NCAA First Round: Came off the bench to see 16 minutes against UT Martin (3/17); scored three points and added four re- bounds in the win...Second Round: Contributed a rebound, an assist and a steal in 14 minutes versus DePaul (3/19)...Regional Semifinal: Saw five minutes off the bench against Kansas (3/24), tallying three points and an assist in the win...Collected two points and a rebound in nine minutes against South Carolina (3/3)...Came off the bench in the second round of the SEC Tourna- ment versus Vanderbilt (3/2), logging seven minutes in the win...Tallied seven points in 32 min against Arkansas (2/23)...Played 19 minutes in the win over Ole Miss (2/19), tallying eight points, two assists and three steals...Tied her season best with five boards in the start at Mississippi State (2/16), playing 12 minutes in the start...Had a rounded performance versus Kentucky (2/13), contributing six points, three boards, two assists, a steal and a block in the win...Returned to the starting lineup at Vanderbilt (2/9) for the first game since Stanford (12/20)...Clocked 21 minutes against Auburn (2/5); put up nine points in the win...Played 31 minutes off the bench against South Carolina (2/2), scoring eight points for UT...Saw 21 minutes off the bench at Georgia (1/29); hit a trey and dished out a pair of assists in the win...Returned to action versus Notre Dame (1/24)...Used 3-6 shooting against #4 Stanford (12/20) to tally nine points in the start; came up with five rebounds and dished out two assists against the Cardinal...Logged 29 minutes in the start against UCLA (12/17), putting up 14 points and tying her season high for treys, hitting 4-6; distributed the ball, tallying four helpers in the win...Against #11 Rutgers (12/13). went 3-5 from behind the arc, totaling 13 points; tied a season high with five rebounds in the contest...Went 4-9 from the floor against #20/21 DePaul (12/11), tallying eight points in 30 minutes of action; tacked on four rebounds and an assist in the win...Tied her season-high rebound total against #21/22 Texas (12/4), pulling down five boards; came up with an assist and a block to go with her four-point outing...Versus Middle Tennessee (11/29), went 2-3 from behind the arc and 2-2 from the charity stripe to contribute eight points; came up with four boards and two assists against the Blue Raiders...Played 31 minutes agains #1 Baylor (11/27), chipping in 10 points and two rebounds against the Lady Bears...Tied a career high with 22 points against Virginia (11/20), going 8-17 from the floor, hitting four from long range; added two rebounds and a block in a career-high 42 minutes of action...Put up a team-high 20 points against #7 Miami (11/15) dropping four of eight shots from behind the arc; contributed five boards and three assists in 39 minutes...Was productive on both sides of the ball against Pepperdine (11/13), notching 11 points, five assists and four rebounds; tacked on two blocks and two steals in the winning effort.

As a sophomore, started 26 games for the Lady Vols and averaged 8.0 ppg and 4.1 rpg...Now has 17 career double-figure scoring games with 13 coming in 2010-11... An academic standout, she was named to the Capitol One Academic All-District Second Team for District 4 and to the SEC All-Academic Team...Spani scored a career-high 22 points and grabbed six boards versus Rutgers on Dec. 30...The game before that, versus ETSU, Spani notched her first career double-double, springing for 15 points and 12 boards... Scored 18 points for second straight game on Jan. 30 at Arkansas in a career-best 39 minutes...Tallied 18 points in a career-best 37 minutes against Mississippi State on her 20th birthday on Jan. 27...Tennessee was 16-0 all-time when Spani scored in double figures until the NCAA Tournament Dayton Regional Final loss to Notre Dame on March 28...She scored 13 points and nabbed seven boards against the Irish...In seven career NCAA Tournament games, Spani is averaging 9.4 ppg and shooting 60.6 from the field...In the NCAA Tournament first round game versus Stetson on March 19, she flirted with a double-double, scoring eight points and grabbing nine boards...Added seven points on 3-of-3 shooting from the field in 17 minutes against Marquette in the NCAA Tournament second round on March 21...Scored six points on 3-of-6 shooting, including back-to-back buckets to put Tennessee up 69-60 with 6:59 left in the game, versus Ohio State in the Dayton Regional Semifinal on March 26...Scored six points, making both of her three-point attempts, against Kentucky in the SEC Championship Game on March 6...Dropped 11 points and dished three dimes versus the Georgia on Feb. 21, her first double-figure game since Jan. 30, when she had 18 at Arkansas...Dropped 14 points on 6-of-8 shooting in 20 minutes versus Ole Miss on Jan. 9...Scored 15 points on 4-of-7 shooting and dished a career-high five assists versus Alabama on Jan. 6...Scored 10 points on 3-of-7 shooting, helping propel UT to a 16-6 lead with two treys in the game's first four minutes, versus Stanford on Dec. 19...Averaged 12.5 ppg and reached double figures off the bench in all contests during a four-game stretch in November (Nov. 15-25)... Scored 12 points on 5-of-7 shooting in 30 minutes off the bench versus Arizona State on Nov. 21...Scored 14 points for the second straight game in 25 minutes off the bench, making 2-of-3 from behind the arc, against Virginia on Nov. 18...Tallied 14 points on 5-of-13 shooting in 27 minutes off the bench against Chattanooga on Nov. 15.

Became 13th Lady Vol to start her first game at Rocky Top and the 58th freshman to start during her rookie campaign...In all, started in 16 of 33 games played as a freshman...Tallied averages of 5.8 ppg, 2.7 rpg and 1.3 apg in all contests...Averaged 4.1 ppg, 1.7 rpg and 0.9 apg in SEC outings...Has four career double-digit scoring games...Battled painful turf toe for the most of the second half of the season, which limited her action...Was 2-of-5 from three-point range for six points against Baylor in the NCAA Regional Semifinals...Came off the bench to torch the nets for 17 points in only 16 minutes against Dayton in the NCAA Tournament Second Round...Made her first seven field goal attempts before missing at the 6:02 mark of the second half...Added three rebounds, two assists and a steal versus the Flyers...Played well off the bench against Austin Peay in first NCAA Tournament game...Finished with nine points, two boards and two assists in 20 minutes against the Lady Govs...Played a solid all-around game against Vanderbilt in the SEC Tournament...Came off the bench for 25 minutes against Ole Miss to tally six points and six rebounds in regular season finale...Was 6-of-6 from the free throw line and finished with nine points in 14 minutes against Kentucky in Knoxville...Tossed in12 points at Mississippi State...Tallied eight points, including a pair of threes, and four rebounds against South Carolina...Registered eight points and dished out a season-best four assists against Old Dominion...Tallied six points, five rebounds and three assists against Texas... Finished with nine points and three rebounds against George Washington...Scored a team-high 16 points, to go with six rebounds in a season-best 32 minutes against UCLA...Was a perfect 6-of-6 from the charity stripe against the Bruins...Scored eight of UT's last 11 first half points, including the final five...Made a key three to maintain a double-digit Lady Vol lead early in second half at MTSU...Finished with five points and three rebounds against Blue Raiders...Started at Virginia, played 21 minutes, finishing with eight points, four rebounds, one assist and one block...Scored a game-high and season-best 18 points to go with six rebounds and two assists against Texas Tech.

The first player from the state of Missouri to play basketball for the Lady Vols...A 2009 McDonald's High School All-American...A 2009 WBCA High School All-American...Named the 2009 Gatorade Kansas Player of the Year...Selected to the 2009 Parade Magazine All-America Second Team...2008 DiRenna Award winner...A five-time National Christian Homeschool Basketball Championships (NCHBC) All-America First Team selection...Earned the 2008 Pete Maravich Award as the top homeschooled athlete in the nation...Finished her high school career ranked seventh all-time in the National High School Sports Record Book in points (4,113) and ninth in rebounds (1,758), making her the only player in girls' basketball history to rank in the top 10 nationally in both career scoring and rebounding...Competed for Metro Academy (Kan.), where she started all 185 games played and compiled 4,113 points, 1,758 rebounds, 825 assists, 488 steals and 426 blocked shots during her five-year prep career...Placed among the top three in five NCHBC tournaments, including the national crown in 2006, a runner-up finish in 2008 and third-place finishes in 2005, 2007 and 2009 ...As a senior in 2008-09, aided Metro to a 29-7 record, third place in the NCHBC and the regional title...Started all 35 games and averaged 32.5 ppg and 10.6 rpg...In 2007-08, helped Metro finish as the regional champs, second place in the NCHBC and post a 34-6 record...Averaged 29.6 ppg, 11.0 rpg and 3.4 apg...During her sophomore season, she averaged 28.1 ppg, 13.5 rpg and 3.3 apg, as Metro went 36-4 and captured the regional title and placed third in the NCHBC tournament...As a freshman, averaged 18.0 ppg and 10.5 rpg as Metro captured the 2006 NCHBC National Championship, won the regional title and finished with a 34-5 slate.

Earned a gold medal at the 2009 U19 World Championships in Bangkok, Thailand, with the USA squad (8-1)...Played in all nine games and averaged 4.8 ppg and 3.2 rpg...AAU play included stints with the CY-Fair Nike Elite, the Missouri Valley Eclipse, Team Excel and the Kansas Belles.

Majoring in communication studies...Achieved a perfect 4.0 GPA in her high school studies...Likes to be involved in community service, outreach and compassionate ministries...She is a lefty who wore No. 3 and No. 33 in high school and wears No. 13 at Tennessee because numbers with 3 in them run in the family and it has a special meaning...Comes from a very athletic family - Father (Gary) had a 10-year NFL career as a linebacker with the Kansas City Chiefs (still holds the record as the all-time leading tackler)...Sister Tanis is a sophomore and currently plays basketball for Southwest Baptist University...Older sister Shalin played basketball for Kansas State...Grandfather, Frosty Westering, played football at Northwestern, coached at Pacific Lutheran University (PLU) and was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame...Uncle, Scott Westering, played football at UCLA and PLU...Also has two other uncles who played college football, an aunt who played college volleyball, two cousins who played college football, another who played volleyball and another cousin played basketball at PLU....Is a big football fan and enjoys watching college and NFL games...Athletes she has modeled herself after include her dad Gary, due to his "Hall of Fame" humility and former University of Florida Heisman Trophy winner Tim Tebow, "a passionate competitor and a homeschooler"...She has four sisters, Shalin (23), Tanis (19), Sajel (17) and Taris (13)...Taber Chalee Spani was born Jan. 27, 1991 in Independence, Mo...Her parents are Gary and Stacey Spani.

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