2023-24 Women's Basketball Roster
Roster
Puckett, Sara

Jersey Number 1
Sara Puckett
- Class:
- Junior
- Position:
- G/F
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- null
- Hometown:
- Muscle Shoals, Ala.
- High School:
- Muscle Shoals H.S.
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Bio
CAREER HIGHS
* Indicates most recent high
- Points:Â 24Â // Memphis, 11/13/23
- Rebounds:Â 10 // Arkansas, 1/31/22
- Assists: 5 // Texas A&M, 1/14/24*
- Steals:Â 4Â // Samford, 11/5/24
- Blocks:Â 3Â // Liberty, 12/31/23
- Field Goals:Â 9 // Memphis, 11/13/23
- 3-Pointers:Â 4Â // Kentucky, 3/7/24*
- Free Throws:Â 5 // MTSU, 11/12/24*
- Minutes:Â 39 // Memphis, 11/13/23

CAREER HONORS
- SEC Academic Honor Roll -- 2024-25
- CSC Academic All-District -- 2024-25
- SEC Academic Honor Roll -- 2023-24
- CSC Academic All-District -- 2023-24
- SEC Academic Honor Roll -- 2022-23
- VOLeaders Academy -- 2022-23
- SEC Academic Honor Roll -- 2021-22
- SEC All-Freshman Team -- 2021-22
- SEC Freshman of the Week (12/7)Â -- 2021-22
CAREER SUMMARY
- Appeared in 138 games and started 59 over four seasons, averaging 6.3 ppg. and 3.5 rpg.
- Tallied 876 points, 483 rebounds, 140 assists, 110 three-pointers and 80 steals as a Lady Vol.
- Shot percentages of 41.1 from the field, 31.3 from the arc and 83.1 from the free-throw line.
- Her career free-throw percentage of 83.1 (108-130) was the 11th-best in program history.
2024-25 - SENIOR
- Appeared in 34 games and started nine, averaging 4.6 ppg. and 3.1 rpg. and registering career highs in steals (26) and blocks (8).
- Her 84.6 percentage from the charity stripe ranked second on the team.
- Scored in double figures seven times during her final season on Rocky Top, ranking sixth on the team in that category.
- Led the team in rebounding on six occasions, finishing third-best in that area.Â
- Led Tennessee with a season high of 17 points along with seven rebounds vs. Tulsa at the West Palm Beach Classic.
- Paced the team for the second straight contest, matching her season best with 17 points and adding eight rebounds vs. Winthrop.
- Scored 13 points, matched her career high with five free throws and added four boards vs. Middle Tennessee.
- Accumulated 12 points via a season-high four field goals while adding four rebounds and three assists vs. Liberty.
- Tossed in 11 points, grabbed three rebounds and added three assists and a steal vs. UT Martin.
- Netted 11 points and collected a season-high nine rebounds along with a steal and a block at Arkansas.
- Contributed 11 points on 4-of-8 shooting and collected six rebounds and a steal off the bench against N.C. Central.
- Knocked down two huge three-pointers and grabbed four boards against UConn.
- Carded five points, one board and an assist vs. South Florida in the NCAA First Round.
- Secured a team-leading seven boards and one block at Missouri.
- Charted five points, three assists, two steals and a board versus No. 9/10Â Oklahoma.
- Finished with five points, a pair of boards and a block versus No. 17/20 Iowa.
2023-24 - JUNIOR
- One of only two Lady Vols to start all 33 games, averaging career bests of 9.9 points, 4.9 rebounds and 1.5 assists.
- Shot career-high percentages of 44.7 from the field and 35.2 beyond the arc, knocking down a best of 38 threes for the third-highest total on the team.
- Her free-throw percentage of 86.3 (44-51) ranks No. 10 in Lady Vol history for those with a minimum of 50 attempts.
- She would have ranked second in the SEC at the charity stripe, but she did not meet the required minimum of 2.5 makes per game to qualify.
- Hit her last 13 free throws to end the season, beginning at Vanderbilt on Feb. 18.
- Scored in double figures a career-most 16 times, including the first six games of the campaign.
- She is the only Lady Vol during the past five years to open a season with six consecutive games scoring in double figures.
- Registered her first three collegiate performances of 20 points or more.
- Scorched the nets for a career-high 24 points to go along with eight rebounds vs. Memphis.
- Had 22 points and eight rebounds vs. Kentucky in the SEC second round, knocking down four of six three-point attempts.
- Also went four of six beyond the arc against Florida, finishing with 20 points and eight boards against the Gators.
- Went seven of 10 vs. South Carolina in Knoxville, contributing 15 points, five boards, two assists and two steals.
- Was a perfect three of three from deep at No. 18/22 Florida State, finishing with 15 points, four rebounds and two steals.
- Shot five of 10 from the field, including a 3-for-4 day from deep, en route to 15 points and five boards vs. Missouri.
- Went five of nine from the field to collect 14 points in the NCAA First Round vs. Green Bay.
- Had a 13-point, seven-rebound day vs. No. 21/19 Indiana and a 13/8 effort vs. No. 22/20 Oklahoma at the Elevance Health Women's Fort Myers Tip-Off.
- Carded 10 points and grabbed six caroms vs. No. 16/13 Ohio State.
2022-23 - SOPHOMORE
- Played 37 games and started 15, averaging 4.7 points, 2.6 rebounds and 15.6 minutes per contest.
- Ranked second on the team in three-pointers made with a career-best 26.
- Connected on 22 of 24 free-throw attempts to check in at 91.7 percent.
- Was 7-of-9 on the day and a perfect 3-for-3 from behind the arc at Missouri, hitting the game-tying trey with 40 seconds on the clock to finish with a season-high 17 points.
- Tallied 16 points on 5-of-5 shooting from the floor and 5-of-6 accuracy at the charity stripe against Wright State.
- Went a perfect three of three from behind the arc against Toledo en route to a team-leading 13 points in the NCAA Second Round.
- Knocked down a career-high-tying three treys against Stanford en route to 11 points.Â
- Logged seven points, four rebounds and two assists in the second meeting vs. Vanderbilt.Â
- Played a season-most 29 minutes vs. Chattanooga, carding eight points with 2022-23 highs of four assists and two blocks.
- Finished the season with six points, five rebounds, an assist and a steal vs. No. 4/5 Virginia Tech in the Sweet 16.
2021-22 - FRESHMAN
- Appeared in all 34 games as a freshman and earned starts vs. Chattanooga and in the SEC opener vs. Alabama.
- Averaged 21.4 minutes, 6.4 points, 3.5 rebounds and 1.1 assists per game for the season.
- Her 23 three-pointers ranked third on the team and her 39 assists were fourth.
- Averaged 7.0 ppg. in the NCAA Tournament, shooting 50 percent on field goals and threes and 75 percent at the line.Â
- With a trip to the NCAA Sweet 16 on the line, she drained a three with 18 seconds left to give UT the lead over Belmont, finishing with 12 points and four rebounds.
- Earned SEC Freshman of the Week honors after dropping a career-high 15 points on 7-of-11 shooting to fuel a come-from-behind win at Virginia Tech.Â
- Logged her first collegiate double-double with 10 points and a career-high 10 rebounds against Arkansas.
- Knocked down a career-best three treys en route to a career-high and team-leading 19 points against ETSU.
- Popped in 11 points vs. Kansas at the South Point Thanksgiving Shootout for her first double-figure scoring effort.
- Contributed eight points, four rebounds, two assists and a block in 26 key minutes during a road win at UCF.
- Chipped in eight points and seven rebounds in 24 minutes of action during UT’s win at Vanderbilt.Â
- Finished with seven points and four rebounds in UT’s NCAA First Round win over Buffalo.Â
- Tallied seven points, seven rebounds and a career-high five assists vs. Chattanooga in her first collegiate start.
- Scored all five of her points in the final four minutes of UT’s win against Southern Illinois, including the go-ahead 3-pointer.
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.
- Was UT's leader in two-point buckets (7) and third-leading scorer during its five-game run in the tourney.
HIGH SCHOOL
- No. 28 overall player, No. 8 forward, 4.5-star rating by ProspectsNation.com.
- No. 43 overall player, No. 8 forward, four-star rating in the espnW 100.
- No. 43 overall player by All-Star Girls Report.
- No. 47 overall player by Blue Star.
- No. 59 in World Exposure Report.
- Alabama Gatorade Player of the Year (2021).
- WBCA All-America Honorable Mention (2021).
- Jersey Mike’s Naismith High School All-America Honorable Mention (2021).
- Played in PassThaBall Who’s NXT All-American Game (2021).
- Played in Alabama-Mississippi All-Star Game. (2021).
- Selected for AHSAA North-South All-Star Game (2020).
- Alabama MaxPreps Player of the Year (2021).
- ASWA 6A Player of the Year (2021).
- Three-time ASWA 6A All-State First Team (2019, 2020, 2021).
- ASWA 6A All-State Third Team (2018).
- TimesDaily 4A-7A Girls Player of the Year (2019, 2020, 2021).
- TimesDaily All-Area First Team (2018, 2019, 2020, 2021).
- Times Daily Overall Female Athlete of the Year (2019).
- Scored 2,349 points and pulled down 1,215 rebounds during her career.
- Averaged 20.6 ppg., 10.1 rpg., 2.6 apg., 2.3 spg. and 1.5 bpg. as a senior.
- Averaged 20.3 ppg., 11.4 rpg., 2.0 apg., 2.0 spg. and 1.2 bpg. as a junior.
- Put up 19.0 ppg., 9.0 rpg., 2.7 apg., 2.5 spg. and 1.3 bpg. as a sophomore.
- Played on the MSHS varsity since seventh grade.
- Participated in volleyball all four seasons at MSHS.
- Member of National Honor Society and Spanish Club among other activities.
PERSONAL
- Full name is Sara Frances Puckett.
- Born in Sheffield, Ala., on Nov. 12, 2002.
- Parents are Joey and Christy Puckett.
- Has an older brother (Jacob) and younger sister (Hanna).
- Mother played a season of basketball at the University of North Alabama.
- Chose UT over Louisville and Georgia.
- Lists the trombone as an instrument she can play.
- Graduated in May 2025 as a kinesiology major with a minor in business administration.
- Recipient of the Randall Keith Nutt Athletic Scholarship Endowment.
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