Tennessee broke the top five after a strong off-season ESPN’s premature women’s college basketball ranking..
LadyVols will return to Sweet 16 for the first time in five years in a up-and-down campaign from 2021 to 2010, and ESPN expects Tennessee to continue its upward trajectory under Kelly Harper’s supervision.
Tennessee ranks fourth in the rankings after national champions South Carolina, UConn, and Stanford.
“Ray Barrel is gone, but Lady Vols is undoubtedly a stake on Ricka Jackson (Mississippi), Gillian Hollingshead (Georgia), Jasmine Powell (Minnesota) and Jasmine Franklin (Missouri). I won the Sweepstakes on the Transfer Portal. ” “We’re pairing the group with freshman Justin Pisotto and 11th-place new employee with Jordan Horseton and Tamari Key. Tennessee is promising last season when the program achieved the highest ranking in the Associated Press. He has the talent to build on the start. Press polls from the first week of 2015 (4th). “
Lady Vols had already had the chance to continue progressing by returning stars Tamari Key and Jordan Horston earlier. Kelly Harper and her staff dominated the transfer Portal. Tennessee responded to that need on the portal and made four transfers to immediately assist LadyVols.
Mississippi Transfer Ricka Jackson is expected to have the greatest impact on the bunch. Jackson was great in three seasons in Starkville, averaging 20.3 points and 6.8 rebounds per game a season ago.
Tennessee is ranked second of the four SEC teams in the premature ranking. Lady Vols are behind South Carolina, in front of LSU (No. 14) and Georgia (No. 25).
