University of Tennessee Athletics
2025-26 Women's Basketball Roster
Roster

Jersey Number 25
Deniya Prawl
- Class:
- Freshman
- Position:
- Guard
- Height:
- 6-2
- Hometown:
- Toronto, Canada
CAREER HIGHS
  * Indicates most recent high Â- Points: 15 // Middle Tennessee, 11/20/25
- Rebounds: 10 // Missouri, 2/12/26
- Assists:Â Â 2Â // Winthrop, 12/14/25*
- Steals:Â 4Â // Kentucky, 1/22/26*
- Blocks:Â 1 // Missouri, 2/12/26*
- Field Goals: 7 // Middle Tennessee, 11/20/25
- 3-Pointers:Â 1 // NC State, 3/20/26*
- Free Throws:Â 3Â // Missouri, 2/12/26
- Minutes:Â 26Â // Kentucky, 1/22/26
2025-26 -- FRESHMAN
- Appeared in 29 games and started seven, averaging 4.0 points, 2.7 rebounds and 1.0 steals per contest.
- Shot 41.3 percent from the field.
- Scored in double figures twice and finished with nine points on three other occasions.
- Fired in a career-high 15 points and added four steals in the win at Middle Tennessee.
- Charted a 13-point, 10-rebound double-double with two steals, an assist and block in 21 minutes vs. Missouri.
- Finished the campaign with nine points, four rebounds, two steals and an assist vs. NC State in the NCAA First Round.Â
- Was perfect from the field (4-4) and arc (1-1) en route to nine points at No. 11/9 Oklahoma.
- Delivered a gritty effort against No. 11 Kentucky with nine points, four rebounds, four steals and a block.
- Contributed six points, three rebounds, an assist and a steal at No. 3/3 UCLA.
- Pulled down six rebounds and added four rebounds and an assist at Alabama.
- Tossed in five points and grabbed a steal vs. Southern Indiana.
- Recorded two points, three rebounds, two assists and a steal in 22 minutes vs. NC State in the season opener.
INTERNATIONAL/SUMMER BASKETBALL
- Selected for the World Team at the 2025 Nike Hoop Summit in Portland.
- Played for Team Canada at the 2024 FIBA U17 Women’s World Cup.
- Finished second in scoring (11.9) and first in rebounding (7.6) and steals (3.7) for the silver-medal squad.
- Tallied 13 points, seven rebounds and three blocks in the gold medal game vs. United States.
- Represented her country at the 2023 U16 Women’s Americas Championship, putting up 10.5 ppg., 3.8 rpg. and 3.2 apg.
- Her first international action came at the 2022 FIBA U17 Women’s World Cup, where she recorded 2.8 ppg., 5.2 rpg. and 1.8 apg.
HIGH SCHOOL
- No. 6 overall player, No. 3 wing, five-star rating by 247Sports.
- No. 8 overall player by World Exposure Report.
- No. 10 overall player, No. 3 wing, five-star rating by ProspectsNation.com.
- No. 12 overall player, No. 3 wing, five-star rating by On3.
- No. 17 overall player, No. 5 wing, five-star rating in espnW 100.
- McDonald’s & Jordan Brand All-American (2025).
- Chose Lady Vols over Notre Dame and Baylor.
- First Lady Vol to hail from Canada.
- Spurred IMG to victory in the 2025 Chipotle Nationals title game, scoring 14 points and grabbing six rebounds as her team came from 17 down to defeat Montverde in overtime, 80-78.Â
- Helped IMG advance to the 2024 Chipotle Nationals title game, chipping in 10 points on 4-of-7 shooting along with eight rebounds and four assists as her team fell to Montverde Academy, 61-53, and finished the season 23-4.
PERSONAL
- Deniya Prawl was born on April 25, 2007, in Toronto, Canada.
- Parents are Tysa Fagan and Dwane Prawl.
- Has two sisters: Denae Prawl and Tamia Gittens.
- Chose Tennessee over Notre Dame and Baylor.
- Outside interests include food and fashion.
- Majoring in journalism and media with a concentration in sports communication.
- Recipient of the Mary LeAnn Mynatt Women's Athletic Endowed Scholarship.Â
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
WBB | Janiah Barker, Nya Robertson & Kim Caldwell NCAA Friday News Conference (3.19.26)
Thursday, March 19
WBB | Kim Caldwell Media Availability (3.16.26)
Monday, March 16






















