How to say every player's name on 2026-27 Lady Vols basketball roster

Lady Vols basketball has a brand new roster going into Kim Caldwell's third season at the helm. After losing all eight possible returners to the transfer portal, Caldwell and her staff added 13 transfers . They also made an addition to their 2026 signing class to complete their full roster of 15 players in 25 days for the 2026-27 season.

With 15 new names to learn, here's how to say every player's name on Tennessee's roster. Harissoum Coulibaly Pronunciation: har-ih-SOOM COOL-ih-BALL-ee Year: Sophomore Position: Guard Height: 5-10 Previous school: Auburn Zhen Craft Pronunciation: ZEN KRAFT Year: Sophomore Position: Forward Height: 6-2 Previous school: Georgia Jada Eads Pronunciation: JAY-duh EEDS Year: Junior Position: Point guard Height: 5-7 Previous school: Seton Hall Kennedy Fauntleroy Pronunciation: KEN-uh-dee FONT-luh-roy Year: Redshirt senior Position: Point guard Height: 5-7 Previous school: East Carolina Fatmata "Fats" Janneh Pronunciation: FAT-mot-uh JAN-uh Year: Senior Position: Forward Height: 6-2 Previous school: Texas A&M Riley Makalusky Pronunciation: RYE-lee MAK-uh-LESS-kee Year: Senior Position: Forward Height: 6-2 Previous school: West Virginia Avery Mills Pronunciation: AY-ver-ee MILLZ Year: Junior Position: Guard Height: 5-9 Previous school: Liberty Gabby Minus Pronunciation: GAB-ee MYE-nus Year: Freshman Position: Wing Height: 6-1 Previous school: Hebron Christian Academy Aaliyah Moore Pronunciation: uh-LEE-yuh MOOR Year: Redshirt senior Position: Forward Height: 6-1 Previous school: Texas Irene Oboavwoduo Pronunciation: EYE-reen oh-BOW-wuh-doe Year: Freshman Position: Guard Height: 5-10 Previous school: Manchester Basketball Harper Peterson Pronunciation: HAR-per PEE-ter-sun Year: Redshirt sophomore Position: Forward Height: 6-3 Previous school: Stanford Kaylene Smikle Pronunciation: KAY-leen SMYE-kull Year: Redshirt senior Position: Guard Height: 6-foot Previous school: Maryland Shaelyn Steele Pronunciation: SHAY-lin STEEL Year: Junior Position: Guard Height: 5-6 Previous school: Penn State Rylie Theuerkauf Pronunciation: RYE-lee TUR-koff Year: Senior Position: Guard Height: 5-9 Previous school: Georgia Naomi White Pronunciation: nay-OH-mee WITE Year: Sophomore Position: Guard Height: 5-9 Previous school: Northern Arizona Cora Hall  is the University of Tennessee women’s athletics reporter for Knox News. Email: cora.

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