EIGHT-TIME NCAA NATIONAL CHAMPIONS: 1987 » 1989 » 1991 » 1996 » 1997 » 1998 » 2007 » 2008 35 COMBINED SEC REGULAR SEASON & TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONSHIPS » 18 NCAA FINAL FOURS » 21 WBCA ALL-AMERICANS » 16 WNBA 1ST-ROUND PICKS 2017-18 TENNESSEE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL QUICK FACTS GENERAL INFORMATION Record at Tennessee/Years . 128-46 ( 736)/5. Years Career NCAA Appearances As Head Coach . 5 Location. Knoxville, Tenn . NCAA Appearances While Head Coach At UT . 5 Founded . 1794 (As Blount College) Assistant Coach . Dean Lockwood (Spring Arbor, 1982) Affiliation . NCAA Division I Year At Tennessee . 14th with Lady Vols/19th overall Conference . Southeastern (SEC) Assistant Coach . Bridgette Gordon (Tennessee, 1989) Enrollment . 28,321 Year At Tennessee . First Colors . Orange & White Assistant Coach . Sharrona Reaves (Alabama, 1995) Nickname . Lady Volunteers Year At Tennessee . Second Mascot . Smokey Director of Basketball Operations . Michael Beaumont (Central Arkansas, 2000) Band . Pride of the Southland Assistant To The Head Coach . Janet McGee (Tennessee Tech, 1981) Home Arena/Court . Thompson-Boling Arena/The Summitt Director of Recruiting Operations & Player Personnel . Heather Ervin (Troy, 1999) Capacity . 21,678 Video Coordinator . Alex Varlan (Tennessee, 2013) Graduate Assistant . TBD UNIVERSITY ATHLETICS PERSONNEL Associate Director of Sports Medicine . Jenna Kennedy (Oregon State, 2013) Associate Strength Coach . Lee Taylor (Missouri Valley, 2008) President . .. Dr . Joe DiPietro (Illinois, 1974) Basketball Address . 207 Thompson-Boling Arena, 1600 Phillip Fulmer Way, 37996 Chancellor . Dr . Beverly J . Davenport (Western Kentucky, 1977) Basketball Office Phone . (865) 974-0600 Faculty Athletics Representative . Dr . Donald Bruce (Drew, 1994) Best Time To Call . Contact Media Relations Vice Chancellor/Director of Athletics . John Currie (Wake Forest, 1993) Senior Woman Administrator . Donna Thomas (Tennessee, 1988) MEDIA RELATIONS TEAM INFORMATION Associate Director - Media Relations/WBB Contact . Eric Trainer (Arkansas, 1988) Email Address . etrainer@utk edu. 2016-17 Overall Record . 20-12 Office Phone . (865) 974-8173 2016-17 Overall Record Breakdown . Home (13-3), Away (6-8), Neutral (1-1) Cell Phone . .. (865) 603-2916 2016-17 SEC Record/Finish . 10-6/5th Assistant A .D . - Media Relations . Tom Satkowiak (Tennessee, 2002) 2016-17 SEC Record Breakdown . Home (6-2), Away (4-4), Neutral (0-0) Director of Football Communications . Zach Stipe (Ohio Northern, NCAA Tournament Finish. 2nd Round Social Media Coordinator . Kellen Hiser (Wyoming, 2010) SEC Tournament Finish . 2nd Round Asst . Director - Media Relations .. Amanda Pruitt (Harding, 2009) Final National Rankings . RV - AP/RV - USA Today Asst . Director - Media Relations .. Stephen Lee (Rutgers, 2008) Letterwinners Returning . 5 Asst . Director - Media Relations .. Sean Barows (South Florida, 2012) Letterwinners Lost . 5 Asst . Director - Media Relations/WBB Secondary . .. Kimberly Hood (Tennessee, 2008) Starters Returning . 2 Asst . Director - Media Relations .. Maurice Williams (Livingstone, 2005) Starters Lost . 3 Grad . Asst . - Media Relations . Josh Lively (Tennessee, 2017) Newcomers . .. 5 Grad . Asst . - Media Relations . Rachel Gunia (Tennessee, 2017) Press Row Phone Number . (865) 974-0110 TEAM HISTORY Media Relations Fax Number . (865) 974-1269 Mail/Overnight Address . UT Media Relations, Anderson Training Center, Ground Floor, First Season Of Basketball . 1903 . 1551 Lake Loudoun Blvd ., Knoxville, TN 37996 All-Time Overall Record . .. 1,319-312 ( .809) Athletics Website . UTSports com. All-Time SEC Record . 377-64 ( .855) Women’s Basketball Twitter Account . .. @LadyVol_Hoops All-Time SEC Tournament Record . 77-21 ( 786). Women’s Basketball Instagram Account . LadyVol_Hoops All-Time NCAA Tournament Record . 123-28 ( .815) Women’s Basketball Facebook Page . www facebook. com/BallWithTheLadyVols. All-Time Record At Thompson-Boling Arena . 428-35 ( .924) NCAA Appearances/Last . 36/2017 LADY VOL NETWORK/IMG COLLEGE NCAA Regional Appearances/Last . 34/2016 NCAA Final Four Appearances/Last . 18/2008 Flagship Station .. Sports Radio WNML (FM 99 1,. AM 990) NCAA Championships/Last . 8/2008 Play-By-Play Announcer . Mickey Dearstone (19th year PxP & 28th overall) SEC Regular Season Championships/Last . 18/2015 Network Address . 6701 Baum Dr ., Suite 100, Knoxville, TN 37919 SEC Tournament Championships/Last . 17/2014 Network Phone Number . (865) 212-3570 Network Contact . Glenn Thackston LADY VOL BASKETBALL STAFF Head Coach . Holly Warlick (Tennessee, 1981) Year At Tennessee . Sixth as head coach/33rd on staff Career Record/Years. 128-46 ( 736)/5. Years 2017-18 TENNESSEE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL TEAM INFORMATION Starters Returning (2) NO NAME. POS HT CL PPG RPG APG BPG SPG 21 Mercedes Russell C 6-6 R-SR 16 1 9 7. 1 .2 1. 4 0. 7 . 31 Jaime Nared G/F 6-2 SR 15 6 6 . 1 7.9 0. 3 1 2. Other Players Returning (3) NO . NAME POS HT CL PPG RPG APG BPG SPG 10 Meme Jackson G/F 5-11 JR 4 7 1 . 1.8 6 0. 2 0. .5 13 Kortney Dunbar F 6-2 SR 2 0 2. 1 0. 3 0. 2 0. 2 . 5 Kamera Harris C 6-3 SO 1 1 1. 3 0. 0 0. 1 0. 0 . Newcomers (5) NO . NAME POS HT CL STATISTICS HOMETOWN (H .S ./PREV .) 2 Evina Westbrook G 6-0 FR 24 .8 ppg ./7 .5 rpg . Salem, Ore . (South Salem H .S .) 0 Rennia Davis G/F 6-2 FR 26 .3 ppg ./10 .5 rpg . Jacksonville, Fla . (Ribault H .S .) 15 Cheridene Green ^ F 6-3 JR 20 .5 ppg ./16 .5 rpg . London, Eng . (Harris Acad ./ASA College) 1 Anastasia Hayes G 5-7 FR 22 .5 ppg ./5 .3 rpg . Murfreesboro, Tenn . (Riverdale H .S .) 11 Kasiyahna Kushkituah C 6-4 FR 12 .5 ppg ./7 7. rpg . Atlanta, Ga . (St . Francis H .S .) Starters Lost (3) NO NAME. POS HT CL PPG RPG APG BPG SPG 11 Diamond DeShields G 6-1 R-JR 17 4. 6 4. 3 .8 1 0. 1 4. 33 Alexa Middleton G 5-9 JR 7 2.9 3 2. 0 0. 2 0. .9 0 Jordan Reynolds G 5-11 SR 7 0 5. 2 4. 0.5 4 1 2. Other Losses (2) NO NAME. POS HT CL PPG RPG APG BPG SPG 4 Schaquilla Nunn F 6-3 R-SR 4 .8 4 .5 0 .2 0 4. 0 .3 2 Te’a Cooper ^ G 5-8 R-SO 8 6. 1 .9 2 1. 0 0. 1 .2 ^ - Redshirted in 2016-17 due to injury 2017-18 TENNESSEE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL NOTES OF INTEREST TEAM • Tennessee returns two starters (Mercedes Russell, Jaime Nared) and another part-time starter (Meme Jackson) from last year’s squad, which wound up 20-12 after falling in the NCAA Second Round . • In all, UT returns five players with NCAA Division I experience and welcomes five newcomers . • The newcomers include the nation’s No . 1 ranked recruiting class as well as a two-time JUCO All-American forward who redshirted last season due to a knee injury . • The 2016-17 Lady Vols defeated three of the four teams in last season’s NCAA Final Four (Stanford, South Carolina, Mississippi State) and also toppled Elite Eight squad Notre Dame as well . • The Big Orange women were 10-6 in league play a year ago and finished fifth in the SEC standings . • UT lost starting guards Jordan Reynolds (WNBA 2nd Round), Diamond DeShields (signed pro contract in June) and reserve forward Scha- quilla Nunn (WNBA 3rd Round) to the professional ranks . Reserve guard Alexa Middleton and redshirt sophomore guard Te’a Cooper are no longer with the program . Cooper missed all of last season with a knee injury . PLAYERS • Senior Mercedes Russell, a 6-foot-6 center, and classmate Jaime Nared, a 6-2 wing, are Tennessee’s top returning players and should be in the conversation for All-America honors in 2017-18 . Both played on the USA U23 team that won the U24 Four Nations Tourney this summer . • Russell was second on the team in scoring (16 1. ppg .) and led the squad in rebounding (9 7). a year ago while setting a Tennessee record for a junior with 19 double-doubles . She was named an honorable mention All-American by AP and the WBCA as well as earning second- team All-SEC recognition . • Nared, meanwhile, was third in scoring and rebounding for UT with 15 .6 points and 6 .9 rebounds per contest . She was second on the squad with 37 three-pointers and had eight double-doubles as a junior . • Junior guard/forward Meme Jackson started 19 games and averaged 4 .7 points and 1 .8 rebounds while ranking fourth on the team with 24 three-pointers . Jackson is one of the team’s best defensive players and should help set the tone on that end this season . • Redshirt junior Cheridene Green was a two-time All-American at ASA College in Brooklyn, N Y. ., averaging 20 .5 points and 16 .5 rebounds per contest as a sophomore before redshirting at Tennessee last season . The power forward should offer immediate help inside . • UT’s consensus No . 1-ranked freshman class includes the No . 2 (6-0 guard Evina Westbrook), No . 7 (5-7 guard Anastasia Hayes), No . 12 (6-2 wing Rennia Davis) and No . 57 (6-4 center Kasiyahna Kushkituah) players in the nation, as ranked in the HoopGurlz espnW 100 . All four players were McDonald’s All-Americans and are expected to see extensive playing time in their first collegiate season . THE HEAD COACH • Holly Warlick’s 128-46 record over the past five years ranks her 10th among Power Five women’s coaches . She is the only coach in that group who has fewer than 10 seasons as a head coach . • Tennessee is one of only five schools to reach the NCAA Elite Eight three times in the past five seasons, doing so in 2013, 2015 and 2016 . • Warlick’s career SEC ( 750,. 60-20) winning percentage ranks her first among all SEC women’s head coaches .