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.hall@knoxnews.com; X: @corahalll; Bluesky: @corahall.bsky.social‬. Support strong local journalism and unlock premium perks:knoxnews.com/subscribe

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