Tennessee basketball star Tamari Key will miss the rest of the 2022-23 season due to blood clots in her lungs, the team announced Thursday. Here’s what you need to know:
- Key “is expected to make a full recovery,” per the team’s announcement.
- The senior played in nine games this season, averaging 8.4 points, 4.2 rebounds and 0.4 assists.
- Over her four years with the program, Key has played in 99 total games. The Lady Vols’ matchup against Chattanooga on Tuesday marked the first time the center missed a game in her collegiate career.
Here’s to a speedy recovery, TK 🧡 pic.twitter.com/aad7TRlnWM
— Lady Vols Basketball (@LadyVol_Hoops) December 8, 2022
Impact of Key’s absence
Lady Vols coach Kellie Harper knew that Tennessee would have a challenging start to the season with four top-15 opponents on the non-conference schedule, but 2022-23 has been even rougher than imagined for the Lady Vols. They’ve gone from No. 5 in the country to unranked in a matter of weeks. They will be without marquee transfer Rickea Jackson “indefinitely,” per Harper, due to a coach’s decision, and now compound their troubles with the season-long absence of Key.
Key’s absence leaves a major hole in the middle of the Tennessee lineup. Foul trouble has limited her raw impact this…
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