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2022–23 Tennessee Lady Volunteers basketball team

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2022–23 Tennessee Lady Volunteers basketball
NCAA tournament, Sweet Sixteen
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 20
APNo. 24
Record25–12 (13–3 SEC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Samantha Willams
  • Jon Harper
  • Joy McCorvey
Home arenaThompson–Boling Arena
Seasons
2022–23 SEC women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 1 South Carolina 16 0   1.000 36 1   .973
No. 9 LSU 15 1   .938 34 2   .944
No. 24 Tennessee 13 3   .813 25 12   .676
Ole Miss 11 5   .688 25 9   .735
Mississippi State 9 7   .563 22 11   .667
Georgia 9 7   .563 22 12   .647
Alabama 9 7   .563 20 11   .645
Arkansas 7 9   .438 24 13   .649
Missouri 6 10   .375 18 14   .563
Florida 5 11   .313 19 14   .576
Auburn 5 11   .313 16 15   .516
Vanderbilt 3 13   .188 12 19   .387
Kentucky 2 14   .125 12 19   .387
Texas A&M 2 14   .125 9 20   .310
2023 SEC tournament winner
As of April 2, 2023
Rankings from AP poll

The 2022–23 Tennessee Lady Volunteers basketball team represented the University of Tennessee in the 2022–23 college basketball season. Led by former Lady Vol Kellie Harper,[1] entering her fourth year as head coach, the team played its games at Thompson–Boling Arena as members of the Southeastern Conference.

The Lady Vols finished the season with a 25–12 overall record, 13–3 in the conference. They advanced to the finals of the SEC tournament, where they lost to South Carolina.[2] Finishing strong in the conference, the Lady Vols earned an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament, advancing to the Sweet Sixteen before losing to Virginia Tech.[3]

Previous season

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The 2021–22 team finished the season 25–9, 11–5 in third place in SEC play. They lost in the semifinals of the SEC tournament to their rivals, Kentucky,[4] who went on to win the tournament. The Lady Vols also received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament, where they lost in the Sweet Sixteen to Louisville.[5]

Roster

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2022–23 Tennessee Lady Volunteers women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Brooklynn Miles 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) So Franklin County HS Frankfort, KY
G/F 1 Sara Puckett 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) So Muscle Shoals HS Muscle Shoals, AL
F 2 Rickea Jackson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Sr Mississippi State University Detroit, MI
G 4 Jordan Walker 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS Sr Western Michigan University Muskegon, MI
G 5 Kaiya Wynn 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So Foster HS Richmond, TX
G 10 Jessie Rennie Injured 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Sr Bendigo Senior Secondary College Bendigo, AUS
F 11 Karoline Striplin 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) So Geneva HS Hartford, AL
G 12 Edie Darby 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Fr Greenfield HS Greenfield, TN
G/F 13 Justine Pissott 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Fr Red Bank Catholic HS Toms River, NJ
F 14 Jasmine Franklin 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr Missouri State University Fayetteville, AR
G 15 Jasmine Powell 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Sr University of Minnesota Detroit, MI
C 20 Tamari Key Injured 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Sr Cary HS Cary, NC
G/F 21 Tess Darby 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Greenfield HS Greenfield, TN
G 25 Jordan Horston 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Sr Columbus Africentric Early College Columbus, OH
G/F 33 Marta Suárez 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS So Joaquim Blume Institute Oviedo, Spain
F 53 Jillian Hollingshead 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) So University of Georgia Gainesville, GA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
10/30/2022*
2:00 pm, SECN+
No. 5 Carson–Newman W 108–63 
 17  Horston   10  Franklin   3  Tied  Thompson–Boling Arena (8,103)
Knoxville, TN
Regular season
11/8/2022*
8:30 pm, BTN
No. 5 at No. 14 Ohio State L 75–87  0–1
 20  Horston   13  Horston   4  Tied  Value City Arena (6,402)
Columbus, OH
11/10/2022*
6:30 pm, SECN+
No. 5 UMass W 74–65  1–1
 24  Jackson   11  Jackson   7  Powell  Thompson–Boling Arena (7,571)
Knoxville, TN
11/14/2022*
6:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 11 No. 12 Indiana L 67–79  1–2
 17  Jackson   10  Powell   4  Tied  Thompson–Boling Arena (7,768)
Knoxville, TN
11/19/2022*
Noon, FloSports
No. 11 vs. Rutgers
Battle 4 Atlantis quarterfinals
W 94–54  2–2
 26  Jackson   7  Suárez   8  Powell  Atlantis Paradise Island (212)
Paradise Island, Bahamas
11/20/2022*
Noon, FloSports
No. 11 vs. UCLA
Battle 4 Atlantis semifinals
L 63–80  2–3
 14  Jackson   3  Tied   2  Horston  Atlantis Paradise Island (247)
Paradise Island, Bahamas
11/21/2022*
2:30 pm, ESPNU
No. 23т vs. Gonzaga
Battle 4 Atlantis 3rd-place game
L 72–73  2–4
 19  Horston   9  Franklin   4  Powell  Atlantis Paradise Island (118)
Paradise Island, Bahamas
11/25/2022*
7:00 pm, SECN
No. 23т Colorado W 69–51  3–4
 23  Horston   8  Horston   4  Tied  Thompson–Boling Arena (7.509)
Knoxville, TN
11/27/2022*
2:00 pm, SECN+
No. 23т Eastern Kentucky W 105–71  4–4
 15  Jackson   8  Tied   5  Tied  Thompson–Boling Arena (7,014)
Knoxville, TN
12/4/2022*
1:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 9 Virginia Tech
Jimmy V Classic
L 56–59  4–5
 26  Horston   11  Horston   6  Powell  Thompson–Boling Arena (8,507)
Knoxville, TN
12/6/2022*
6:30 pm, SECN+
Chattanooga W 69–39  5–5
 14  Horston   6  Powell   4  Puckett  Thompson–Boling Arena (6,871)
Knoxville, TN
12/11/2022*
2:00 pm, SECN+
Wright State W 96–57  6–5
 17  Jackson   6  Hollingshead   5  Horston  Thompson–Boling Arena (7,261)
Knoxville, TN
12/14/2022*
6:30 pm, SECN+
UCF W 99–64  7–5
 15  Horston   10  Franklin   5  Tied  Thompson–Boling Arena (7,188)
Knoxville, TN
12/18/2022*
3:00 pm, ABC
at No. 2 Stanford
Rivalry
L 70–77  7–6
 19  Horston   10  Horston   3  Horston  Maples Pavilion (4,480)
Stanford, CA
12/27/2022*
6:30 pm, SECN+
Wofford W 92–53  8–6
 16  Jackson   10  Franklin   6  Striplin  Thompson-Boling Arena (7,909)
Knoxville, TN
12/29/2022
6:00 pm, SECN+
at Florida W 77–67  9–6
(1–0)
 28  Jackson   9  Jackson   2  Tied  O'Connell Center (2,656)
Gainesville, FL
1/1/2023
Noon, SECN
Alabama W 89–76  10–6
(2–0)
 22  Jackson   8  Striplin   9  Horston  Thompson–Boling Arena (8,214)
Knoxville, TN
1/5/2023
6:30 pm, SECN+
Mississippi State W 80–69  11–6
(3–0)
 27  Horston   14  Horston   5  Horston  Thompson–Boling Arena (7,428)
Knoxville, TN
1/8/2023
1:00 pm, SECN
at Vanderbilt
Rivalry
W 84–71  12–6
(4–0)
 23  Jackson   8  Horston   8  Horston  Memorial Gymnasium (4,830)
Nashville, TN
1/12/2023
9:00 pm, SECN
Texas A&M W 62–50  13–6
(5–0)
 22  Jackson   9  Hollingshead   8  Walker  Reed Arena (3,222)
College Station, TX
1/15/2023
1:00 pm, SECN
Georgia W 68–55  14–6
(6–0)
 23  Jackson   7  Tied   8  Walker  Thompson-Boiling Arena (9,772)
Knoxville, TN
1/19/2023
6:30 pm, SECN+
Florida W 74–56  15–6
(7–0)
 16  Jackson   10  Horston   4  Tied  Thompson–Boling Arena (7,552)
Knoxville, TN
1/22/2023
3:00 pm, SECN+
at Missouri W 68–65  16–6
(8–0)
 17  Puckett   5  Tied   5  Powell  Mizzou Arena (5,030)
Columbia, MO
1/26/2023*
8:00 pm, ESPN
No. 5 UConn
Rivalry / College GameDay
L 67–84  16–7
 27  Horston   9  Hollingshead   5  Walker  Thompson–Boling Arena (13,804)
Knoxville, TN
1/30/2023
7:00 pm, ESPN2
at No. 3 LSU L 68–76  16–8
(8–1)
 19  Walker   8  Jackson   5  Jackson  Pete Maravich Assembly Center (15,157)
Baton Rouge, LA
2/2/2023
6:30 pm, SECN+
Ole Miss W 65–51  17–8
(9–1)
 20  Horston   8  Walker   5  Horston  Thompson–Boling Arena (7,718)
Knoxville, TN
2/6/2023
7:00 pm, SECN
at Mississippi State L 90–91 2OT 17–9
(9–2)
 28  Jackson   12  Hollingshead   4  Powell  Humphrey Coliseum (5,512)
Starkville, MS
2/12/2023
2:00 pm, SECN+
Vanderbilt
Rivalry
W 86–59  18–9
(10–2)
 21  Jackson   9  Horston   8  Walker  Thompson–Boling Arena (9,224)
Knoxville, TN
2/16/2023
7:00 pm, SECN
at Arkansas W 87–67  19–9
(11–2)
 25  Jackson   12  Tied   6  Horston  Bud Walton Arena (3,243)
Fayetteville, AR
2/19/2023
Noon, ESPN2
Auburn W 83–76  20–9
(12–2)
 27  Jackson   8  Horston   8  Powell  Thompson–Boling Arena (9,039)
Knoxville, TN
2/23/2023
7:00 pm, ESPN
No. 1 South Carolina L 60–73  20–10
(12–3)
 21  Jackson   11  Horston   3  Walker  Thompson–Boling Arena (10,296)
Knoxville, TN
2/26/2023
2:00 pm, SECN
at Kentucky
Rivalry
W 83–63  21–10
(13–3)
 21  Jackson   7  Jackson   8  Powell  Memorial Coliseum (6,152)
Lexington, KY
SEC tournament
3/3/2023
8:30 pm, SECN
(3) vs. (14) Kentucky
Quarterfinals / Rivalry
W 80–71  22–10
 34  Jackson   7  Horston   7  Horston  Bon Secours Wellness Arena (6,229)
Greenville, SC
3/4/2023
7:00 pm, ESPNU
(3) vs. (2) No. 4 LSU
Semifinals
W 69–67  23–10
 26  Jackson   10  Jackson   6  Walker  Bon Secours Wellness Arena (10,471)
Greenville, SC
3/5/2023
3:00 pm, ESPN
(3) vs. (1) No. 1 South Carolina
Championship / College GameDay
L 58–74  23–11
 19  Horston   9  Tied   3  Horston  Bon Secours Wellness Arena (12,203)
Greenville, SC
NCAA tournament
3/18/2023*
1:00 pm, ABC
(4 S3) No. 24 (13 S3) Saint Louis
First Round
W 95–50  24–11
 21  Horston   8  Horston   4  Horston  Thompson–Boling Arena (6,871)
Knoxville, TN
3/20/2023*
6:00 pm, ESPN2
(4 S3) No. 24 (12 S3) Toledo
Second Round
W 94–47  25–11
 13  Tied   10  Franklin   4  Jackson  Thompson–Boling Arena (5,486)
Knoxville, TN
3/25/2023*
6:30 pm, ESPN2
(4 S3) No. 24 vs. (1 S1) No. 4 Virginia Tech
Sweet Sixteen
L 64–73  25–12
 17  Horston   8  Jackson   3  Tied  Climate Pledge Arena (10,839)
Seattle, WA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
S3=Seattle 3.
All times are in Eastern Time.
2022–23 Schedule

Rankings

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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes т = Tied with team above or below
Week
PollPre12345678910111213141516171819Final
AP551123тRVRVRVRVRVRVRVRVRV2324Not released
Coaches441224RVRVRVRVRVRVRVRVRVRV20

References

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  1. ^ Voepel, Mechelle (April 8, 2019). "Sources: Lady Vols to hire Harper as coach". ESPN.com. Retrieved August 23, 2022.
  2. ^ South Carolina women's basketball stays perfect, wins SEC championship 74-58 vs. Tennessee
  3. ^ Lady Vols basketball can't complete comeback against No. 1 seed Virginia Tech in Sweet 16
  4. ^ Hall, Cora (March 5, 2022). "Tennessee Lady Vols defeated 83-74 by Kentucky in SEC Tournament semifinals". knoxnews.com. Retrieved August 23, 2022.
  5. ^ Holton, Brooks (March 26, 2022). "Tennessee Lady Vols basketball vs. Louisville in NCAA Tournament video highlights, score". knoxnews.com. Retrieved August 23, 2022.