Tennessee Lady Vols Lose Full Roster to Transfer Portal

In a stunning collapse for one of women's college basketball's most storied programs, the University of Tennessee Lady Vols have lost their entire roster to the transfer portal following the 2025-26 season, leaving head coach Kim Caldwell with no returning players for the upcoming year.

The final departure came Monday when freshman guard Jaida Civil, a former McDonald's All-American and member of Caldwell's top-ranked 2025 recruiting class, announced her decision to enter the portal. Civil, who averaged 6.4 points and 4.0 rebounds in her debut season, posted on social media that the move followed "deep thought and prayer." She becomes the eighth eligible player to leave, including starting guard Talaysia Cooper, freshmen twins Mia and Mya Pauldo, senior Alyssa Latham, redshirt sophomore Kaniya Boyd, and guards Deniya Prawl and Lauren Hurst. Four other seniors, Zee Spielman, Jania Buck, Nia Robertson, and Jersey Wolfenbarger, exhausted their eligibility, while Ruby Whitehorn was removed from the team earlier in the season after an arrest for marijuana possession, and Kaiya Wynn departed midseason citing personal challenges.

Tennessee's season unraveled with an eight-game losing...