The 2023–24 Tennessee Lady Volunteers basketball team represented the

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in the 2023–24

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season. Led by former Lady Vol

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, in her fifth year as head coach, the team played their games at

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as members of the

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. The Lady Vols finished the season with a 20–13 overall record, 10–6 in the conference. They received a bye in the SEC tournament and advanced to the semifinals, where they lost by one point to South Carolina. The Lady Vols earned an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament, advancing to the second round before losing to North Carolina State. On April 1, 2024, Tennessee announced that Harper was fired after five seasons. On April 15, 2024, senior

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was selected by the

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, via the

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, as the #4 overall pick in the

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Previous season

The 2022–23 team finished the season with a 25–12 overall record, 13–3 in the conference. They advanced to the finals of the SEC tournament, where they lost to South Carolina. Finishing strong in the conference, the Lady Vols earned an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament, advancing to the Sweet Sixteen before losing to Virginia Tech.Lady Vols basketball can't complete comeback against No. 1 seed Virginia Tech in Sweet 16
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Offseason

Departures

Incoming transfers

Roster

Schedule and results

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Rankings

References

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