KNOXVILLE -- For the second consecutive year, Tennessee guard Diamond DeShields is participating in the NCAA’s National Women’s Basketball Media Day. The event is being held Tuesday at ESPN headquarters in Bristol, Conn.
The NCAA Media Day serves as a tipoff to the season, with select student-athletes and head coaches taking part in interviews across the many ESPN platforms. In addition to DeShields, participants at ESPN will include student-athletes Kelsey Mitchell (Ohio State), Kelsey Plum (Washington), Leticia Romero (Florida State), Brianna Turner (Notre Dame) and A’ja Wilson (South Carolina).
Head coaches attending the event will include Karen Aston (Texas), Geno Auriemma (UConn), Cori Close (UCLA), Muffet McGraw (Notre Dame), Dawn Staley (South Carolina) and Jeff Walz (Louisville).