University of Tennessee Athletics
2025-26 Women's Basketball Roster
Roster

Jersey Number 11
Zee Spearman
- Class:
 - Senior
 
- Position:
 - Forward
 
- Height:
 - 6-4
 
- Hometown:
 - Dacula, Ga.
 
- Prev School:
 - Miami
 
CAREER HIGHS
* Indicates most recent high
- Points: 25 // Samford, 11/5/24
 - Rebounds: 15 // Mississippi State, 11/29/23
 - Assists: 3 // Vanderbilt, 3/6/25*
 - Steals: 4 // Western Carolina, 11/26/24
 - Blocks: 3 // Memphis, 12/18/24
 - Field Goals: 10 // Samford, 11/5/24
 - 3-Pointers: 3 // South Florida, 3/21/25*
 - Free Throws: 6 // Missouri, 2/2/25*
 - Minutes: 35 // Georgia Tech, 3/3/24
 
CAREER HONORS (MIAMI 2022-24/TENN. 2024-PRESENT)
- Cheryl Miller Award Preseason Watch List -- 2025-26
 - SEC Academic Honor Roll -- 2024-25
 
2024-25 - JUNIOR (AT TENNESSEE)
- Appeared in all 34 games, starting 23 and averaging career bests of 11.7 ppg. and 6.0 rpg.
 - Shot percentages of 51.5 from the field, 30.0 from three-point range and 71.0 from the charity stripe.
 - Led UT in rebounds (204), was second in blocks (23) and sixth in three-pointers (24).
 - Had a 1-for-10 history beyond the arc before hitting 24 of 80 attempts in her first year at Tennessee.
 - Paced her team in blocks 14 times and in rebounding 11 times as a junior.
 - Tied for second on the team with 23 double-figure scoring efforts and was fourth with 10 games of 15+.
 - Scored a career-high 25 points on 10-of-12 shooting vs. Samford, carding the No. 2 all-time total in a Lady Vol debut.
 - Recorded her first double-double as a Lady Vol, logging 18 points and season highs of 12 rebounds and three blocks at Memphis.
 - Notched a 19-point game versus Georgia, adding four rebounds, two blocks and two steals.
 - Established a career best for three-pointers, hitting three en route to 18 points, eight boards and an assist at Arkansas.
 - Posted 17 points while recording five rebounds, an assist and a steal at Ohio State in the NCAA Second Round.
 - Stellar against UConn, recording a team-leading 16 points with seven boards, an assist and a block.
 - Swished a career-high-tying three treys vs. South Florida in the NCAA First Round, finishing with 13 points.
 - Contributed 13 points and a team-leading seven rebounds versus Texas in the NCAA Sweet Sixteen.
 - Finished with 16 points and five rebounds at Florida.
 - Hit 15 points and secured six rebounds. two blocks, one steal and an assist at LSU.
 - Produced 14 points, eight points and a block against Ole Miss
 - Scored 14 points (5-8 FG/2-3 3FG) and grabbed two rebounds despite fighting through illness at Texas.
 - Carded 13 points over 15 minutes vs. Florida State, tallying 10 in the fourth frame and the decisive bucket with 24 ticks left.
 
CAREER (AT MIAMI)
- Played in 60 games and started 10 in two seasons at Miami for head coach Katie Meier, who retired after the 2023-24 campaign.
 - Averaged 5.8 points and 5.0 rebounds for the Hurricanes and shot 50.5 percent from the field.
 
SOPHOMORE - 2023-24 (AT MIAMI)
- Averaged 6.3 ppg. and 6.0 rpg., shooting 50 percent from the field while starting 10 of 30 games played.
 - Led the Hurricanes in rebounding and was second in shooting percentage.
 - Scored in double figures eight times and posted 10 or more rebounds on four occasions.
 - Recorded four double-doubles, including two in her last three games of the season.
 - Hit for double figures in three of her first four games as a sophomore, carding a double-double of 11 points and a career-best 15 rebounds at Mississippi State on Nov. 29.
 - She registered her scoring season high twice, pocketing 14 vs. both Alabama State and Clemson.
 - Went 6-for-10 with 12 points and 12 boards for her third double-double of the season on March 3 against Georgia Tech in the regular-season finale.
 - Opened the ACC Tournament against UNC her next time out, going for 12 rebounds and 10 points in the win on March 7.
 - Scored 13 points and grabbed six boards against Jacksonville on Nov. 9 in the opener.
 - Came off the bench to contribute 10 points and eight rebounds in a 73-59 win against No. 4/5 NC State on Jan. 18.
 - Made her first career start in the win against Fordham on Nov. 12, scoring eight points and grabbing four boards.
 
FRESHMAN - 2022-23 (AT MIAMI)
- Appeared in 30 games as a freshman, averaging 5.3 points and 4.0 rebounds in 13.0 minutes of action per contest.
 - Scored in double figures five times, had three games with 10+ rebounds and recorded a pair of double-doubles.
 - Finished second on the team in blocks (12) and field goal percentage (.512) with a minimum of 100 attempts.
 - Led all ACC freshmen in field goal percentage (min. 100 attempts), ranked fifth in rebounds per game and eighth in points per game.
 - Poured in a career-high 19 points at DePaul on Nov. 20, going seven for seven from the field and five for five at the free-throw line.
 - Her double-doubles came vs. FAU (15 points, 10 rebounds) and Florida (10 points, 11 rebounds).
 - In games where she played 15-plus minutes, averaged 8.3 points and 6.4 rebounds per contest.
 
USA/SUMMER BASKETBALL
- Represented the United States at the 2025 FIBA U23 3x3 World Cup in Xiong’an, China.
 - Spearman finished as the No. 12 overall scorer at that event, leading the USA with 32 total points in five contests.
 - Played for USA Basketball at the 2025 FIBA 3x3 Nations League Americas Conference July 21-27 in Punta Arenas, Chile.
 - Teamed up with LVFL Cierra Burdick on Team Chaos, capturing the women's title with a 6-0 record at the 2025 USA Basketball 3X Nationals in Mesa, Arizona.
 - Invited to 2022 USA Basketball U18 National Team Trials.
 
HIGH SCHOOL
- No. 26 overall player in ASGR Top 100 (2022).
 - No. 30 overall player, No. 6 forward/4-star rating in espnW 100 (2022).
 - Naismith Trophy High School Underclassmen Girls Watch List (2021-22).
 - Earned all-state and all-metro honors during her junior year (2020-21).
 - Gwinnett Daily Post All Region 8-AAAAAA Player of the Year (2021-22).
 - Two-time Gwinnett Daily Post Super Six honoree (2020-21, 2021-22).
 - Finished as Dacula’s all-time leading scorer and rebounder.
 - Averaged 20.9 points and 12 rebounds as a senior.
 - Averaged 19.9 points, 14.3 rebounds, 3.5 blocks and 2.1 steals as a junior.
 
PERSONAL
- Full name is Lazaria Spearman.
 - Prefers to be called “Zee.”
 - Born Jan. 25, 2004, in Chicago, Ill.
 - Mother is Latasha Spearman.
 - Has one brother (Lamarious).
 - Also played volleyball in high school.
 - Majoring in sociology and pursuing a minor in women, gender and sexuality.
 - Recipient of the Doris Lewis Winners' Circle Scholarship For Centers.
 
WBB | Kim Caldwell Media Availability (11.2.25)
Sunday, November 02
WBB | Janiah Barker, Kim Caldwell & Mia Pauldo Postgame vs. Columbus State (Exh.) (10.29.25)
Wednesday, October 29
WBB | Highlights: Lady Vols 148, Columbus State 48 (10.29.25)
Wednesday, October 29
WBB | Kim Caldwell Media Availability (10.22.25)
Wednesday, October 22























