The 2025-26 women’s basketball season concluded Sunday with a national championship game. UCLA (37-1) won its first national title since 1978 after defeating South Carolina (36-4), 79-51, at Mortgage Matchup Center in Phoenix, Arizona.
Following the national championship game, the NCAA transfer portal opened on Monday.
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Tennessee freshman guard Jaida Civil announced on Instagram her intentions to transfer from the Lady Vols.
“This has been the hardest decision I’ve ever had to make,” Civil announced on social media. “After deep thought and prayer, I have decided to enter the transfer portal.”
Civil joins Tennessee teammates Deniya Prawl, Alyssa Latham, Kaniya Boyd, Lauren Hurst, Mia Pauldo, Mya Pauldo and Talaysia Cooper who intend to enter the NCAA transfer portal.
The 2025-26 season was the second for the Lady Vols under head coach Kim Caldwell.
In two seasons as Tennessee’s head coach, she complied a 40–24 (16-16 SEC) record and appeared in two NCAA Tournaments, including the 2025 Sweet 16.
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