Kim Caldwell and the Lady Vols basketball program made a major splash on the recruiting trail Monday night when five-star wing Deniya Prawl committed to Tennessee over a top group that included Baylor and Notre Dame.
5⭐️ Deniya Prawl (no. 14 espnW 100) has committed to Tennessee!@DeniyaPrawl | @LadyVol_Hoops pic.twitter.com/xqdXUO84pJ
— SportsCenter NEXT (@SCNext) November 11, 2024
A Toronto, Canada native, Prawl plays her prep basketball at IMG Academy in Bradenton, Florida. Prawl ranks as a five-star recruit and the No. 10 player and No. 4 small forward in the 2025 recruiting class according to the 247sports composite rankings.
The 6-foot-1 wing took a visit to Tennessee the weekend of Vol football’s matchup against Florida. That was the same weekend that Tennessee broke out the orange and Summitt blue Lamborghini at Thompson-Boling Arena at Food City Center.
New Lady Vols commit Deniya Prawl during her commitment on @SCNext:
“We’re going to bring Vol Nation back to where it was… Stay tuned.”
➡️ https://t.co/zScKxx6Xak https://t.co/56ivp3OLuJ pic.twitter.com/dXeiVIsvTO
— Ryan Sylvia (@RyanTSylvia) November 11, 2024
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Prawl is Tennessee women’s basketball’s third commitment in the 2025 recruiting cycle, joining twins Mia and Mya Pauldo. Mia is a five-star point guard and the No. 13 player in her class while Mya is a four-star shooting guard and the No. 53 player in her class according to the 247sports composite rankings.
Along with LSU, Tennessee is the only school that currently holds multiple commitments from top 15 recruits nationally. The Tigers hold commitments from three of the top 15 players nationally.
The 2025 recruiting cycle is Caldwell’s first full class as Tennessee basketball’s head coach. The Lady Vols are off to a 2-0 start early in Caldwell’s tenure with blowout wins over outmatched Samford and UT Martin. Tennessee is back in action on Tuesday night when they face MTSU at Thompson-Boling Arena at Food City Center.
