Non-Lady Vol Basketball News 2026-27

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Dak1219 said:
They making a big deal about Makayla Williams and Milaysia Filwiley who are both great, but the difference makers on this team may be in the post. Zakiyah Johnson is listed as a guard, but plays that 4 spot like Nina Davis did at baylor. Z Johnson has got the goods.
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Kim talks about her 4 minute

before that talks about an injury do another
Player
poster makes apoint probably better than Ukrainian girl she wouldn't be there
she wouldn't be there if Kim didn't think Anna had potentially better.
can't remember the Ukrainian girl's name didn't look it up.
only reason I didn't list her name
Kate Koval
 
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Rooster1 said:
LSU is going to be a handful this season, I believe they will challenge for the top spot in the conference.
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The last few seasons is the longest Kim Mulkey has gone without either a Conference or Conference tournament championship in her career. She is in position to compete this year. Guard play in this league, and when playing for a national championship is crucial. Vandy and LSU probably have the best back courts in the SEC this year. Dawn has her hands full this season, and Vic is handing the keys over to Rori Harmon's backup, so both South Carolina and Texas are going to be interesting to me. I guess Vic can go to Madison Booker if he has to, considering she played the position pretty effectively as a freshman. Dawn, on the other hand, is so stacked at every position except the pg spot. I see she added a very unknown 5-7, 5th-year PG to the roster, but can a less-than-elite PG make an impact on this team, or is this just someone who can get the ball up the court and get the team into an offense and not do much else. Should be interesting. I don't think I see anyone running the conference this year without a loss or two and probably some pretty big surprises along the year.
 
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I’m going to watch the SC scrimmage today. I have a pretty elite YTTV sports package.
Any idea of the starting lineup for today or is there still competition for some positions that are open? How is Kitts and Watkins progressing in rehab to return to action? Good luck to you guys.
 
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3stripeslegend said:
I’m going to watch the SC scrimmage today. I have a pretty elite YTTV sports package.
Any idea of the starting lineup for today or is there still competition for some positions that are open? How is Kitts and Watkins progressing in rehab to return to action? Good luck to you guys.
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Kitts and Watkins have been full go in practices, but both probably will not play much in the exhibition today. The starting five once the season begins will almost certainly be Edwards, Kitts, Johnson, Makeer and Lee. Watkins, Robinson and Tournabize will get a lot of minutes. Tac has reportedly had a great camp, she may start today in the post as they ease Kitts and Watkins back in and Tournabize is recovering from a broken finger suffered a month ago while playing for Team France. The guard that transferred in from Michigan will likely get a chunk of minutes today as they evaluate what they have in her.

If Makeer avoids the sophomore slump she will challenge for All SEC honors in some capacity, she is the rising star. Edwards is a returning All American and Kitts is a former All American. Johnson and Lee are the snipers but Johnson will be playing PG some and it is to be seen if that impacts her offense.
 
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glv98 said:
Damn. The scourge of WBB strikes again.
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I think someone should focus AI-enabled research on how to strengthen/protect the knees of women basketball players! I mean, if it can fold proteins, decipher rolled-up papyrus scrolls baked to charcoal by a volcano, solve math problems that have stumped all the best human mathematicians for decades, then surely...
 
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SC 16 Charleston 18

Notes: SC has some strong shooters on the perimeter. Joyce Edwards, Kitts, and Watkins will lead this team in the post. Oliviyah Edwards is not ready for Power 4 basketball. She played one or two minutes early off the bench without Kitts & Watkins in the lineup and looked completely lost on the court.
Even if she had remained at Tennessee, I believe Gabby Minus and Irene O would’ve contributed to this LV team significantly more than Oliviyah Edwards.

My top 5 in the SEC are SC, Texas, Oklahoma, Tennessee, and LSU in no particular order right now.
LSU takes a huge step back without Flau’jae Johnson. Vanderbilt, Ole Miss, and Kentucky I’ll put around 6-8.


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Kitts and Watkins have been full go in practices, but both probably will not play much in the exhibition today. The starting five once the season begins will almost certainly be Edwards, Kitts, Johnson, Makeer and Lee. Watkins, Robinson and Tournabize will get a lot of minutes. Tac has reportedly had a great camp, she may start today in the post as they ease Kitts and Watkins back in and Tournabize is recovering from a broken finger suffered a month ago while playing for Team France. The guard that transferred in from Michigan will likely get a chunk of minutes today as they evaluate what they have in her.

If Makeer avoids the sophomore slump she will challenge for All SEC honors in some capacity, she is the rising star. Edwards is a returning All American and Kitts is a former All American. Johnson and Lee are the snipers but Johnson will be playing PG some and it is to be seen if that impacts her offense.
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SC 36 Charleston 28

The Gamecocks are starting to pull away in this game. The guard play has been solid with Tessa and Agot.
I will say this and it is not a knock on any team especially SC, they look strong and are the SEC favorite but this is the reason you fans should never take Skim, 94feet, or that other little social media handle seriously with their recruiting/women basketball media analysis. None of them have a clue.
 
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3stripeslegend said:
SC 36 Charleston 28

The Gamecocks are starting to pull away in this game. The guard play has been solid with Tessa and Agot.
I will say this and it is not a knock on any team especially SC, they look strong and are the SEC favorite but this is the reason you fans should never take Skim, 94feet, or that other little social media handle seriously with their recruiting/women basketball media analysis. None of them have a clue.
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Tessa and Agot were rated 5 stars. Joyce Edwards was rated 5 stars, as were Jordan Lee, Watkins and Kitts. Andrews and Wynn were also 5 stars who we cannot make a judgement on yet as they recover from injuries, but they both are reported worthy of that ranking thus far. Like you, I believe O. Edwards is undeveloped thus far, but her ranking was always based on upside with her athleticism. So the rankings look pretty clean to me on the mentioned players.
 
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Huh? Who said anything about that? Rankings don’t mean anything in college man in any women or men sport.
The message those social media handles propaganda push/narratives are deeper than HS rankings and no it’s not clean. Thats why it’s getting exposed in this NIL era.
But the point today is SC will be a formidable opponent this season because of the guard play and their post players Kitts & Watkins getting back healthy.
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was rated 5 stars, as were Jordan Lee, Watkins and Kitts. Andrews and Wynn were also 5 stars who we cannot make a judgement on yet as they recover from injuries, but they both are reported worthy of that ranking thus far. Like you, I believe O. Edwards is undeveloped thus far, but her ranking was always based on upside with her athleticism. So the rankings look pretty clean to me on the mentioned players.
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3stripeslegend said:
SC 36 Charleston 28

The Gamecocks are starting to pull away in this game. The guard play has been solid with Tessa and Agot.
I will say this and it is not a knock on any team especially SC, they look strong and are the SEC favorite but this is the reason you fans should never take Skim, 94feet, or that other little social media handle seriously with their recruiting/women basketball media analysis. None of them have a clue.
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I’ll bite here, what did they all say that today’s scrimmage did not validate? I’ll hang up and listen.
 
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I’m kind of surprised Tessa Johnson got up 16 shots. But it’s only a scrimmage, strange things happen and I don’t expect that to be a season long pattern. I think Tessa’s going to be a real rock for them. I just didn’t see her shooting that much.
 
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You have all those amazing takes…. I wish the best for the kid and hope she has a speedy recovery. She did well at Ole Miss. And perhaps was ready to take the next step at Auburn. Yet it’s remarkable how you attempt to exaggerate the ability of any and every player in the SEC that isn’t on Tennessee’s roster. This player averaged 9.7 ppg and 5.7 rebs. You labeled them extremely talented.
Yet Kaylene Smikle, Aaliyah Moore, Fatmata Janneh, Harrisoum Coulibaly, and Riley Theurkauf in the ACC, SEC, and Big 10 all have had seasons with better statistics. You downplay their ability against the same level of competition as if you got a personal issue with these players because they CHOOSE Tennessee. I can’t take posters like this seriously.
 
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3stripeslegend said:
You have all those amazing takes…. I wish the best for the kid and hope she has a speedy recovery. She did well at Ole Miss. And perhaps was ready to take the next step at Auburn. Yet it’s remarkable how you attempt to exaggerate the ability of any and every player in the SEC that isn’t on Tennessee’s roster. This player averaged 9.7 ppg and 5.7 rebs. You labeled them extremely talented.
Yet Kaylene Smikle, Aaliyah Moore, Fatmata Janneh, Harrisoum Coulibaly, and Riley Theurkauf in the ACC, SEC, and Big 10 all have had seasons with better statistics. You downplay their ability against the same level of competition as if you got a personal issue with these players because they CHOOSE Tennessee. I can’t take posters like this seriously.
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Fatmata, Harrisoum and Riley all come from below average programs, meaning they could be average and get up numbers. The best we got was Moore and Smikle and Moore hasn't played a game in 2 years and Smikle only made it through 7 games last year. Three of the SEC players you mention come from bottom-feeding teams and the other two were injured, but you have them as the next best thing. They haven't shown anything in a long time. Sira Thienou would have been an amazing pickup for Tennessee with her speed, quickness and shooting abilit and that is what CKC's system is built on and she played last year for an NCAA tournament team and deferred to a first round draft pick on that team for scoring. All of that matters. Riley is the only one you mentioned that played in the tournment last year and that ended in the first round and she was a 3rd offensive option on Georgia's team. 4 of the 5 you just mentioned did not even participate in the NCAA tournament last year. Let that sink in. They either sat out with injury or their team didn't make the tournament. Say whatever you would like, but at least be a realist. I just hope Smikle and Moore can make it through the season. Both have been injured 2 out of their last 3 seasons and only played limited games in those seasons. Smikle has 55 games over 3 seasons and Moore Missed all of last year and only played 61 games the 3 seasons before. You have it all figured out though. SMH....
 
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Typical asinine response. Proved my point. Completely off topic and illogical. Just say you have an issue with any player that choose Tennessee. As a poster when it comes to anything LV WBB related, you are not to be taken serious. This 9.7 ppg & 5.7 rebs gloating rhetoric of a decent player and the ridiculous gaslighting of any player prior success now wearing a Tennessee uniform was the nail in the coffin.
 
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