The Southeastern Conference Men’s and Women’s Basketball Leadership Council is set to hold its annual meeting on Thursday, with super senior John Fulkerson and junior Tamari Key representing the Vols and Lady Vols, respectively.

This year marks Key’s second in a row as part of the leadership council, while Fulkerson is participating in his third straight year as a member.

The council consists of one male representative and one female representative from each of the SEC’s 14 institutions. The goal of the leadership council is for student-athletes to serve as a conduit of communication from their teams to the conference office on issues related to student-athlete experience, student-athlete wellness, and to provide feedback on proposed rules governing the SEC and NCAA.

Entering his sixth season in 2021-22, Fulkerson has played 132 games for the Vols since arriving on campus in 2016. He enters the season just 125 points shy of becoming the 53rd member of Tennessee’s 1,000 point club. A starter in 21 games last season for the Lady Vols, Key has played 56 career games for Tennessee with 50 starts. She enters the 2021-22 season as the Lady Vols’ second leading returning scorer.

The Men’s Basketball Leadership Council and the Women’s Basketball Leadership Council comprise two components of the SEC Student-Athlete Leadership Council. The third component is the Football Leadership Council, which meets each January.

-UT Athletics