University of Tennessee Athletics
2026-27 Women's Basketball Roster
Roster

Jersey Number 1
Avery Mills
- Class:
- Junior
- Position:
- Guard
- Height:
- 5-9
- Hometown:
- Lynchburg, Va.
- Prev School:
- Liberty
CAREER HIGHS
* Indicates most recent high- Points: 27 // Jacksonville St. (A), 2/5/26
- Rebounds: 10 // East Carolina (H), 11/7/25
- Assists: 6 // Louisiana Tech (N), 3/13/26*
- Steals: 3 // Delaware (H), 3/6/26*
- Blocks: 2 // UTEP (A), 1/4/26
- Field Goals: 9 // Jax State (A), 2/5/26*
- 3-Pointers: 7 // Jax State (A), 2/5/26
- Free Throws: 5 // WKU (H), 2/28/26*
- Minutes: 39 // Louisiana Tech (N), 3/13/26
CAREER HONORS (LIBERTY 2024-26/TENN. 2026-)
- All-CUSA First Team -- 2025-26
- Navy Classic MVP -- 2025-26
- CUSA Player of the Week (Jan. 5) -- 2025-26
- CUSA All-Freshman Team -- 2024-25
- CUSA Commissioner’s Honor Roll -- 2024-25
- CUSA Freshman of the Week (Nov. 18 & Jan. 27) -- 2024-25
CAREER SUMMARY (LIBERTY)
- Started 25 of 59 games for the Lady Flames over two seasons, averaging 10.5 ppg., 2.6 rpg. and 1.7 apg.
- Shot 46 percent from the field, 43.8 percent beyond the arc and 86.7 percent at the free-throw line.
- Set the career three-point field goal percentage record (43.8) and ranked No. 11 in Liberty history with 124 career three-pointers.
- Scored in double figures 30 times for the Lady Flames.
2025-26 -- SOPHOMORE (AT LIBERTY)
- Averaged a team-leading 15.3 ppg. and also contributed 4.0 rpg. and 2.2 apg. while starting 25 of 26 games.
- Scored in double figures in 22 contests, including seven games with 20 or more points.
- Shot 42.9 percent from the field, including 42.7 percent from beyond the arc, and 85.1 percent from the free-throw line.
- Drained a school-record 82 three-pointers during her second collegiate season.
- Ranked No. 2 nationally in three-pointers made per game (3.15), No. 15 in three-point field goal percentage (42.7) and No. 53 in total three-pointers made (82).
- Also set Liberty single-season records for three-point field goal percentage (42.7, old record 39.1) and finished No. 4 for single-season free-throw percentage (85.1).
- Had 16 contests where she hit three or more three-pointers, including a 7-of-10 effort beyond the arc en route to a career-high 27 points vs. Jacksonville State.
- Hit 26 straight free throws without a miss, tying for the second longest streak in program history.
- Twice scored the game-winning points during the last 10 seconds (at George Mason and at WKU).
2024-25 -- FRESHMAN (AT LIBERTY)
- Contributed 6.8 points, 1.5 rebounds and 1.4 assists per game as the only player to appear in all 33 contests.
- Shot 51.9 percent from the field, 46.2 percent from three-point range and 91.3 percent from the free-throw line.
- Made 18 straight free throws to close the season.
- Scored in double figures nine times with a high of 19 points against both Tennessee (Nov. 16) and Randolph (Dec. 11), while also hitting a career-high five triples against Randolph.
- Excelled against FIU, tallying 14 points during a home win and scoring a team-best 15 at FIU
- Reached double digits five times in the last eight games of the season.
- That span included the regular-season finale against Western Kentucky when she scored all 13 of her points during a 4:46 stretch spanning the third and fourth quarters of Liberty’s come-from-behind victory.
- Led all players with 17 points during a CUSA semifinal triumph over Louisiana Tech.
HIGH SCHOOL
- Graduated from Liberty Christian Academy (LCA).
- Helped her team claim its first-ever VHSL Class 3 state title as a senior after the Bulldogs won their first regional championship her junior year.
- Totaled 2,759 high school points, more than 1,000 rebounds and over 500 assists.
- First-team all-state performer all three seasons she played at LCA (sophomore, junior and senior), averaging 22+ ppg each year.
- Scored 7.0 ppg as a freshman at Winston-Salem Christian, one of the nation’s top programs.
PERSONAL
- Parents are Michael and Heather Mills.
- Father played baseball at Delaware State and Delaware Tech.
- Majoring in communications.
WBB | Isoken Uzamere Media Availability (5.19.26)
Tuesday, May 19
WBB | Bill Ferrara Media Availability (5.13.26)
Wednesday, May 13
WBB | Talaysia Cooper, Nya Robertson & Kim Caldwell Postgame vs. NC State, NCAA Tournament First Round (3.20.26)
Friday, March 20
WBB | Highlights: NC State 76, Lady Vols 61 (3/20/26)| 3.29.25
Friday, March 20













