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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Tennessee’s 2022-23 women’s basketball home and away SEC opponents have been revealed, as the conference office announced Wednesday morning each school’s league foes for the upcoming campaign.
As part of the 16-game SEC schedule, the Lady Vols feature home games vs. Alabama, Auburn, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi State, Ole Miss, South Carolina and Vanderbilt.
On the road, UT will play contests against Arkansas, Florida, Kentucky, LSU, Mississippi State, Missouri, Texas A&M and Vanderbilt.
The schedule consists of a single round robin (10 games) of home and away with one permanent opponent (2 games) and two rotating opponents (4 games). In addition to its permanent home-and-home rival, Vanderbilt, Tennessee plays its rotating home-and-away contests against Florida and Mississippi State during the upcoming campaign. The rotating opponents change annually.
The upcoming conference season marks the 14th year of the 16‐game schedule for women’s basketball and the 11th with 14 teams. Times, dates and television information for the 2022-23 SEC schedule will be released at a later date, as will the complete Lady Vol non-conference slate.
Three of the league opponents UT will face are ranked among ESPN’s “Way-Too-Early Top 25,” including defending NCAA champion South Carolina at No. 1, 2022 SEC runner-up LSU at No. 14 and Georgia at No. 25. Tennessee is ranked No. 4 in the June 14 edition of the poll, touting a strong returning cast, several top-notch transfers and a top-15-ranked freshman.
The Lady Vols return 10 players, including four starters, from a squad that started 18-1 and finished 25-9 overall and 11-5 in the SEC (3rd) while advancing to the NCAA Sweet Sixteen despite season-ending injuries to three key contributors.
Leading the way for fourth-year head coach Kellie Harper are All-SEC/All-America Honorable Mention guard Jordan Horston and All-SEC/All-Defensive Team center Tamari Key. Additional regular contributors include returning starters in point guard Jordan Walker and wing Tess Darby, as well as two others with starting experience in 2022 SEC All-Freshman wing Sara Puckett and 2021 SEC All-Freshman forward Marta Suárez.
The Lady Vols also bring aboard four gifted transfers and a five-star freshman, including starters and previous all-league performers in forward Rickea Jackson (Mississippi State), power forward Jasmine Franklin (Missouri State) and point guard Jasmine Powell (Minnesota), as well as a pair of McDonald’s All-Americans in sophomore transfer forward Jilllian Hollingshead (Georgia) and true freshman wing Justine Pissott.
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-UT Athletics
