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Tennessee Lady Vols player awards for 2019-2020 season

By Caleb Calhoun

KNOXVILLE, TN - JANUARY 21: Tennessee Volunteers fans hold up a cardboard photo of women's basketball coach Pat Summitt during the game against the Connecticut Huskies at Thompson-Boling Arena on January 21, 2012 in Knoxville, Tennessee. Tennessee defeated Connecticut 60-57. (Photo by Joe Robbins/Getty Images)
KNOXVILLE, TN - JANUARY 21: Tennessee Volunteers fans hold up a cardboard photo of women's basketball coach Pat Summitt during the game against the Connecticut Huskies at Thompson-Boling Arena on January 21, 2012 in Knoxville, Tennessee. Tennessee defeated Connecticut 60-57. (Photo by Joe Robbins/Getty Images) /
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Sixth-woman of the year

Rae Burrell

Sophomore; Guard/Forward; 6’1″

It’s hard to consider Rae Burrell a sixth-woman for the Tennessee Lady Vols. After all, she was fifth in her minutes per game average. Also, she started the final nine games of the year. All of that, however, is due to how amazing she played for the first 22 games off the bench, and playing 22 of 31 games off the bench is enough to classify her as a reserve for the year.

Among people who played the full season, Burrell finished second on the team in scoring at 10.5 points a game, largely thanks to her shooting 32.8 percent from the three-point line. What’s more, she was able to tie for second on the team with five and a half rebounds a game. So she was aggressive throughout the season and proved herself in a big way.

For most of the year, Burrell backed up Rennia Davis as the key wing player. Kellie Harper would run one or the other. However, eventually, she realized she could not keep Burrell on the bench, and that’s why she decided to start both. That’s just how good Burrell was this year.

6th-woman runner-up: Kasiyahna Kushkituah

Junior; Center; 6’4″

It’s pretty clear-cut that Rae Burrell was the most improved player, but if you want to count her as a starter because that’s how she finished the season, then junior center Kasiyahna Kushkituah gets the award. She only started one game this year but played in all 31, averaging five and a half points and four and a half rebounds in 15.5 minutes per game.