/ Ella Peper 6-4 W
Edie Darby, 5-7 CG -Walk On	Edie Darby, 5-7 CG -Walk On

Fun chart! I really don’t keep up with high school players, or even most recruiting, very much at all, so I’ll have to trust you that these future dream players for you are great ones.

I can say that I sure do love our actual reality roster for this coming season, though. We are going to have a little bit of everything to throw at opponents, and it’ll be fun to see and hear the buzz in TBA on game days.

 

[Peas29]

CKC did not have a very tall team at Marshall, so she created a success with what she had to play with. I am sure that she realizes at the D1 level, you can't control the paint and be a rim protector with a bunch of 6-foot and under players unless they are super athletic. I also believe that we will see better play out of our players reecruited by the prior staff. Most of those ladies ran flat footed and not on the balls of their feet and they had slow reactions on break aways. I believe that CKC and her staff will correct this issue.

This had absolutely nothing to do with what I posted but I agree with some of what you’re saying.

 

[lfvol]

CKC did not have a very tall team at Marshall, so she created a success with what she had to play with. I am sure that she realizes at the D1 level, you can't control the paint and be a rim protector with a bunch of 6-foot and under players unless they are super athletic. I also believe that we will see better play out of our players reecruited by the prior staff. Most of those ladies ran flat footed and not on the balls of their feet and they had slow reactions on break aways. I believe that CKC and her staff will correct this issue.

Some are slow. But your running style observation may have been because most seldom if ever really ran full out. It was an 80-90% thing. Same with their closeouts.