Lady Vols basketball transfer tracker: Who's in, who's out for Kim Caldwell's roster

Mike Wilson, Knoxville News Sentinel

Lady Vols basketball is building out a roster for the first season under coach Kim Caldwell.

Caldwell, who was hired April 7 after one season at Marshall, has filled out her staff and now will fill out the 2024-25 roster via the transfer portal.

Here is what to know about the roster movement for Tennessee:

Who is leaving Lady Vols basketball via the transfer portal?

Karoline Striplin

Karoline Striplin averaged 7.2 points and 3.1 rebounds in 33 games with 11 starts. The 6-foot-3 forward shot 49.1% and hit 31% of her 3-pointers. She averaged 14.4 minutes per game. Her best game was a 29-point effort with four 3-pointers in the Lady Vols' loss to Middle Tennessee State.

Who is joining Tennessee basketball via the transfer portal?

The Lady Vols have not added via the transfer portal yet.

Jewel Spear, Tess Darby returning for Lady Vols

Jewel Spear

Jewel Spear led Tennessee with 69 3-pointers on 37.3% 3-point shooting last season. The Wake Forest transfer averaged 13.1 points, 4.4 rebounds and 2.2 assists.

Spear initially announced she would come back to UT the day before Harper was fired. She indicated she was considering remaining with the Lady Vols when Caldwell was introduced as the coach, then made that her final decision.

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Tess Darby

Tess Darby is coming back for a fifth season. The 6-foot-1 guard from Greenfield, has played four years at Tennessee. She moved into the top-10 for career 3-pointers this season and is No. 5 all-time with 170 career 3-pointers. She is using her COVID-19 year of eligibility to return.

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