Tennessee has landed its first commitment in the class of 2027, and it comes with plenty of upside.
Maci Pringle, a four-star forward from Flower Mound High School in Flower Mound, Texas, announced on Oct. 20 that she is headed to the Lady Vols. Pringle, who took her official visit to Knoxville from Oct. 2-4, is ranked No. 33 by espnW.
The 6-1 forward brings a combination Tennessee can use right away: sprinter’s speed and a game that fits the Lady Vols’ up-tempo style. Pringle also runs track, adding another layer to what makes her such a dynamic prospect.
At Flower Mound, Pringle put together a huge season. The Dallas Morning News girls named her their basketball All-Area Player of the Year after she led the program to its first state final in school history.
She set a school record with 796 points in a season, earned District 5-6A MVP honors and was selected all-state. Pringle, who wants to be a pediatrician, did all of that in just her second year of varsity basketball.
Her recruitment was as busy as her game. Pringle picked Tennessee over more than 35 offers that included Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi State, Missouri, Oklahoma, Ole Miss, Texas A&M and Vanderbilt from the SEC, plus Arizona State, Cincinnati, George Mason, Georgia Tech, Memphis, Oklahoma State, Oregon, Penn State, Houston and SMU.
She’s also the first player to commit to Tennessee in the 2027 class. The Lady Vols are planning to take two high school players in that cycle who can help quickly as freshmen.
Tennessee has already hosted another target in that group, with 5-8 guard Amaya Manuel of St. Louis visiting campus from Oct.
14-16. Manuel is ranked No.
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