Avery Strickland

CAREER HIGHS

* Indicates most recent high

Averaged 1.9 points and 1.3 rebounds while shooting 43.8 percent from the field.
Saw action in 19 games, including both of UT's SEC Tournament games and all three NCAA Tournament contests.
Tallied a season-high nine points via a trio of three-pointers and added two rebounds, an assist, steal and block against N.C. Central.
Produced eight points and a career-high six boards during a ten-minute stint vs. Western Carolina.
Tallied four rebounds, three points and a steal against South Florida in the NCAA First Round.
Notched two points and a rebound during six minutes of action against Vanderbilt in the SEC Tournament.
Carded two points, one board and an assist against Texas A&M in the opening round of the SEC Tournament.
Added a pair of points and boards versus Winthrop in a six-minute appearance.
Contributed two points, a rebound, steal and assist vs. in the West Palm Beach Classic vs. Tulsa.
Sank her first three-pointer of the season to finish with three points against UT Martin.
Saw ten minutes of action in the season opener against Samford, totaling a steal and a rebound.

Saw action in 20 contests in her first season as a Lady Volunteer, averaging 0.9 ppg. and 0.8 rpg.
Missed much of the non-conference schedule after suffering a pair of injuries that kept her sidelined.
Did play double-digit minutes in two early games, opening with a season-high 13 vs. Florida A&M, tallying a rebound and a steal during that stint.
Earned 12 minutes of playing time against No. 16/13 Ohio State, knocking down a three and contributing season highs of four points and two rebounds.
Hit another trey in SEC play against Arkansas, finishing with four points in that contest in six minutes.
Followed with four points at Vanderbilt the next game, hitting her only field goal attempt and both free-throw tries.
Produced three points, two rebounds and two assists in her first SEC game at Texas A&M.
In the first NCAA game of her career, she tossed in three points and added an assist and steal in eight minutes on the court.

Averaged 6.2 points, 1.7 rebounds and 20.1 minutes per game while appearing in all 30 contests and earning 11 starts for the Panthers.
Paced Pitt with a team-leading 39 three-pointers, hitting those with 33.9 percent accuracy.
Tallied multiple buckets beyond the arc vs. 12 opponents.
Earned 20 or more minutes of duty on 16 occasions and scored in double figures four times.
Hit for 10 or more points on three occasions in the last 10 contests of her rookie campaign.
During the last six games of the year, she increased her production to 8.3 points and 2.5 rebounds, drained 11 three-pointers and shot 45 percent overall and 42.3 percent on treys.
Her best game as a freshman came against Georgia Tech, when she tallied 17 points, four rebounds, one assist and one steal in 37 minutes.
Also fired in 17 vs. Loyola Maryland and added two boards, two steals and an assist in 21 minutes of duty.
Tallied 13 points, three rebounds, two assists and one steal in 20 minutes vs. Boston College.
Contributed 11 points, one rebound, one assist and one block over 23 minutes vs. Syracuse.
Just missed scoring in double figures, contributing nine points vs. Louisville, North Carolina, Florida State and Boston College.

No. 100 overall player in All Star Girls Report (2022).
TSWA All-State Team (2022).
TN Report All-State Team (2021).
Knox News All-PrepXtra First Team choice (2021, 2022).
Four-time all-district honoree (2019, 2020, 2021, 2022).
TSSAA All-State Tournament Team member (2022).
Finished her senior season averaging 17.8 points, 6.3 rebounds, 2.2 assists and 1.5 steals while shooting 48 percent from the floor.
Led her FHS squad to a 28-9 record in 2021-22 and the program's first appearance in the state championship game.
During that three-game tournament run, she averaged 20.7 ppg., 6.3 rpg., 2.0 apg. and shot 52.2 percent from the field and 36.4 percent from the arc.
Also earned all-state honoree in softball (2021) and track & field (2022).

Full name is Avery Cate Strickland.
Nickname is “Ace.”
Born March 29, 2004, in Raleigh, N.C.
Mom is Anissa Strickland.
Has two brothers (Cameron and Carson) and a sister (Alayna).
Cameron (aka Jammer) played baseball at Tennessee and ETSU, while Carson played baseball at Motlow State Community College.
Lists LVFL Diamond DeShields as one of her favorite athletes.
Is the 10th Knoxville native and the second from Farragut High School to join the Lady Vols, following in the recent footsteps of FHS graduate Jaiden McCoy (at UT from 2019-21).
Graduated in summer 2025 with a degree in sport management and a minor in business administration.
Recipient of the Emily Yoakum Winner’s Circle Scholarship.