Kaiya Wynn

Class:
Senior
Position:
G
Height:
6-0
Weight:
null
Hometown:
Nashville, Tenn.
High School:
Foster H.S. (Richmond, Texas)
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CAREER HIGHS

* Indicates most recent high

Points: 13 // Mississippi State, 1/18/24
Rebounds: 10 // ETSU, 12/20/21
Assists: 7 // Liberty, 12/31/23
Steals: 3 // Mississippi State, 1/18/24
Blocks: 1 // Alabama, 2/8/24*
Field Goals: 6 // Mississippi State, 1/18/24
3-Pointers: 1 // Kentucky, 1/7/24*
Free Throws: 6 // Auburn, 1/4/24
Minutes: 26 // ETSU, 12/20/21

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CAREER HONORS

SEC Academic Honor Roll -- 2024-25
SEC Academic Honor Roll -- 2023-24
VOLeaders Academy -- 2023-24
Women’s basketball representative for UT’s Student-Athlete Advisory Committee -- 2022-23
SEC Academic Honor Roll -- 2022-23
SEC Academic Honor Roll -- 2021-22

2024-25 - SENIOR

It was announced on Oct. 22 that Wynn would miss the 2024-25 season due to a torn Achilles tendon in her right leg.
Traveled to South Africa and Botswana for a service and leadership trip with the VOLeaders Academy during the summer of 2024.

2023-24 - JUNIOR

One of only five players to appear in all 33 games, averaging 4.4 points, 2.6 rebounds and 1.6 assists off the bench.
Scored in double figures a career-high five times in her third season on Rocky Top.
Registered career bests in games, minutes, field goal percentage, free-throw percentage, points, rebounds, assists, blocks and steals.
Hit six of 10 shots from the field to chart a career-high 13 points while adding five rebounds, three steals and an assist at Mississippi State.
Knocked down six of 11 field goal attempts at Liberty, tallying 12 points and chipping in seven assists and four rebounds in a season-high 25 minutes.
Fired in 12 points in the season opener vs. Florida A&M.
Made six of seven free-throw tries, contributing 10 points, six assists and five rebounds in the SEC opener at Auburn.
Tossed in 10 points and yanked down five caroms vs. Troy.
Had seven points and six rebounds over 17 minutes in a blowout win at Vanderbilt.
Dished out six assists and added six points, three rebounds and a steal in an SEC quarterfinals win over Alabama.

2022-23 - SOPHOMORE

Played in 31 games as a sophomore, averaging 5.0 minutes, 1.5 points and 1.0 rebounds per contest.
Scored in 13 match-ups and was called upon to supply solid perimeter defense off the bench.
Quickly racked up eight points along with three rebounds, two assists and a steal in nine minutes vs. Toledo during the NCAA Second Round.
Went four of six from the field against the Rockets in that meeting.
Dropped a season-high nine points while grabbing two rebounds against Wofford.
Was on the court for seven minutes at Vanderbilt, tying her SEC high of four points and grabbing three rebounds.
Chipped in four points and four rebounds in nine minutes vs. UCF.
Contributed four points, two steals, a rebound and an assist in a season-most 15 minutes vs. Rutgers at the Battle 4 Atlantis.
Scored two points, snagged two steals and snared a carom against Saint Louis in the NCAA First Round.

2021-22 - FRESHMAN

Played in 30 games, averaging 8.2 minutes, 2.3 points and 2.0 rebounds as a freshman.
Shot 46.7 percent from the field and 72.7 from the free-throw line in SEC play
Suffered a facial injury during the season that slowed her progress, but she saw more action as the year wore on and logged 12 or more minutes in four of Tennessee’s last seven games.
Recorded her first double-double as a Lady Vol, setting career highs in points (12), rebounds (10) and assists (5) vs. ETSU.
Tallied eight points and two boards in 15 minutes against Oklahoma State at the South Point Thanksgiving Shootout.
Contributed three points and five rebounds in UT’s win over Belmont in the NCAA Second Round.
Saw 17 minutes of action against Kentucky in the SEC Tournament, setting a new SEC high of six boards while scoring three points.
Played 18 minutes against Mississippi State, scoring four points and dishing out four assists.
Was on the court for nine minutes against No. 1/1 South Carolina, scoring four points and grabbing two rebounds.
Saw 10 minutes of action in her SEC debut, logging three points, five rebounds and an assist vs. Alabama.
Finished with four points and four boards in UT’s win against No. 23/22 South Florida.

HIGH SCHOOL

No. 39 overall player by Blue Star.
No. 46 overall player by World Exposure Report.
No. 46 overall player by All-Star Girls Report.
No. 62 overall player, No. 25 guard, four-star rating in the espnW 100.
No. 100 overall player, No. 32 guard, four-star rating by ProspectsNation.com.
Played in 2021 PassThaBall Who’s NXT All-American Game.
Played in 2021 TABC and VYPE GHAGBA All-Star Games.
Texas 5A Player of the Year and All-State First Team (2021), becoming Foster High’s first hooper to win state player of the year honors.
District 24 5A MVP (2021).
District 24 All-Academic Team (2021).
Houston Chronicle and VYPE All-Public School First Team (2021).
All-Region (2018, 2019, 2020, 2021).
DII AA Miss Basketball runner-up (2019, 2020).
TSWA DII-AA All-State (2018, 2019, 2020).
TSSAA All-State Tournament Team (2019, 2020).
Surpassed a combined 2,000 career points during her prep career.
Career highs include 40 points, 20 rebounds, 12 assists and 10 steals.
Averaged 29.0 ppg., 10.8 rpg., 5.4 spg., 3.6 apg. and 1.2 bpg. as a senior in 2020-21 while shooting 54 percent from the field and 73 percent from the charity stripe.
Averaged 15.3 ppg., 6.1 rpg., 2.3 spg. as a junior at Ensworth (Tenn.) H.S.
Led Ensworth to a DII AA state title (2019, 2020) as a sophomore and junior with 29-0 and 29-2 records.
Participated in track for three seasons.
Two-time Tennessee DII-AA state pentathlon champion (2018, 2019).
Also claimed state titles in the 4x400m relay (2018, 2019) as well as the 400 meters and 4x200m relay (2019).
Graduated with a 4.0 GPA.

USA/SUMMER BASKETBALL

Played on Tennessee's entry in the 2022 Red Bull USA Basketball 3X Nationals, helping the Lady Vols go 3-2 and advance to the quarterfinal round.
Played with Kentucky Premier program.

PERSONAL

Full name is Kaiya Monét Wynn.
Born on May 23, 2003, in Memphis, Tenn.
Parents are Donald and KK Wynn.
Father played basketball at the University of Alabama – Huntsville.
Has two brothers (Dante and Dominic) and a sister (Kimora).
Dante signed to play football at the U.S. Air Force Academy.
Chose UT over Louisville and NC State among others.
Lived in Nashville and attended Ensworth High School until her family moved to Richmond, Texas (Foster H.S.) just prior to her senior year.
Completed her undergraduate studies in kinesiology during summer 2025.
Pursuing a master's in recreation/sport management with concentration in sport management.
Recipient of the Abby Conklin #52 LVFL Endowed Scholarship.