Talaysia Cooper was never expecting her career to go like this. She was one of the most exciting prospects in the 2022 class, and as a 6-foot point guard, she was one of the most coveted.

University of Tennessee’s Talaysia Cooper practices at the Legacy Arena in Birmingham on Friday, March 28, 2025. Cooper played her freshman year at the University of South Carolina in 2022-23.

Talaysia Cooper didn’t mean to sound cocky. But the early success No. 19 Tennessee has experienced is not a surprise to her. “We work hard every day in practice,” Cooper said last weekend at ...

University of Tennessee’s Talaysia Cooper practices at the Legacy Arena in Birmingham on Friday, March 28, 2025. Cooper played her freshman year at the University of South Carolina in 2022-23.

Talaysia Cooper was listed as a game-time decision on the game day update of the SEC injury report ahead of Lady Vols basketball vs. Texas A&M in the SEC Tournament.

Talaysia Cooper went down with an injury during the Lady Vols' matchup with Georgia and had to be carried off the court. News Sports Business Go Knoxville Shopper News Advertise Obituaries ...

Talaysia Cooper is a redshirt sophomore who plays as a guard. She joined the South Carolina Gamecocks in 2022 and is playing her first season with the Tennessee Lady Volunteers.

Iowa guard Lucy Olsen, left, and Tennessee guard Talaysia Cooper, right, battle for the ball during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game Saturday, Dec. 7, 2024, in New York.

Talaysia Cooper has led the conference in steals with 3.5 on average a game. She can do it all even averaging close to a full block a game as she is sitting at 0.7 blocks per game.

Talaysia Cooper scored 17 of her 24 points in the second half and No. 18 Tennessee pulled away from Richmond for a 92-67 win in the West Palm Classic on Friday.