Tennessee Women's Basketball 2017 NCAA Tournament Capsule

 

Tennessee Lady Volunteers

SEC (19-11, 10-6)

 
Big Wins: 1/16 Notre Dame (71-69), 1/30 at South Carolina (76-74), 2/26 at Mississippi State (82-64)
Bad Losses: 1/12 at Mississippi (62-67), 2/5 at Georgia (78-81), 2/16 at Alabama (57-65)
Coach: Holly Warlick
 
Probable Starters:
Diamond DeShields, Junior, Guard, 17.2 ppg, 3.9 apg, 6.6 rpg
Mercedes Russell, Junior, Center, 16.3 ppg, 9.5 rpg, 1.4 bpg
Jaime Nared, Junior, Forward, 15.5 ppg, 6.7 rpg
Jordan Reynolds, Senior, Guard, 7.3 ppg, 4.5 apg
Meme Jackson, Sophomore, Guard, 4.8 ppg, 1.7 apg
 
Key Role Players:
Alexa Middleton, Junior, Guard, 8.2 ppg, 2.0 apg
Schaquilla Nunn, Senior, Forward, 4.6 ppg, 4.3 rpg
 
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 73.9 (39th in nation, 3rd in conference)
Scoring Defense: 65.9 (215, 12)
Field-Goal Percentage: 43.3 (59, 6)   
Field-Goal Defense: 38.8 (127, 9)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 4.9 (239, 10)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 34.6 (62, 5)
Free-Throw Percentage: 75.1 (41, 3)
Rebound Margin: 3.0 (102, 7)
Assists Per Game: 14.9 (81, 3)
Turnovers Per Game: 13.6 (41, 4)
 
Recent Postseason Appearances:
 
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 3/2