Lady Vols assistant coach Jon Harper and Lady Vols head coach Kellie Harper are seen during the first Lady Vols basketball practice in Thompson-Boling Arena on University of TennesseeÕs campus Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2019. Mandatory Credit: Jeremy Brevard-USA TODAY Sports. Committed - 8/14/2020 . Tennessee Head Coach Kellie Harper calls during a game between Tennessee and Alabama at Thompson-Boling Arena in Knoxville, Tennessee on Monday, January 20, 2020. If you enjoy Blake’s coverage, consider a digital subscription that will allow you access to all of it. To find out more about Facebook commenting please read the Conversation Guidelines and FAQs. Tennessee coach Kellie Harper communicates with players during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against South Carolina, Sunday, Feb. 2, 2020, in Columbia, S.C. (AP Photo/Sean Rayford). The current landscape of SEC women's basketball is much different than what Tennessee coach Kellie Harper experienced during her playing career for … Tennessee's Kelly Jolly passes the ball while defended by DePaul's Kim Williams in 1997. The Gamecocks are assembling a dominant 2021 recruiting class, highlighted by three players ranked in the top 15 of the ESPN HoopGurlz rankings. Holdsclaw was drafted by the Washington Mystics, and Jolly by the Cleveland Rockers. Tennessee basketball coach Kellie Harper and assistant coach Jon Harper during the exhibition game with Carson-Newman on Tuesday, October 29, 2019. Current subscribers can click here to join Blake's subscriber-only text group offering updates and analysis on Vols football. Staley signed the nation's No. Lady Vols head coach Kellie Harper coaches from the court during the first Lady Vols basketball practice in Thompson-Boling Arena on University of TennesseeÕs campus Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2019. Lady Vols basketball coach Kellie Harper answers questions from author Maria at a reception held for Harper and her staff at the Mill & Mine on Tuesday, June 11, 2019. © 2020 knoxnews.com, All rights reserved. 1 overall WNBA draft picks who combined for 24 All-Star Games and seven Olympic gold medals. The Lady Vols defeated the Rams 79-41. On this edition of "The Volunteer State," Blake Toppmeyer and John Adams of the News Sentinel discuss whether South Carolina is on an unimpeded path of SEC dominance or if Tennessee might be capable of reasserting itself as the conference's women's hoops power. Ryan Mutombo. Let friends in your social network know what you are reading about, The current landscape of SEC women's basketball is much different than what Tennessee coach Kellie Harper saw during her Lady Vols playing career. Tennessee women's basketball coach Kellie Harper reacts after watching a replay from a play during the Tennessee and Texas A&M NCAA Women’s basketball game at Thompson-Boling Arena on Sunday, February 16, 2020. Former Lady Vol Kelly Jolly Harper, who now coaches Western Carolina conducts practice on Saturday at Thompson-Boling Arena. Tennessee coach Kellie Harper reacts to a call during the team's NCAA college basketball game against East Tennessee State on Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2019, Johnson City, Tenn. David Crigger/Bristol Herald Courier via AP. University of Tennessee Lady Vol Kellie Jolly, center, talks with film producer Maryann DeLeo, left, at the world premier of "A Cinderella Season: the Lady Vols Fight Back" in March 1998 at the Tennessee Theatre in Knoxville. It's OK to disagree with someone's ideas, but personal attacks, insults, threats, hate speech, advocating violence and other violations can result in a ban. Jahmai Mashack. University of Tennessee guard Kellie Jolly fires a shot over Kentucky's Laura Meadows during an SEC match up in January 1999 at Thompson-Boling Arena. Lady Vols basketball coach Kellie Harper takes a photo with Tim Thompson of the Anderson County Economic Development Association during a reception for Harper and her staff at the Mill & Mine on Tuesday, June 11, 2019. 1 recruit in A'ja Wilson in 2014, then led the Gamecocks to their first national championship in 2017. UConn defeated Tennessee 60-45. Tennessee coach Kellie Harper after the unranked Lady Vols won at Notre Dame on Monday night. Tennessee's Kellie Jolly defends Vanderbilt's Michelle Palmisan in 1997. Tennessee head coach Kellie Harper speaks with Tennessee center Kasiyahna Kushkituah (11) during the Lady Vols’ basketball game against Arkansas-Pine Bluff at Thompson-Boling Arena in Knoxville, Tenn., on Tuesday, November 26, 2019. Tennessee Head Coach Kellie Harper calls during a game between Tennessee and Colorado State at Thompson-Boling Arena in Knoxville, Tenn. on Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2019. Lady Vol guard Kellie Jolly is fouled by Marie Soderberg, left, of the Visby Ladies at Thompson-Boling Arena in November 1998. Get the inside scoop on the top ranked high school girls' basketball players. 2020 HoopGurlz Recruiting Rankings - espnW 100 North Carolina State head coach Kellie Harper directs her team during the first half of an NCAA Atlantic Coast Conference women's tournament basketball game against Georgia Tech in Greensboro, N.C., Saturday, March 3, 2012. The perfect gift for football recruiting fans!