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Destinee Wells

Class:
Redshirt Senior
Position:
G
Height:
5-6
Hometown:
Lakeland, Tenn.
High School:
Houston H.S.
Prev School:
Belmont
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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.