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Tennessee Lady Vols roster: Projecting 2019-2020 two-deep depth chart

By Caleb Calhoun

DALLAS, TX - MARCH 15: Smokey, the mascot of the Tennessee Volunteers, performs during a time out in the second half against the Wright State Raiders in the first round of the 2018 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament at American Airlines Center on March 15, 2018 in Dallas, Texas. (Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images)
DALLAS, TX - MARCH 15: Smokey, the mascot of the Tennessee Volunteers, performs during a time out in the second half against the Wright State Raiders in the first round of the 2018 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament at American Airlines Center on March 15, 2018 in Dallas, Texas. (Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images) /
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Small forward

1. Rennia Davis

6’2″; Junior; Jacksonville, Fla.

Last year, Holly Warlick went small and started Rennia Davis at the four. This year, with three more potential regular contributors in the post, though, Kellie Harper will need to play bigger, and that’s where Davis comes. She’ll need to be the wing and remain the top option the Tennessee Lady Vols when it comes to scoring. After all, she averaged 14.9 points a game last year.

Davis is also the only proven returning three-point shooter at 37 percent. While Jordan Horston and others will compete to replace Evina Westbrook’s point guard duties, Davis, who co-led the team in scoring has to shoulder a greater load as the go-top option and leader now. Add in her seven and a half rebounds a game, and she truly does it all. She’ll be expected to do more now.

2. Rae Burrell

6’1″; Sophomore; Las Vegas, Nev.

Last year, Rae Burrell saw action in just under 13 minutes a game. She could play the four or the three, just like Rennia Davis, and with more help on the inside now, Kellie Harper will turn to her specifically to run the three. Burrell will clearly be Davis’s backup, and after some growing pains as a freshman, she could likely provide lots of valuable depth on the wing.

Now, like Zaay Green, Burrell was just under 22 percent from the three-point line. So there are major areas of improvement. But she averaged over three and a half points and nearly three rebounds a game. So she’s got game, and she was a five-star recruit. Look for for her to take a major step forward this year, rounding out a very elite backcourt for Harper.