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2019-20 QUICK FACTS BASKETBALL 18 NCAA FINAL FOURS » 8 NCAA NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS » 35 COMBINED SEC REGULAR SEASON & TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONSHIPS » 21 WBCA ALL-AMERICANS » 48 WNBA PLAYERS GENERAL INFORMATION LADY VOL BASKETBALL STAFF Location. Knoxville, Tenn . Head Coach . Kellie Harper (Tennessee, 1999) Founded . 1794 (As Blount College) Year At Tennessee . First Affiliation . NCAA Division I Career Record/Years. 285-208 ( .578)/15 Years Conference . Southeastern (SEC) Record at Tennessee/Years . 0-0 ( 000)/First. Enrollment . 29,460 Career NCAA Appearances As Head Coach . Five Colors . Orange & White NCAA Appearances While Head Coach At UT . N/A Nickname . Lady Volunteers Assistant Coach/Recruiting Coordinator . Lacey Goldwire (Okla . State, 2010) Mascot . Smokey Year At Tennessee/In Coaching . First/12th Band . Pride of the Southland Assistant Coach . Jon Harper (Auburn, 1999) Home Arena/Court . Thompson-Boling Arena/The Summitt Year At Tennessee/In Coaching . First/19th Capacity . 21,678 Assistant Coach . Jennifer Sullivan (Memphis, 2005) Year At Tennessee/In Coaching . First/15th UNIVERSITY ATHLETICS PERSONNEL Director of Basketball Operations . Catherine Greene (North Carolina, 2008) Director of Recruiting Operations . Jessica Jackson (Western Carolina, 2010) Interim President . Randy Boyd (Tennessee, 1979) Director of Player Relations & Administration .. Heather Ervin (Troy, 1999) Chancellor . Dr . Donde Plowman (SMU, 1974) Director of Scouting & Analytics . Alex Varlan (Tennessee, 2013) Faculty Athletics Representative . Dr . Donald Bruce (Drew, 1994) Director of Sports Performance . Tyler Watson (Chattanooga, 2014) Vice Chancellor/Director of Athletics . Phillip Fulmer (Tennessee, 1972) Graduate Manager . Caleb Currier (Tennessee, 2019) Senior Woman Administrator/WBB Admin . Angie Boyd Keck (Tennessee, 1994) Graduate Manager . Josh Theis (Xavier [OH], 2019) Associate Director of Sports Medicine . Jenna Kennedy (Oregon State, 2013) TEAM INFORMATION Basketball Address . 207 Thompson-Boling Arena, 1600 Phillip Fulmer Way, 37996 Best Time To Call For Media Interviews . Contact Media Relations To Schedule 2018-19 Overall Record . 19-13 2018-19 Overall Record Breakdown . Home (10-7), Away (6-4), Neutral (3-2) MEDIA RELATIONS 2018-19 SEC Record/Finish . 7-9/t8th 2018-19 SEC Record Breakdown . Home (3-5), Away (4-4), Neutral (0-0) Assoc . Director - Media Relations/WBB Contact . Eric Trainer (Arkansas, 1988) NCAA Tournament Finish. 1st Round Email Address . etrainer@utk edu. SEC Tournament Finish . Quarterfinals Office Phone/Cell Phone . (865) 974-8173 / (865) 603-2916 Final National Rankings . nr - AP/nr - USA Today Assistant A .D . - Media Relations . Tom Satkowiak (Tennessee, 2002) Letterwinners Returning . 6 Director of Football Communications . Zach Stipe (Ohio Northern, 2008) Letterwinners Lost . 4 Asst . Dir . - Media Relations/WBB Secondary . Kimberly Hood (Tennessee, 2008) Starters Returning . 2 Asst . Dir . - Media Relations . Sean Barows (South Florida, 2012) Starters Lost . 3 Asst . Dir . - Media Relations . Forest Jersey (Tennessee, 2015) Newcomers . 6 Asst . Dir . - Media Relations . Andy Kovar (Ohio, 2016) Asst . Dir . - Media Relations . Shane Switzer (Tennessee, 2016) TEAM HISTORY Asst . Dir . - Media Relations . Akilah Laster (Miami, 2007) Grad . Asst . - Media Relations . Ricky Martinez III (Arizona, 2019) First Season Of Basketball . 1903 Grad . Asst . - Media Relations . Dom Palumbo (James Madison, 2019) All-Time Overall Record . 1,363-333 ( .804) Grad . Asst . - Media Relations . Grace Pohl (Eastern Washington, 2018) All-Time SEC Record . 395-78 ( .835) Social Media Coordinator . Kellen Hiser (Wyoming, 2010) All-Time SEC Tournament Record . 79-23 ( 775). Press Row Phone Number . (865) 974-0110 All-Time NCAA Tournament Record . 125-30 ( .806) Media Relations Fax Number . (865) 974-1269 All-Time Record At Thompson-Boling Arena . 452-45 ( .909) Mail/Overnight Address . UT Media Relations, Anderson Training Center, Ground Floor, NCAA Appearances/Last . 38/2019 . 1551 Lake Loudoun Blvd ., Knoxville, TN 37996 NCAA Regional Appearances/Last . 34/2016 Athletics Website . UTSports com. NCAA Final Four Appearances/Last . 18/2008 Women’s BBl Twitter Account . @LadyVol_Hoops NCAA Championships/Last . 8/2008 Women’s BB Instagram Account . LadyVol_Hoops SEC Regular Season Championships/Last . 18/2015 Women’s BB Facebook Page . www facebook. com/BallWithTheLadyVols. SEC Tournament Championships/Last . 17/2014 WBCA All-Americans/Honors . .21/36 LADY VOL NETWORK/IMG COLLEGE WNBA Players . 48 Draft Picks/First Round Picks/No . 1 Picks . 42/17/3 Flagship Station .. Sports Radio WNML (FM 99 1,. AM 990) Olympians/Appearances . 14/20 Play-By-Play Announcer . Mickey Dearstone (21st year PxP & 30th overall) Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame Inductees . 13 Network Address . 6701 Baum Dr ., Suite 100, Knoxville, TN 37919 Network Contact/Phone Number . Glenn Thackston/(865) 212-3570 2019-20 TENNESSEE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL TEAM INFORMATION Starters Returning (2) NO . NAME POS HT CL PPG RPG APG NOTES 0 Rennia Davis G/F 6-2 JR 14 .9 7 7. 1 4. All-SEC Second Team, 34 3FGs 14 Zaay Green G 6-0 SO 9 6. 4 0. 2 .3 SEC All-Freshman, 24 starts Other Players Returning (4) NO . NAME POS HT CL PPG RPG APG NOTES 11 Kasiyahna Kushkituah C 6-4 JR 4 .8 3 .5 0 4. .519 (56-108) FG%, 11 starts 12 Rae Burrell G/F 6-1 SO 3 6. 2 .8 0 4. Played in all 32 games 13 Jazmine Massengill G 6-0 SO 3 4. 3 4. 1 .3 Played in all 32 games/1 start 5 Kamera Harris F 6-3 SR 0 6. 1 0. 0 1. Played in career-high 19 games Newcomers (6) NO . NAME POS HT CL PPG RPG APG NOTES 21 Lou Brown^ F 6-3 R-SR 6 4*. 6 0*. 1 .8* 80 career 3FGs, 71 starts at WSU 15 Jaiden McCoy F 6-3 R-JR 10 .9$ 6 1$. ---- .571 (152-266) FG%, All-Panhandle Conf . 25 Jordan Horston G 6-2 FR 18 1. 8 0. 6 0. McDonald’s A-A, No . 2 by espnW HoopGurlz 20 Tamari Key C 6-5 FR 16 .5 8 .8 ---- 3 4. bpg ., No . 46 by espnW HoopGurlz 31 Emily Saunders C 6-5 FR 13 1. 6 6. ---- 4 .5 bpg ., No . 88 by ProspectsNation com. 10 Jessie Rennie G 5-8 FR 6 .2# ---- ---- .382 (13-34) 3FG%, .917 (11-12) FT%# ^ Missed 2018-19 season due to injury / * Stats from 2017-18 season at Washington State / $ Stats from 2018-19 at Northwest Florida State College / # Stats from 2017 with Bendigo Lady Braves club team Starters Lost (3) NO . NAME POS HT CL PPG RPG APG NOTES 2 Evina Westbrook PG 6-0 SO 14 0. 3 6. 5 .3 38 3FGs/49 steals 10 Meme Jackson G/F 5-11 SR 10 .8 2 .9 2 .3 54 3FGs/ .829 FT% 15 Cheridene Green F 6-3 R-SR 9 0. 7 6. 1 0. .548 (114-208) FG%/16 blocks Other Losses (1) NO . NAME POS HT CL PPG RPG APG NOTES 4 Mimi Collins F 6-3 FR 5 .5 3 4. 0 .3 .508 (64-126) FG%/ .533 (8-15) 3FG% 2019-20 TENNESSEE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL NOTES OF INTEREST TEAM • Tennessee returns two starters and six total letterwinners from last season’s 19-13 squad that fell in the NCAA First Round . • UT tied for eighth in the SEC standings a year ago with a 7-9 record but earned a record 38th consecutive NCAA bid . • The Lady Vols lost senior starters Meme Jackson (10 .8 ppg ., 2 .9 rpg .) and Cheridene Green (9 0. ppg ., 7 6. rpg .) to graduation, while starting point guard Evina Westbrook (14 .9 ppg ., 5 .3 apg .) and reserve forward Mimi Collins (5 .5 ppg ., 3 .4 rpg .) transferred after their sophomore seasons to UConn and Maryland, respectively, following UT’s coaching change after the 2018-19 season . • Among the 19 wins accumulated by the 2018-19 Lady Vols was an early-season road triumph over Texas . • Tennessee has recruited top-10 classes the past three seasons, according to espnW HoopGurlz, including No . 1 in 2017, No . 2 in 2018 and No . 9 in 2019 . • Due to a team rules violation and a coaching change, UT lost two players from the 2017 class and one from 2018 . All three members of the 2019 class honored their commitments, so the cupboard is young but not bare . There are five McDonald’s All-Americans on the roster . • UT also added a three-point shooter from Australia and a 6-3 all-conference JUCO power forward just after the spring signing period . PLAYERS • The Lady Vols return two highly-regarded starters in 6-2 junior guard/forward Rennia Davis (14 .9 ppg ., 7 7. rpg .) and 6-0 sophomore guard Zaay Green (9 6. ppg ., 4 0. rpg ., 2 .3 apg .) . • Davis was a WBCA All-America Honorable Mention selection and All-SEC Second Team choice, while Green was named to the SEC All-Freshman Team . • Top returning reserves include 6-4 junior center Kasiyahna Kushkituah (4 .8 ppg ., 3 .5 rpg .), sophomore wing Rae Burrell (36 . ppg ., 2 .8 rpg .) and sophomore point guard Jazmine Massengill (3 4. ppg ., 3 4. rpg ., 1 .3 apg .) . Also back is 6-3 senior forward Kamera Harris . • Kushkituah started 11 games and was averaging 10 .2 ppg . and 6 .2 rpg . in 24 .8 mpg . through five games before a knee injury forced her out of action for two contests and set back her progress significantly . Burrell and Massengill, meanwhile, played in all 32 games a year ago . • UT’s No . 9-ranked freshman class is led by 6-2 freshman guard Jordan Horston, ranked as the No . 2 player overall and No . 1 guard in the nation . She was the MVP of the 2019 McDonald’s All-America Game . • Also included in that rookie group are 6-5 posts Tamari Key and Emily Saunders, ranked as a five-star by espnW HoopGurlz and a four-star by ProspectsNation com,.