Lady Vols basketball has added to its growing transfer portal class. With the task of building a roster from scratch, Kim Caldwell brings in Auburn guard Harissoum Coulibaly following a visit. Coulibaly announced her commitment to UT on Instagram on Monday.
From Paris, France, Coulibaly just finished her freshman season with the Tigers. This gives her three years of eligibility remaining. As a true freshman, Coulibaly was a bright spot on an Auburn team transitioning to a new head coach, Larry Vickers. The team finished 15-17 (3-13 SEC).
Coulibaly appeared in 31 games and started in 18. She averaged 10.4 points per game on 45% shooting from the field. She shot 50% from range, but that was on just four attempts over the entire year. She shot 54.4% from the free-throw line.
The 5-foot-10 freshman guard also produced 3.0 rebounds, 1.6 assists and 1.6 steals per game. This came in an average of 26.6 minutes per outing.
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Out of Paris, Coulibaly was considered the No. 95 prospect in the country by ESPN in the 2025 recruiting class. Before committing to Auburn, she also took official visits to VCU, Georgia and Virginia Tech.
She finished her high school career in the United States, though, at S3 Academy in Bristol, Virginia. She averaged 16 points, five rebounds and four assists there. She also played for Mondeville U18 in France and the Cap City Ballerz. She helped lead Cap City to the Nike EYCL U17 championship.
This is now the sixth commit for Caldwell and the Lady Vols this transfer portal cycle. Coulibaly joins Liberty guard Avery Mills, Northern Arizona guard Naomi White, Stanford forward Harper Peterson and Georgia forward Zhen Craft and guard Rylie Theuerkauf.
Tennessee will also roster a pair of incoming freshmen. Four-star recruit and top-50 prospect Gabby Minus is staying true to her signing despite the roster overhaul and assistant coaching changes. This offseason, the Lady Vols also landed guard Irene Oboavwoduo from the United Kingdom.
