Where All Eight Outgoing Lady Vols Basketball Transfers Committed in the Portal

Lady Vols basketball is returning no players from its 2025-26 team. All eight players with the potential to return have hit the transfer portal, each landing at a Power Four location.

This includes three players staying inside the SEC. Talaysia Cooper and Jaida Civil committed to Ole Miss, while Kaniya Boyd is headed to Texas A&M. Lauren Hurst and Alyssa Latham are also staying together, both headed to Virginia Tech in the ACC.

In response to the departures, Kim Caldwell and company have landed five players through the portal themselves, though. This includes Liberty’s Avery Mills, Northern Arizona’s Naomi White, Stanford’s Harper Peterson and Georgia’s Zhen Craft and Rylie Theuerkauf.

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Here’s where each outgoing Lady Vols transfer has since committed to.

G Talaysia Cooper – Ole Miss

• Years at UT: 3
• Remaining eligibility: 1
• 2025-26 stats:
  • 16.0 points
  • 4.7 rebounds
  • 3.6 assists

 

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Mia Pauldo – Rutgers

• Years at UT: 1
• Remaining Eligibility: 3
• 2025-26 stats:
  • 10.4 points
  • 2.5 rebounds
  • 2.5 assists

 

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Mya Pauldo – Rutgers

• Years at UT: 1
• Remaining Eligibility: 3
• 2025-26 stats:
  • 1.8 points
  • 1.6 rebounds
  • 0.9 assists

 

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Deniya Prawl – Louisville

• Years at UT: 1
• Remaining Eligibility: 3
• 2025-26 stats:
  • 4.0 points
  • 2.7 rebounds
  • 0.4 assists

 

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Jaida Civil – Ole Miss

• Years at UT: 1
• Remaining Eligibility: 3
• 2025-26 stats:
  • 6.4 points
  • 4.0 rebounds
  • 1.5 assists

 

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Alyssa Latham – Virginia Tech

• Years at UT: 2
• Remaining Eligibility: 1
• 2025-26 stats:
  • 4.7 points
  • 3.4 rebounds
  • 0.5 assists

 

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Lauren Hurst – Virginia Tech

• Years at UT: 1
• Remaining Eligibility: 3
• 2025-26 stats:
  • 2.3 points
  • 1.6 rebounds
  • 0.7 assists

 

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Kaniya Boyd – Texas A&M

• Years at UT: 3
• Remaining Eligibility: 2
• 2025-26 stats:
  • 1.6 points
  • 1.3 rebounds
  • 0.8 assists

 

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