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Tennessee Lady Vols 2020-2021 preview by position: Frontcourt

By Caleb Calhoun

Tennessee women's basketball coach Kellie Harper and Tamari Key (20) during the NCAA women’s basketball game against Howard at Thompson-Boling Arena on Sunday, December 29, 2019.Kns Ladyvols Howard
Tennessee women's basketball coach Kellie Harper and Tamari Key (20) during the NCAA women’s basketball game against Howard at Thompson-Boling Arena on Sunday, December 29, 2019.Kns Ladyvols Howard /
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Tennessee’s Kasiyahna Kushkituah (11) during the game against Florida on Thursday, January 31, 2019.Kns Ladyflorida 0201Tennessees Kasiyahna Kushkituah (11) during the game against Florida on Thursday, January 31, 2019.
Tennessee’s Kasiyahna Kushkituah (11) during the game against Florida on Thursday, January 31, 2019.Kns Ladyflorida 0201Tennessees Kasiyahna Kushkituah (11) during the game against Florida on Thursday, January 31, 2019. /

Returning talent

Tamari Key; Sophomore; 6’5″; Cary, N.C.

The highest-rated post player in the Tennessee Lady Vols’ 2019 recruiting class out of Cary High School in North Carolina, Tamari Key became a starter last year as a true freshman. She led all post players in scoring, averaging nearly seven and a half points, nearly five rebounds and over two and a half blocks. This year, expect her to take a major step forward. She could become a superstar.

Jaiden McCoy; Redshirt senior; 6’3″; Knoxville, Tenn.

A local product out of Farragut High School, Jaiden McCoy joined UT last year as a junior college transfer out of Northwest Florida State College. She averaged just over two and a half points a game, but with Lou Brown gone, there’s a great chance she steps in at the four spot. She’ll be in competition for that job as she enters her senior year.

Kasiyahna Kushkituah; Senior; 6’4″; Atlanta, Ga.

Off the bench, Kasiyahna Kushkituah was a great role player. She backed up Tamari Key at center and averaged nearly five and a half points and four and a half rebounds in just over 15 minutes of play a game. Don’t be surprised if the graduate of St. Francis High School in Georgia pushes Key for the starting spot either this year. As a senior, she’s a major force to be reckoned with.

Emily Saunders; Sophomore; 6’5″; Mullens, W. Va.

Joining Tamari Key as an elite member of UT’s 2019 recruiting class, Emily Saunders was always expected to be a project out of Wyoming East High School in West Virginia. However, she’s another center who provides great length, and in 10 games and barely over eight minutes a game, she averaged over three and a half points and two rebounds. Watch out for her potential.