The 2025–26 Tennessee Lady Volunteers basketball team represented the University of Tennessee in the 2025–26 college basketball season. Led by head coach Kim Caldwell in her second year, the team played their games at Thompson–Boling Arena and is a member of the Southeastern Conference.
The Lady Vols finished the season with a 16–14 overall record, 8–8 in the conference. In the postseason, they lost in the second round of the SEC tournament to rival Alabama.Lady Vols fall to Alabama in SEC Tournament for seventh loss in row They earned an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament but lost in the first round to NC State.Lady Vols eliminated from NCAA tournament, lose 8th straight
Previous season Following Caldwell's hiring in April 2024, the 2024–25 team went undefeated in non-conference play, achieving a Top 15 national ranking. However, other SEC teams ranked well, and the team finished the season with a 24–10 overall record, 8–8 in the conference. In the postseason, they lost in the second round of the SEC tournament to in-state rival Vanderbilt. They earned an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament, advancing to the Sweet Sixteen before losing to SEC foe Texas.Texas trots past Tennessee, punches ticket to Elite Eight
Offseason Departures Departures Jewel Spear 0 G 5'10" Graduate Student The Colony, TX Graduated Sara Puckett 1 G/F 6'2" Senior Muscle Shoals, AL Graduated Samara Spencer 7 G 5'7" Senior Fort Lauderdale, FL Graduated Destinee Wells 10 G 5'6" Senior Lakeland, TN Transferred to UT Martin Edie Darby 12 G 5'7" Junior Greenfield, TN Walk-on; retired from basketball due to a foot injury Avery Strickland 13 G/F 5'10" Junior Knoxville, TN Transferred to Belmont Fayor Ayodele 15 F 6'1" Graduate Student Móstoles, Spain Transferred to Grand Canyon Tess Darby 21 G/F 6'1" Graduate Student Greenfield, TN Graduated Jillian Hollingshead 53 F 6'5" Senior Gainesville, GA Graduated
Incoming transfers Incoming transfers Janiah Barker 0 F 6'4" Senior Marietta, GA UCLA Nya Robertson 1 G 5'7" Senior Fort Worth, TX SMU Jersey Wolfenbarger 8 G/F 6'5" Senior Fort Smith, AR LSU
Recruiting classes
2025 recruiting class
Roster
Schedule and results
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!colspan=9 style=""| Regular season
!colspan=9 style=""| 2026 SEC women's basketball tournament
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Rankings
*AP did not release a week 8 poll.
References