Tennessee Women’s Basketball 2025 NCAA Tournament Capsule
March 2, 2025 · CSM Staff
Tennessee Lady Volunteers
SEC (22-9, 8-8)
Big Wins: 2/6 Connecticut (80-76), 2/20 Alabama (88-80)
Bad Losses: 1/19 at Vanderbilt (70-71), 3/2 Georgia (69-72)
Coach: Kim Caldwell
Probable Starters:
Zee Spearman, Junior, Forward, 11.5 ppg, 6.1 rpg
Samara Spencer, Senior, Guard, 10.5 ppg, 4.7 apg
Talaysia Cooper, Sophomore, Guard, 16.7 ppg, 3.2 apg, 5.6 rpg, 3.1 spg
Tess Darby, Senior, Guard, 6.3 ppg
Jewel Spear, Senior, Guard, 13.1 ppg, 1.8 apg
Key Role Players:
Alyssa Latham, Sophomore, Forward, 3.8 ppg, 3.7 rpg
Jillian Hollingshead, Senior, Forward, 3.3 ppg, 3.0 rpg
Kaniya Boyd, Freshman, Guard, 4.2 ppg, 1.4 apg
Ruby Whitehorn, Junior, Guard, 11.6 ppg, 1.6 apg, 4.2 rpg
Sara Puckett, Senior, Guard, 4.9 ppg
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 87.2 (2nd in nation, 1st in conference)
Scoring Defense: 70.4 (298, 15)
Field-Goal Percentage: 43.8 (75, 12)
Field-Goal Defense: 43.8 (326, 16)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 10.1 (4, 1)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 32.6 (124, 7)
Free-Throw Percentage: 68.9 (252, 12)
Rebound Margin: 3.4 (92, 8)
Assists Per Game: 15.6 (56, 7)
Turnovers Per Game: 14.4 (82, 6)
Recent Postseason Appearances:
| 2024 | NCAA | Round of 64 win over Green Bay |
| 2024 | NCAA | Round of 32 loss to NC State |
| 2023 | NCAA | Round of 64 win over Saint Louis |
| 2023 | NCAA | Round of 32 win over Toledo |
| 2023 | NCAA | Regional Semifinal loss to Virginia Tech |
| 2022 | NCAA | Round of 64 win over Buffalo |
| 2022 | NCAA | Round of 32 win over Belmont |
| 2022 | NCAA | Regional Semifinal loss to Louisville |
| 2021 | NCAA | Round of 64 win over Middle Tennessee |
| 2021 | NCAA | Round of 32 loss to Michigan |
| 2019 | NCAA | First Round loss to UCLA |
| 2018 | NCAA | Round of 64 win over Liberty |
| 2018 | NCAA | Round of 32 loss to Oregon State |
| 2017 | NCAA | Round of 64 win over Dayton |
| 2017 | NCAA | Round of 32 loss to Louisville |
| 2016 | NCAA | Round of 64 win over Green Bay |
| 2016 | NCAA | Round of 32 win over Arizona State |
| 2016 | NCAA | Regional Semifinal win over Ohio State |
| 2016 | NCAA | Regional Final loss to Syracuse |
| 2015 | NCAA | Round of 64 win over Boise State |
| 2015 | NCAA | Round of 32 win over Pittsburgh |
| 2015 | NCAA | Regional Semifinal win over Gonzaga |
| 2015 | NCAA | Regional Final loss to Maryland |
| 2014 | NCAA | Round of 64 win over Northwestern State |
| 2014 | NCAA | Round of 32 win over St. John’s |
| 2014 | NCAA | Regional Semifinal loss to Maryland |
| 2013 | NCAA | Round of 64 win over Oral Roberts |
| 2013 | NCAA | Round of 32 win over Creighton |
| 2013 | NCAA | Regional Semifinal win over Oklahoma |
| 2013 | NCAA | Regional Final loss to Louisville |
| 2012 | NCAA | Round of 64 win over Tennessee-Martin |
| 2012 | NCAA | Round of 32 win over DePaul |
| 2012 | NCAA | Regional Semifinal win over Kansas |
| 2012 | NCAA | Regional Final loss to Baylor |
| 2011 | NCAA | Round of 64 win over Stetson |
| 2011 | NCAA | Round of 32 win over Marquette |
| 2011 | NCAA | Regional Semifinal win over Ohio State |
| 2011 | NCAA | Regional Final loss to Notre Dame |
| 2010 | NCAA | Round of 64 win over Austin Peay |
| 2010 | NCAA | Round of 32 win over Dayton |
| 2010 | NCAA | Regional Semifinal win over Baylor |
| 2009 | NCAA | Round of 64 loss to Ball State |
| 2008 | NCAA | Round of 64 win over Oral Roberts |
| 2008 | NCAA | Round of 32 win over Purdue |
| 2008 | NCAA | Regional Semifinal win over Notre Dame |
| 2008 | NCAA | Regional Final win over Texas A&M |
| 2008 | NCAA | National Semifinal win over LSU |
| 2008 | NCAA | National Final win over Stanford |
| 2007 | NCAA | Round of 64 win over Drake |
| 2007 | NCAA | Round of 32 win over Pittsburgh |
| 2007 | NCAA | Regional Semifinal win over Marist |
| 2007 | NCAA | Regional Final win over Mississippi |
| 2007 | NCAA | National Semifinal win over North Carolina |
| 2007 | NCAA | National Final win over Rutgers |
*all team stats through 3/6
