2025 Transfer Portal

[glv98]

Also, as for Fulwiley, no news but here is the general thought pattern (I think she goes to the ACC, but I acknowledge it is just my thought pattern on her):

“Several top-tier college basketball programs are vying for the services of MiLaysia Fulwiley, including LSU, Indiana, TCU, Notre Dame, UConn, N.C. State, North Carolina, Ole Miss, Louisville, Clemson, and Maryland. LSU, with its changing roster and need for backcourt talent, and Indiana, needing to fill a void left by a key player's departure, are mentioned as potential landing spots.Fulwiley has also been linked to other prominent programs, including Ole Miss, Louisville, and others. “

I don’t believe she would go to Ole Miss, Indiana, Clemson or UConn. The others seem all in play. LSU prob offers the biggest bag, but I don’t see that as a good fit with Johnson and Williams already there. I think UCLA is a darkhorse here, with the North Carolina ACC schools in play. Just my thoughts.

I’m curious why you think she wouldnt go to Ole Miss because I can totally see her there. I’ll bet Yo could come up w a one time emergency bag for her. Adding her would make OM actually scary.

 

[glv98]

We need a 5'7" guard like we need a hole in the head. Really this is not the way we should be trying to go.

Beginning to think CKC was serious about fielding a whole squad of sub 6 ft guards.

 

[lvocd]

1.7 assists and 3.6 TOs.

Have to remind myself though that Spearman's stats at Miami were really not very good and she was terrific for us this year.

That's right. So far most of the players that have caught Kim's eye for talent have worked out. I have to think she has a plan. She most certainly SOUNDS confident in that terrific Mike Keith Show interview. I'm just going to trust her until I have too many good reasons not to.

 

[spojo13]

1.7 assists and 3.6 TOs.

Have to remind myself though that Spearman's stats at Miami were really not very good and she was terrific for us this year.

My thought process on Zee was someone who just didn’t get a lot of shots and had to play at Miami with their three posts. Her scoring efficiency and shooting % were always good. Her getting more meaningful minutes led to her efficiency yielding higher stats this year. This player has had plenty of minutes and time but the scoring efficiency has never been that great. The a/to rate for a guard is not great but maybe that is from forcing things? I don’t see how she fills the hole we have but if she becomes a Lady Vol then I’ll support her fully.

 

[Volfan2012]

Beginning to think CKC was serious about fielding a whole squad of sub 6 ft guards.

She has the speed and motor you like but her shooting is terrible. Took 501 shots for SMU in 27 games. She likes to shoot does not make enough of them. Probably be a good distributor, but her putting up 20 shots a game is a killer.

 

[KnoxLikeUs]

This kid can play. This is good either way if she becomes a LV or she doesn’t no harm in the visit. Could fill a void coming off the bench that Avery Strickland did at times and provide some leadership for the younger guards. Could help the other guards by practicing against a solid ACC guard.
This staff knows how to recruit and build a team full of dawgs top to bottom. The height of the guards by the way are 5’9, 5’11, 5’11, 6’0, 6’0, 6’2, 6’3, 5’6 and 5’6.
Where’s a team full of sub 6 ft guards?
By average height the Lady Vols once again when the roster is finalized will be among the talllest teams in WBB.
The lies told on this board are outrageous.

View attachment 734746She will be the next to visit Tennessee.

 

[Volfan2012]

Just a wait and see why they want her. She had some shooting games that would give fans nightmares. 1 for 19 against North Carolina. 4 for 18 against Va Tech and a long list like this. The first thing you should tell her if she came here is to slack on the shots. No way you win a game with a point guard taking 19 shots and making one.

 

[KnoxLikeUs]

No, it’s not a wait and see. She won’t be expected to be the best player on the team. Not even possibly the 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, or 8th option.
Could be an impact player and contribute in a big role who knows. I’ve see worse players go to teams that many consider to be great portal additions but every player for ridiculous reasons are going to get scrutinized just from being consider by Tennessee at this stage.
She will only be asked to fill a role as a scorer offensively and give the team a quick guard that can cause havoc in the press.
Don’t over think it.

 

[Volfan2012]

No, it’s not a wait and see. She won’t be expected to be the best player on the team. Not even possibly the 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, or 8th option.
Could be an impact player and contribute in a big role who knows. I’ve see worse players go to teams that many consider to be great portal additions but every player for ridiculous reasons are going to get scrutinized just from being consider by Tennessee at this stage.
She will only be asked to fill a role as a scorer offensively and give the team a quick guard that can cause havoc in the press.
Don’t over think it.

Definitely a wait and see she has a long track record of three seasons and in all three she was one of the worst shooters in womens basketball. If she is coming here for 8 to 10 minutes fine maybe we can survive. She has been playing 30 at SMU for three seasons has shot an ugly 33 percent for the three seasons. Not over thinking she has a resume on playing time we should be able to do better.

 

[docholiday]

The Lambo way !

Hey Coach KC.....I am really picky and patient are you?

 

[KnoxLikeUs]

You aren’t on the coaching staff to decide where they have players on their recruiting board. I get your a genuine fan. You make valid points. This stuff right here is above our pay grade. Coach Caldwell can bring any player she sees fit on to her team/program.
Options from your perspective are not how her and the recruiting coordinators are building the roster based on their plan. You can post all the statistics available that isn’t what coaches that get paid to conduct business operate from when viewing this player at SMU and project her being at Tennessee.
LSU brought in a player that averaged 5 ppg when for most the season ND couldn’t dress but 7 at the beginning of the season folks act like they signed a future #1 WNBA draft pick. Rumor is they about to bring in another forward not Williams but are supposedly getting both that played at a mid-major and percentages for a forward are bad but watch how that fanbase talks up the signing.
I view this kid similar to K. Gilbert at LSU. The Gilbert at Arizona wasn’t the same Gilbert at LSU last season for the most part. You bring her in to be instant offense. When she’s on let her play. If she’s struggling sit her down. It’s not that deep.

Definitely a wait and see she has a long track record of three seasons and in all three she was one of the worst shooters in womens basketball. If she is
coming here for 8 to 10 minutes fine maybe we can survive. She has been playing 30 at SMU for three seasons has shot an ugly 33 percent for the three seasons. Not over thinking she has a resume on playing time we should be able to do better.

 

[mudcat1973]

She has the speed and motor you like but her shooting is terrible. Took 501 shots for SMU in 27 games. She likes to shoot does not make enough of them. Probably be a good distributor, but her putting up 20 shots a game is a killer.

Sounds like she doesn't have problem getting shots off.

 

[Volfan2012]

You aren’t on the coaching staff to decide where they have players on their recruiting board. I get your a genuine fan. You make valid points. This stuff right here is above our pay grade. Coach Caldwell can bring any player she sees fit on to her team/program.
Options from your perspective are not how her and the recruiting coordinators are building the roster based on their plan. You can post all the statistics available that isn’t what coaches that get paid to conduct business operate from when viewing this player at SMU and project her being at Tennessee.
LSU brought in a player that averaged 5 ppg when for most the season ND couldn’t dress but 7 at the beginning of the season folks act like they signed a future #1 WNBA draft pick. Rumor is they about to bring in another forward not Williams that played at a mid-major and percentages for a forward are bad but watch how that fanbase talks up the signing.
I view this kid similar to K. Gilbert at LSU. The Gilbert at Arizona wasn’t the same Gilbert at LSU last season for the most part. You bring her in to be instant offense. When she’s on let her play. If she’s struggling sit her down. It’s not that deep.

They may get her sure I think it is a mistake they surely think it is not. If she comes here we'll all get to see it with our own eyes. I can see what they like about her. She is quick, can handle the ball well, may be a good defender. She has games where she shoots ok and other where she can't throw it in the ocean. Overall there are better point guards in the portal. Several of them. If this is who they want I will gladly hope she succeeds of course. Just makes me think were not able to get any of the others so were settling.

I can't find anyone of the ones that usually know saying she is visiting here.

 

[Cb153181]

View attachment 734746She will be the next to visit Tennessee.

They can say she’s a fit but Fulwiley isn’t…I’m so confused with the way they are moving.

 

[KnoxLikeUs]

You thinking too much into it. And are free to believe whatever you wish. The truth is that since this new staff has come to Tennessee they have gotten the commits they wanted for the system. Highly touted and recruited players. You can assume. I’m going with the odds that heavily favor Coach Caldwell and her recruiting coordinators.

They may get her sure I think it is a mistake they surely think it is not. If she comes here we'll all get
to see it with our own eyes. I can see what they like about her. She is quick, can handle the ball well, may be a good defender. She has games where she shoots ok and other where she can't throw it in the ocean. Overall there are better point guards in the portal. Several of them. If this is who they want I will gladly hope she succeeds of course. Just makes me think were not able to get any of the others so were settling.

 

[glv98]

They can say she’s a fit but Fulwiley isn’t…I’m so confused with the way they are moving.

Think I can explain. Every keystroke fm that poster is in defense of the projected playing time of Mia. So Fulwiley? Nah, obviously a huge threat. This girl not so much.

And for the millionth time to the “let” Kim do her thing crowd, most of us are well aware we aren’t coaches and have no actual input on any decisions. We just like to discuss and speculate about them. How many times do fan forums have to be explained?

 

[Volfan2012]

They can say she’s a fit but Fulwiley isn’t…I’m so confused with the way they are moving.

Evidently Fulwiley is not interested in coming here or we don't have the Nil she is asking for. Cause taking Fulwiley over this player is a no brainer. Actually any other player that is in the portal right now.

 

[Volfan2012]

You thinking too much into it. And are free to believe whatever you wish. The truth is that since this new staff has come to Tennessee they have gotten the commits they wanted for the system. Highly touted and recruited players. You can assume. I’m going with the odds that heavily favor Coach Caldwell and her recruiting coordinators.

They have and it has all come with some shortcomings on the floor that we were unable to overcome this past season. I didn't expect her and the staff to get it all right in season one, but it is obvious to most that we need more three point quality shooters and strong inside scorers and defenders to move the needle upwards. What she seems to bring is maybe some help on the defensive side of the ball, but also would be taking up minutes better served for a better offensive player.
I like what they have done in the portal and high school recruiting thus far. I just don't support this move maybe they have a plan we'll see what it is next season. I am all in for them to be successful so hope this works out if she comes here.

 

[KnoxLikeUs]

Who is they? He(me) said from day one that any players Coach Caldwell and her recruiting coordinators bring in I’m supporting 100%. If it’s Fulwiley or Nya. The difference in me and you is somehow you feel constantly quoting my opinion will force me to think like you do or stop sharing my thoughts. I don’t talk fantasy. I don’t think a player that leaves a top program that wants to play full time starter minutes and be a #1 scoring option is going to fit into Tennessee right now. Tennessee has 5 McDAAs and 6 players ranked in the Top 70. Fulwiley may compromise to play at LSU but that might no be the case at Tennessee. Tennessee has played SC multiple times with Fulwiley on the court and she never has been the best player for either team in close games. Fulwiley averaged like 11 ppg. Whether it’s Nya, Talaysia, or Fulwiley this same group of fans that look for arguments constantly don’t ever consistently acknowledge facts. Just like they have shifted from HS recruiting to the transfer portal after we landed a top HS recruiting class.

They can say she’s a fit but Fulwiley isn’t…I’m so confused with the way they are moving.

 

[Cb153181]

Evidently Fulwiley is not interested in coming here or we don't have the Nil she is asking for. Cause taking Fulwiley over this player is a no brainer. Actually any other player that is in the portal right now.

I think they are really struggling to bring in impact transfers. That one poster can sit here and tell us 1000 reasons why a Cotie, Latson, or Williams aren’t good players for TN.

All of those players will be playing in the SEC next year for teams who are going to be at the top of the SEC.

Meanwhile we are looking at players that aren’t going to make TN better.

No way you take her over a Fulwiley. She isn’t a better player at all…..

 

[RespectAPA]

I only just realized that HerHoopStats lets you see way more individual information that I would hav ever expected for freemium accounts.

Anyway, on their SMU page, Nya is

5th in player efficiency rating

6th in points per play (possession value that "finishes with" a shot, turnover, or FTs for Nya) at 0.75, even lower than Sara Puckett (0.79)

3rd worst in effective FG% at 38.7%, almost 5 points worse than Tennessee's worst, Sara's 42.2%; this is largely in part due to her horrendous 2P%, which is only 2 percent higher than her 3P%. That would hopefully be improved on by the tools she'd hav around her at Tennessee, and by focusing on her perimeter game.

2nd worst rebound rate on team at 4.4%.

4th in offensiv win shares per 40; her offensiv stats appearing good is a result of a high volume of play, and in particular high volume of shooting: led the team in 2s and 3s attempted, tho her awful 2P% resulted in her not leading in 2s made.

One of 4 SMU regulars who were negativ in defensiv win shares(!) Tennessee did not hav a player negative in dws. She also had a defensiv player rating worse than 100 per 100, at 100.4 per 100. Tennessee didn't hav a player worse than 95; Jewel was 94.6 as the closest player. I don't think they do any normalization to the opponent either, since Tennessee's top 3 are players outside the starting 10 group, the girls whose minutes were against worse rosters, with hardly any SEC minutes.

BUT at the very end of this post that I'm realizing that SMU is an ACC school now. I was thinking of her as a mid-major AAC player, but considering how bad their team was roster-wise facing the ACC, this information isn't quite as bad as I was thinking, but I still can't imagine with these stats that she's a player that would get substantial minutes in the starting 10.

 

[Rooster1]

I’m curious why you think she wouldnt go to Ole Miss because I can totally see her there. I’ll bet Yo could come up w a one time emergency bag for her. Adding her would make OM actually scary.

She likely will stay far away from dominant personality types that run a defense first system. Her not going to OM is my opinion. She is looking for freedom to play her style. Bad fit at OM.

 

[KnoxLikeUs]

You keep saying things like “obvious to most” and talking about statistics when Tennessee averaged 87 points a game. Advance to the S16. Has a core returning and coveted freshmen class that will be develop through training camp and practices. Players in the portal put up numbers on bad teams and even good teams then go on to not replicate those same statistics. You or I can’t predict what the team outlook will be in the upcoming season. Maybe you are seeking something different from you observations but there’s no way possible you can believe you know better or are more qualified than Coach Caldwell to build a team. Or that suddenly she doesn’t have options because winning and players producing career numbers in her system.. a system that produce high marks on the Power-4 level is not selling to transfers. That’s fictional.

They have and it has all come with some shortcomings on the floor that we were unable to overcome this past season. I didn't expect her and
the staff to get it all right in season one, but it is obvious to most that we need more three point quality shooters and strong inside scorers and defenders to move the needle upwards. What she seems to bring is maybe some help on the defensive side of the ball, but also would be taking up minutes better served for a better offensive player.
I like what they have done in the portal and high school recruiting thus far. I just don't support this move maybe they have a plan we'll see what it is next season. I am all in for them to be successful so hope this works out if she comes here.

 

[th2421]

I really don't understand this fit but trying to look for some positives...here are some highlights from Nya's 2nd best shooting game of last season. I can see her mentality and aggression fitting our style, and it's nice to see her hit the winning shot in OT.

 

[Volfan2012]

I think they are really struggling to bring in impact transfers. That one poster can sit here and tell us 1000 reasons why a Cotie, Latson, or Williams aren’t good players for TN.

All of those players will be playing in the SEC next year for teams who are going to be at the top of the SEC.

Meanwhile we are looking at players that aren’t going to make TN better.

No way you take her over a Fulwiley. She isn’t a better player at all…..

I could make a list of point guards in the portal that are better overall offensively. The only thing I see when I watch video of her is she has speed a lot of it. I guess that has to be the reason. Still if all five freshmen and five returnees can't beat her out if she comes here we are in trouble.