Lady Vols basketball forward Zee Spearman made the most of her first time playing for USA Basketball in 3×3.
The senior was a key player for the U.S. during the 2025 FIBA 3×3 Nations League Americas Conference in Punta Arenas, Chile. Spearman averaged 5.0 points as USA Basketball went 14-2. Her best performance was when she had a team-high 12 points in a 21-13 win against Canada on July 22.
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USA’s two losses were to Canada on the first and last day of competition.
“It’s an amazing feeling. I never thought I’d be here,” Spearman told USA Basketball. “I’m just happy to be here. It’s time to work.”
The 6-foot-4 Spearman played alongside TCU’s Taylor Bigby, South Carolina’s Joyce Edwards, LSU’s MiLaysia Fulwiley, Richmond’s Rachel Ullstrom and recent Kansas State graduate Serena Sundell.
Bigby, Edwards, Fulwiley, Spearman and Ullstrom all played in the 2025 USA Basketball 3X Nationals in Mesa, Arizona, in May. It was Spearman’s first 3×3 experience, and she won the women’s tournament with Fulwiley and former Lady Vols star Cierra Burdick.
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The Nations League serves as a qualification for the 2025 FIBA 3×3 U23 World Cup, which will be held Sept. 17-21 in Xiong An, China. The U.S. women have already qualified for the tournament as reigning champions.
Spearman had a breakout season as a junior in her first season playing for Tennessee after spending her first two seasons at Miami. The Dacula, Georgia, native averaged 11.7 points and a team-high 6.0 rebounds and a team-best 51.5% from the field.
Cora Hall is the University of Tennessee women’s athletics reporter for Knox News. Email: cora.hall@knoxnews.com; X: @corahalll; Bluesky: @corahall.bsky.social. Support strong local journalism and unlock premium perks:knoxnews.com/subscribe
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