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Jersey Number 10
Destinee Wells
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Position:
- G
- Height:
- 5-6
- Weight:
- null
- Hometown:
- Lakeland, Tenn.
- High School:
- Houston H.S.
- Prev School:
- Belmont
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Bio
CAREER HIGHS
* Indicates most recent high
- Points: 35 // Ball State, 3/16/23*
- Rebounds: 7 // Chattanooga, 11/9/22*
- Assists: 10 // Tennessee State, 2/3/22*
- Steals: 6 // Murray State, 1/30/21
- Blocks: 1 // Middle Tennessee, 12/6/23*
- Field Goals: 16 // Indiana State, 2/12/23
- 3-Pointers: 8 // Drake, 3/12/23
- Free Throws: 11 // Ball State, 3/16/23
- Minutes: 43 // Oregon, 3/19/22
CAREER HONORS (BELMONT 2020-23/TENN. 2023-25)
- SEC Academic Honor Roll -- 2024-25
- SEC Academic Honor Roll -- 2023-24
- All-MVC First Team -- 2022-23
- MVC All-Tournament Team -- 2022-23
- MVC Player of the Week (11/14, 2/13, 2/27) -- 2022-23
- Tennessee Sports Writers Association Player of the Year -- 2021-22
- All-OVC First Team -- 2021-22
- OVC Tournament MVP -- 2021-22
- OVC All-Tournament Team -- 2021-22
- OVC Player of the Week (11/16, 2/8) -- 2021-22
- All-OVC First Team -- 2020-21
- OVC Freshman Of The Year -- 2020-21
- OVC All-Newcomer Team -- 2020-21
- OVC Tournament MVP -- 2020-21
- OVC All-Tournament Team -- 2020-21
- OVC Player of the Week (1/26, 2/9, 2/16) -- 2020-21
2024-25 - REDSHIRT SENIOR (AT TENNESSEE)
- Appeared in nine games, averaging 1.3 points and 0.6 rebounds while working her way back from an injury suffered in 2023-24.
- Was stricken by another a season-ending injury, this time to her left lower leg, between the SEC and NCAA Tournaments.
- Recorded six points, three boards, an assist and a steal in a season-high 12 minutes vs. N.C. Central.
- In that game vs. N.C. Central, her two treys helped Tennessee set an NCAA record for threes made with 30.
- Drained a trey and pulled down a carom during two minutes of action against Tulsa at the West Palm Beach Classic.
- Fired in a three-pointer and grabbed a rebound in two minutes of duty vs. Winthrop.
- Second longest stretch of action came in the SEC opener vs. Texas A&M, as she logged four minutes of court time.
2023-24 - SENIOR (AT TENNESSEE)
- Saw action in only 10 games after suffering a season-ending right lower leg injury.
- Averaged 6.8 points, 3.5 assists and 2.3 rebounds per game and earned four starts.
- Scored in double figures three times, notching those during a five-game span.
- Hit seven of 12 shots vs. Troy for a season-best 18 points along with eight assists in 30 minutes of action in her first start at UT.
- Scored 13 points and dished out a team-leading five assists over 34 minutes against No. 18/14 Notre Dame.
- Followed with 11 points at home vs. No. 16/13 Ohio State, adding three rebounds, three assists and a steal.
- Joined Lady Vol program with the option of playing two seasons due to the NCAA’s COVID exemption.
- Rated No. 13 by The Athletic, No. 15 by ESPN and No. 19 by 247Sports in 2023 Transfer Portal rankings.
CAREER (AT BELMONT)
- Three-time first-team all-conference performer (twice OVC and then MVC in 2022-23).
- Three-time all-tournament team member, twice earning Ohio Valley Conference Tournament Most Valuable Player accolades.
- Started 90 of 91 games for the Bruins, averaging 18.1 points, 4.7 assists, 3.2 rebounds and 1.4 steals during her time in Nashville.
- Shooting percentages included 46.7 from the field, 38.3 from the three-point arc and 83.4 from the free-throw line.
- Drained 146 three-pointers, hitting three or more in a game on 15 occasions.
- Scored in double figures 82 times, including 35 games with 20 points or more and six with 30+.
- Dished out 3+ assists 73 times and had 45 games with +5 dimes (including two 10-assist efforts).
2022-23 - JUNIOR (AT BELMONT)
- Named MVC Preseason Player of the Year and to watch lists for the Becky Hammon Mid-Major Player of the Year Award (midseason), Wooden Award (preseason), Jersey Mike’s Naismith Trophy and Nancy Lieberman Award.
- Started all 35 games, scoring in double figures on 31 occasions, including 15 with 20 or more points and five with 30+.
- Produced 19.5 points, 4.9 assists, 3.2 rebounds and 0.9 steals while averaging 32.6 minutes per game.
- Tallied career highs of 684 points, 172 assists and 65 three-pointers and added 104 rebounds and 34 steals.
- Shot career bests of 48.6 percent from the field and 45.5 percent on threes while draining 86.1 percent at the charity stripe.
- Had 30 games with 3+ assists, including 23 where she had more than five dimes.
- Averaged 32.4 ppg. over the last five games of the season.
- Hit three or more treys on five occasions as a junior, including an 8-for-10 masterpiece beyond the arc toward 34 points vs. Drake.
- Closed out the year with a career-high-tying 35-point showing vs. Ball State, hitting 11 field goals and 11 free throws.
- Also had 35 points on Feb. 12 vs. Indiana State, sinking 16 of 27 field goal attempts vs. the Sycamores.
- Other 30 pieces came vs. Southern Illinois with 34 (on 11-17 FG, 10-11 FT) and vs. Valparaiso with 31 (11-19 FG, 7-7 FT) during that late-season five-game run.
- Just missed points/assists double-doubles vs. Troy (24/9), Missouri State (20/9) and Evansville (11/9).
- Dropped 20 points on Louisville, enjoying a 7-of-10 game from the field and a 5-of-6 free-throw effort.
- Tallied 16 vs. Villanova, 15 vs. Georgia Tech, 12 vs. Georgia and nine vs. Iowa in non-conference action vs. hoops Power 6 schools.
2021-22 - SOPHOMORE (AT BELMONT)
- Named to watch list for Becky Hammon Mid-Major Player of the Year Award.
- Became only the second player in Ohio Valley Conference history to be named OVC Tournament MVP as both a freshman and sophomore.
- Started all 31 games and averaged 16.7 points, 4.5 assists, 3.6 rebounds and a steal per contest.
- >Finished the season with 519 points, 140 assists, 112 rebounds and 30 steals and was second in the OVC in both scoring and assists.
- Reached double figures in all but two games during the season (29).
- Seven of her 11 20-point outings took place in February and March.
- Averaged 19 points, 5.5 assists, 5.0 rebounds and 2.0 steals in the NCAA Tournament.
- Posted a remarkable 5.5 assist/turnover ratio with 11 assists and only two turnovers versus fifth-seeded Oregon and 18th-ranked Tennessee in the NCAA First and Second Rounds.
- Tallied 16 points, distributed a game-high seven assists and grabbed four rebounds in the Bruins' upset of the Ducks.
- Registered a game-best 22 points, secured six boards and dished out four assists against the Lady Volunteers.
- Scored well against other Power 5 Teams during the non-conference schedule, tallying 21 points vs. Ole Miss, 20 vs. Arkansas, 19 vs. Louisville, 18 vs. Georgia Tech and 10 vs. Auburn.
- Averaged 21 points in two OVC Tournament wins.
- Scored 20 points on 6-for-10 shooting and went 8-for-8 at the free-throw line in the OVC Championship semifinals versus Austin Peay.
- Poured in 22 points as the contest's lone double-figure scorer in the OVC Tournament championship game versus Tennessee Tech (March 5).
- Notched her only career double-double with 14 points and a career-high tying 10 assists at Tennessee State.
- Also dished out 10 assists, with seven points and seven boards vs. Morehead State.
2020-21 - FRESHMAN (AT BELMONT)
- Averaged 17.8 points, 4.6 assists, 3.0 rebounds and 2.4 steals per game.
- Only freshman in the nation averaging at least 17.5 points, 4.5 assists and 2.4 steals.
- Totaled 445 points, 115 assists, 76 rebounds and 61 steals.
- Reached double-figure scoring in 22 of 25 games played, including her final 14 games of the season, and surpassed 20 points nine times.
- Shot 39.8 percent from long range, hitting 37 of 93 attempts.
- Ranked 24th nationally in free-throw percentage (.867), 32nd in the nation in steals and 42nd in assists.
- Averaged 23 points, 5.3 assists and 2.3 rebounds in three OVC Tournament outings.
- Set a BU championship-game record with a career-high 32 points, along with seven assists and four steals in the OVC title game against UT Martin.
- In two NCAA Tournament games, averaged 20.5 points, 4.5 assists and 3.5 rebounds.
- Scored an NCAA Tournament program record 25 points, along with seven assists and zero turnovers, in the first-round win over Gonzaga.
- Logged a team-high 16 points and grabbed five boards in the NCAA Tournament Second Round against Indiana (3/24).
- Posted a team-high 21 points, five rebounds and five steals against Marquette in her fourth career start.
- Notched 15 points, five rebounds and a team-high six assists at Auburn in her sixth start.
SUMMER/USA BASKETBALL
- Played in the same AL Southern Starz summer program as UT teammate Sara Puckett but was in a different age group.
HIGH SCHOOL
- No. 81 overall player, No. 25 point guard, four-star rating in the espnW 100.
- No. 95 overall player, No. 19 point guard, 4-star rating by ProspectsNation.com.
- All-USA TODAY Second Team in the state of Tennessee (2019).
- TN Report All-State Team (2019, 2020).
- TSWA Class All-State Team (2020).
- Helped HHS to TSSAA state finals appearances (2018, 2019).
PERSONAL
- Full name is Destinee Keterian Wells.
- Born May 28, 2002, in Memphis, Tenn.
- Dad is Larry Wells, who played college basketball at Southwest Tennessee Community College, Saint Louis University and LeMoyne-Owen College.
- Has three siblings, including brothers Larry Wells and Chase Ford, and sister Brittani Wells.
- Brittani played basketball at Three Rivers College in Missouri.
- Graduated in May 2025 with a degree in sport management and minors in business administration and nutrition/physical activity health.
- Recipient of the Marion D. Hoppe Winner's Circle Scholarship.
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