Lady Vols basketball has an entirely new 15-player roster this upcoming season. Kim Caldwell and company had to replace eight outgoing transfers and more departures, and did so quickly with 13 transfers and a pair of incoming freshman signings.
“We had to do it quickly,” Caldwell said of her staff’s portal recruiting. “I am really pleased with the work that we put in over three weeks. We wanted to make sure that we constructed our roster in a way that balanced each other, that we had players that could fit in multiple roles and could shoot the ball.
“The biggest thing is we wanted to recruit heart and people that wanted to work hard and people that knew what was at stake. We really tried to hammer that home in our visits of how hard it was going to be and see if they were up to the challenge, and they all were.”
Here’s a look at every player on the roster’s number and their stats from this past season:
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— Lady Vols Basketball (@LadyVol_Hoops) May 21, 2026
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No. 0 – G Kaylene Smikle (Maryland)
- Height: 6-foot
- Year: R-Senior
- 2025-26 stats:
- 13.1 points
- 3.9 rebounds
- 1.6 assists
No. 1 – G Avery Mills (Liberty)
- Height: 5-foot-9
- Year: Junior
- 2025-26 stats:
- 15.3 points
- 4.0 rebounds
- 2.2 assists
No. 2 – G Harissoum Coulibaly (Auburn)
- Height: 5-foot-10
- Year: Sophomore
- 2025-26 stats:
- 10.4 points
- 3.0 rebounds
- 1.6 assists
No. 4 – G Gabby Minus
- Height: 6-foot
- Year: Freshman
No. 8 – F Zhen Craft (Georgia)
- Height: 6-foot-2
- Year: Sophomore
- 2025-26 stats:
- 5.7 points
- 4.2 rebounds
- 1.0 assists
No. 9 – G Shaelyn Steele (Penn State)
- Height: 5-foot-6
- Year: Junior
- 2025-26 stats:
- 1.8 points
- 2.7 rebounds
- 1.1 assists
No. 10 – G Jada Eads (Seton Hall)
- Height: 5-foot-7
- Year: Junior
- 2025-26 stats:
- 10.6 points
- 5.1 rebounds
- 4.1 assists
No. 11 – G Irene Oboavwoduo
- Height: 5-foot-10
- Year: Freshman
No. 14 – G Rylie Theuerkauf (Georgia)
- Height: 5-foot-9
- Year: Senior
- 2025-26 stats:
- 11.9 points
- 2.0 rebounds
- 1.1 assists
No. 15 – F Harper Peterson (Stanford)
- Height: 6-foot-3
- Year: R-Sophomore
- 2025-26 stats:
- 1.1 points
- 0.7 rebounds
- 0.1 assists
No. 21 – F Riley Makalusky (West Virginia)
- Height: 6-foot-2
- Year: Senior
- 2025-26 stats:
- 4.7 points
- 2.0 rebounds
- 0.4 assists
No. 25 – G Naomi White (Northern Arizona)
- Height: 5-foot-9
- Year: R-Sophomore
- 2025-26 stats:
- 20.8 points
- 5.3 rebounds
- 1.8 assists
No. 31 – F Aaliyah Moore (Texas)
- Height: 6-foot-1
- Year: Sixth Year
- 2025-26 stats:
- DNP
- 2024-25 stats:
- 7.9 points
- 4.6 rebounds
- 0.7 assists
No. 35 – G Kennedy Fauntleroy (East Carolina)
- Height: 5-foot-7
- Year: R-Senior
- 2025-26 stats:
- 13.7 points
- 3.4 rebounds
- 4.8 assists
No. 44 – F Fatmata Janneh (Texas A&M)
- Height: 6-foot-2
- Year: Senior
- 2025-26 stats:
- 11.4 points
- 9.7 rebounds
- 1.1 assists
