KNOXVILLE – Mimi Collins is expected to transfer after one season with the Tennessee women’s basketball program.
Collins’ expected departure was first reported by 247Sports.com on Thursday. Later in the day, Tennessee athletic department spokesman Eric Trainer confirmed to media the freshman forward’s intention to transfer.
An athlete who enter the NCAA’s transfer portal can be contacted by other schools but choose to remain at his or her current school.
The 6-foot-3 Collins played in all 32 games for the Lady Volunteers in 2018-19, averaging 5.5 points, 3.4 rebounds and 14.5 minutes. She shot 51 percent from the field and made eight of 15 attempts from 3-point range.
After being used sparingly early in the season, Collins came on strong in her final eight games, averaging 8.5 points, 3.8 rebounds and 20.9 minutes, shooting 58 percent and going 6-for-10 on 3-point tries during that span. Her best performance was in the Lady Vols’ season-ending loss to UCLA in the first round of the NCAA tournament, when she scored 14 points and grabbed three rebounds in 32 minutes.