Kaiya on social media

[VA_VOLFAN]

I don’t talk to Danny White, but I don’t get the impression that anyone in the AD that is around it every day thinks things are nearly as dire as this board does. What other questions did I miss?

Oh i asked you about my comeback to your jerk comment about not only having the title of jerk and wearing it proudly but the title coming with an award of 6 straight Ls and 9 of 11 Ls i was just razzing you

 

[glv98]

But she played in the game, right? And not just in the last 15 seconds of garbage time, right? She had 16 minutes in the game. You know this.

Also all of the last year's Srs had started multiple times In their careers. KW never had, so was just asking for that one time introduction and first 90 sec shift.

Apparently too much of an ask.

 

[LVBB_Legacy]

The crap storm in the media is just starting over this...we'll see if that finally gets the AD's attention. If not, the results of the transfer portal will, I'm afraid.

There are some things money can't buy...

 

[glv98]

Some on social media are criticizing KW for assuming she could just ask for a start against a top five team.

That's understandable if you don't know how CKC assigns starters and how often she subs. Too bad for KW to take strays because some people commenting don't understand that.

 

[mudcat1973]

University of Tennessee Athletics

University of Tennessee Athletics

utsports.com

Rickey Jackson 33m Sr
Spear Jewelry 29m Sr
Key Tameri 19m Sr
Puckett Sara 29m Jr
Powell Jasmine 30m Sr
Starters Kellie Harper last home game
Tennessee 75
Texas A&M 66

Darby Tess 20 m SR
Stripling Karoline 10m Jr
Hollingshead Jillian 15m Jr
Wynn Kayla 13m Jr
Strickland Avery 2m so
Darby Edia 0 m so

Tess Darby had already said she was coming back for her COVID-19 year.

Kanika Boyd redshirt
Talaysis Cooper NCAA made her sit year
Wells Destined Sr didn't dress for that game she wasn't in the boxscore think Wells was hurt.

That just leaves Tess Darby who played twenty minutes
and she already said she gets her freshman year back where she leg injuries affecting her practice and being available for games.

So who is the Tennessee senior
Kellie Harper didn't start senior night.
who was playing their last game at Thompson Bowl?

Kellie Harper started Jayla Smith Saniah Tyler Jordan Reisma played them until around TV timeout.
Then sub them out
Sub in Reka Toman Shannon Dowell Chole Sotell
Then around 2m left senior started coming back in.

Oklahoma got 10 lead while Missouri normal starter weren't in game together Missouri lost by less.

But TV people talk about Saniah Tyler crying interview about her last game as Missouri tigers at home better story.
Than a player not getting to start.

Provide boxscore of Tennessee vs Texas am Kellie Harper last game link
Top of post.

 

[sechamp2012]

Not sure why Ducharme didn't start. Been a uconn fan forever and as far back as I can remember, he always starts his seniors. I know she is still not quite right with her concussion issues, but there must have been a reason for it....because he has always started seniors.

Fahr Geno he didn’t start all his senior, just 2 get the pitchforks out Mob out

 

[AllVols3]

The crap storm in the media is just starting over this...we'll see if that finally gets the AD's attention. If not, the results of the transfer portal will, I'm afraid.

There are some things money can't buy...

$$ rules in college sports.

 

[LasVegasBill23]

5 yrs of service to the LVs think she deserved better than offer to play final 15 seconds

 

[mudcat1973]

But she played in the game, right? And not just in the last 15 seconds of garbage time, right? She had 16 minutes in the game. You know this.

Tess Darby played 20 minutes
Fifth most that night 19 minutes for TK
She had already said she was getting a year back
because of her leg injuries her freshman
Tess Darby and Kellie Darby was coming back.

She started her Sahiah Tyler Jordan Reisma Jayla Smith
And didn't bring in Shannon Dowell
Second landing score to around the TV timeout.
Even though all three where senior transfer portal pickups.
Sahiah Tyler and Jordan Reisma are from Missouri

Say what you want about Kellie Harper
But Class Act.

 

[BBallNut]

Fahr Geno he didn’t start all his senior, just 2 get the pitchforks out Mob out

 

[VolBall09]

Auriemma always starts his seniors. Maybe only for a couple of minutes, but they all start.

The also play in an awful conference and senior day is almost always a guaranteed 30 point win with a 1 seed already locked up.

 

[ron1989]

There’s absolutely no way you keep Kim around she has taken us to a new low we didn’t even feel this with Holly cut ties as soon as the season is over

 

[DeerPark12]

Rickey Jackson 33m Sr
Spear Jewelry 29m Sr
Key Tameri 19m Sr
Puckett Sara 29m Jr
Powell Jasmine 30m Sr
Starters Kellie Harper last home game
Tennessee 75
Texas A&M 66

Darby Tess 20 m SR
Stripling Karoline 10m Jr
Hollingshead Jillian 15m Jr
Wynn Kayla 13m Jr
Strickland Avery 2m so
Darby Edia 0 m so

Tess Darby had already said she was coming back for her COVID-19 year.

Tess Darby did not announce she was coming back for her Covid fifth year until April 24, well after senior day, Kellie was fired and Kim had. She went through senior day, did not start and was set to graduate with a masters degree that May and was thought to not be coming back even if Kellie was returning. She came back, in part, because Kim asked her to.

 

[DeerPark12]

There’s absolutely no way you keep Kim around she has taken us to a new low we didn’t even feel this with Holly cut ties as soon as the season is over

Sixth in the SEC is not a new low. It’s actually one spot higher than Holly‘s team that went to the Elite Eight finished in the SEC in 2016.

 

[Chipperbones]

I don’t see him cutting ties. She is his coach. You know the whole ego thing.

I don’t even know if winning can fix this season but it would be nice if we could string together a few good ones. I can only hope that next season the tide turns. Tennessee is not the place to come learn how to be a coach. You are or you aren’t. It’s not her fault that DW pursued her and I don’t blame her for not saying no, but some of the posters who think she should be given time to learn? No. She has been coaching quite a few years. Not at this level but somebody thought she was ready or surely he wouldn’t have hired her… (even after the beatdown Va Tech gave Marshall in the tournament)

It was like DW decided he liked that style of basketball and it was the next big thing and he was going to pull another Nate Oates no matter what and try to look like a genius. For the sake of the program I hope she succeeds because by 2030 we may not recover.

 

[Orange007]

Sixth in the SEC is not a new low. It’s actually one spot higher than Holly‘s team that went to the Elite Eight finished in the SEC in 2016.

yep and we are a higher seed at the SEC tourney.

 

[VolFan_stuck_in_the_901]

I don’t see him cutting ties. She is his coach. You know the whole ego thing.

I don’t even know if winning can fix this season but it would be nice if we could string together a few good ones. I can only hope that next season the tide turns. Tennessee is not the place to come learn how to be a coach. You are or you aren’t. It’s not her fault that DW pursued her and I don’t blame her for not saying no, but some of the posters who think she should be given time to learn? No. She has been coaching quite a few years. Not at this level but somebody thought she was ready or surely he wouldn’t have hired her… (even after the beatdown Va Tech gave Marshall in the tournament)

It was like DW decided he liked that style of basketball and it was the next big thing and he was going to pull another Nate Oates no matter what and try to look like a genius. For the sake of the program I hope she succeeds because by 2030 we may not recover.

If next year is as bad as this one - or God forbid worse - then he won't have a choice but to cut ties

 

[mudcat1973]

Tess Darby did not announce she was coming back for her Covid fifth year until April 24, well after senior day, Kellie was fired and Kim had. She went through senior day, did not start and was set to graduate with a masters degree that May and was thought to not be coming back even if Kellie was returning. She came back, in part, because Kim asked her to.

Because they didn't know if she Kim Caldwell would her back.
Some on here said Kim Caldwell would not have to honor Tess Darby COVID-19 year.
Some said she was better fit smaller school.

I remember reading article about Tess Darby
About that Tess Darby and she saying she got year back her freshman year where could not practice
Part of the season.

Would like to link where Tess Darby was not planning to come back.

 

[glv98]

Jill concurs.

 

[Orange007]

here's the thing. on a personal level, i would have loved to see Kaiya play a few seconds for senior day. she's had a brutal recovery period and is a LVFL.

on the other hand, it was close, important game that could have had a huge impact down the road. we can't have it both ways, folks. you either want the best people on the floor or you don't.

i must admit i am a little annoyed with Kaiya for making this an issue for her CURRENT teammates. she knew what she was doing by using those words. i've clearly not played at this level, but i did everything i could do to NOT cause a problem for my teammates even in pee-wee league. Kaiya has received a top notch education for free while not having a lot of impact on the actual basketball scores at TN. this is certainly not a personal slight. she's a joyous human by all accounts. however, it's just the truth.

i'm personally not a fan of judging anyone, including a coach on a losing streak, without keeping it objective and fair. admittedly, this is a dying point of view in 2026.

 

[Dak1219]

No. Her substitution patterns and back to back 8-8 records in the conference should do that for you. Her lack of caring about a 5th year senior should only give yet another example to how tone deaf she is to what being a LV really is.

Kaiya will always be a LV 4 life. Kim’s piss poor actions can’t take away that. Out of all the seniors that should have been benched Kaiya was not one who takes away from what is on the floor or damage the program legacy.

That is evident. The moment you go outside the Lady Vol family, or some might call it Pat's coaching tree, is the moment you begin to turn into one of those schools like Old Dominion or Louisianna Tech. CKC doesn't even know how to dress appropriately for a Senior night game when meeting the parents of players for their last game on their home court and then to not play the only 5 year senior on the team shows you the true culture she is trying to bring to this program. Good for all of you who said we have to go outside the Lady Vol coaching tree. Two seasons of middle-of-the-pack play. Hopefully, we can get past our 1st round SEC game this year.

 

[brittannica]

UNC men win despite starting an academic scholarship senior who only sees the court in non-con blowouts. Remarkable how that can seemingly be done.

 

[Dak1219]

The also play in an awful conference and senior day is almost always a guaranteed 30 point win with a 1 seed already locked up.

How many points do you think Kaiya would have given up in the first 1 minute 30 seconds? Can't be any worse than the current starters we are putting on the floor.

 

[Dak1219]

Sixth in the SEC is not a new low. It’s actually one spot higher than Holly‘s team that went to the Elite Eight finished in the SEC in 2016.

Its actually a tie with two other teams for 6th so you might as well call it 8th.

 

[Puppeteer]

The also play in an awful conference and senior day is almost always a guaranteed 30 point win with a 1 seed already locked up.

Yeah, I know, but even if he was playing South Carolina, I really think he would start his seniors for a couple of minutes. No way he'd ever blame losing a game on those 2 minutes.