Tennessee Lady Volunteers | |||
---|---|---|---|
| |||
![]() | |||
University | University of Tennessee | ||
Athletic director | Danny White | ||
Head coach | Kim Caldwell (1st season) | ||
Conference | SEC | ||
Location | Knoxville, Tennessee | ||
Arena | Thompson–Boling Arena[1] (capacity: 21,000) | ||
Nickname | Lady Vols | ||
Colors | Orange and white[2] | ||
Uniforms | |||
| |||
NCAA tournament champions | |||
1987, 1989, 1991, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2007, 2008 | |||
NCAA tournament runner-up | |||
1984, 1995, 2000, 2003, 2004 | |||
NCAA tournament Final Four | |||
1982, 1984, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1991, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008 | |||
NCAA tournament Elite Eight | |||
1982, 1983, 1984, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016 | |||
NCAA tournament Sweet Sixteen | |||
1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2022, 2023 | |||
NCAA tournament second round | |||
1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 | |||
NCAA tournament appearances | |||
1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 | |||
AIAW tournament runner-up | |||
1980, 1981 | |||
AIAW tournament Final Four | |||
1977, 1979, 1980, 1981 | |||
AIAW tournament Elite Eight | |||
1977, 1979, 1980, 1981 | |||
AIAW tournament Sweet Sixteen | |||
1977, 1979, 1980, 1981 | |||
AIAW tournament appearances | |||
1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981 | |||
Conference tournament champions | |||
1980, 1985, 1988, 1989, 1992, 1994, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014 | |||
Conference regular season champions | |||
1980, 1985, 1990, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2007, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2015 |
The Tennessee Lady Volunteers basketball team represents the University of Tennessee in Knoxville, Tennessee in NCAA women's basketball competition. The team has been a contender for national titles for over forty years, having made every NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Championship tournament since the NCAA began sanctioning women's sports in the 1981–82 season.
The team is frequently referred to as the Lady Vols; the formal "Volunteers" nickname is regularly shortened by many fans of both men's and women's teams to "Vols." The university considers either "Lady Volunteers" or "Lady Vols" acceptable.
The Lady Vols have won at least a share of the SEC regular season championship 17 times (with the most recent occurrence being in 2015), won 17 SEC tournament championships (with the most recent occurrence being in 2014), made 18 Final Four appearances (with the most recent occurrence being in 2008), and won 8 national championships (with the most recent being in 2008).