Lady Vols Basketball Loses Two Major Stars to the NCAA Transfer Portal

It is official. The Tennessee Lady Vols basketball team has received news that they will be losing Mia and Mya Pauldo (twins) to the college basketball transfer portal. The announcement came via On3 on Wednesday, as the twins are just the two newest to join the transfer portal from the Tennessee Lady Vols program.

This leaves only two players left for the next season as of now, which is Jaida Civil and Talaysia Cooper. Both players will be key factors moving forward if the Lady Vols can hold on to them, too.

Mia Pauldo's Accomplishments

Mia Pauldo is a very accomplished basketball player, as she is the more proven twin of the two. Here is how her 2025-2026 season looked, according to utsports.com.

Has the highest scoring average by a UT freshman since Rennia Davis (12.0) in 2017-18.
Scored 21 points, hit eight of eight free throws in the fourth quarter and overtime to help beat Georgia.
Tallied her fifth game in a row in double figures, scoring 13 against Mississippi State in Knoxville.
Paced the Lady Vols with 21 points, including nine in the fourth quarter, to help take down No.11 Kentucky.
Fueled comeback at Alabama with 10 fourth-quarter points en route to 13 total with three treys vs. the Tide.
Logged 18 points and a team-leading four assists in her longest outing of the year (30 minutes) against Arkansas
Led the Tennessee in scoring at Mississippi State with a career-high 26 points, tying for No. 8 effort all-time by a Lady Vol freshman.
Contributed 10 points in the SEC opener versus Florida for her fifth straight double-digit performance, shooting a perfect 8-for-8 at the line and adding three assists and three steals.
Found her groove in December, averaging 15.3 ppg. in four contests and breaking her career high in points in three of four games with 14 vs. Stanford, 18 against Winthrop and 19 versus Southern Indiana.
Knocked down two shots from beyond the arc en route to scoring 10 points versus Louisville in New York.
Had a career night against Winthrop with a double-double of 18 points and 10 assists with four steals and no turnovers.
Hit six of 10 shots for a career-high 14 points and had zero turnovers in a key win at Stanford.
Came through in the clutch in the fourth quarter against Belmont with six points to grab a win.
Filled up the stat sheet with seven points, four rebounds, three assists and three steals at UT Martin.
Hit four threes in 13 minute of play against ETSU.
Scored 10 points vs. NC State as the first freshman to start in her Tennessee debut since 2021 and the 24th all time.
One of the four Lady Vols to score 18 points in the exhibition win against Columbus State.

Mya Pauldo's Accomplishments

Mya Pauldo has all the potential in the world to be great, which she showed throughout the 2025-2026 season. Here is some more information on her accomplishments, according to utsports.com.

Contributed six points, two rebounds, an assist and a steal in the win over Missouri.
Hit a three-pointer, grabbed two rebounds and recorded an assist at South Carolina.
Was perfect from three-point range, hitting all three attempts to tally nine points at Auburn.
Produced five points on 2-of-2 shooting and grabbed two rebounds in the win over Southern Indiana.
Got her first collegiate start against Coppin State, grabbing five caroms and three steals.
Went five for five with 10 points in her first time scoring in double figures in college against Middle Tennessee.
Scored her first collegiate points with a deep ball against ETSU.
Logged her first career assist in the contest against NC State.
Recorded eight points, going three of three from the field and two of two at the free throw line in the exhibition contest against Columbus State.