The Greatest Lady Vols of All Time
Robert Emrich
April 12, 2007
The Lady Vols'
rich basketball history includes seven NCAA titles, three players of the year,
the Naismith Player of the Century and the winningest college basketball coach
ever. So assembling an alltime Tennessee team from the dozens of deserving
candidates is a task for which no one would want to volunteer.
CHAMIQUE
HOLDSCLAW
FORWARD,
1995–99
CAREER STATS: 20.4 ppg, 8.8 rpg, 51.0 FG%
THE NAISMITH
Player of the Century as arguably the greatest women's college player ever,
Holdsclaw holds Lady Vols records in points (3,025) and rebounds (1,295) and is
the fourth-leading scorer in NCAA history. A two-time national player of the
year and Final Four MVP, the 6'1" forward had a complete game, ranking in
Tennessee's alltime top 10 in assists (386), steals (307) and blocks (115). She
was the only Lady Vol to win three straight NCAA titles.
DENA HEAD
GUARD, 1988–92
CAREER STATS: 11.0 ppg, 4.7 rpg, 3.4 apg
A STARTER on two
title teams, Head ranks fourth in assists (457). She excelled at rebounding for
a guard and was an All-America in 1992, when she averaged 13.7 points and 5.2
rebounds. Head also played for Team USA in '92, '93 and '94.
KARA LAWSON
GUARD, 1999–03
CAREER STATS: 13.6 ppg, 4.3 rpg, 41.4 3FG%
LAWSON was adept
at shooting (256 threes, second alltime at Tennessee), scoring (1,950 career
points, fourth) and passing (456 assists, fifth). A member of four Final Four
teams, she was an All-America in 2003, a first-team All-SEC selection all four
seasons and a member of Team USA in 2001 and '06.
CANDACE
PARKER

