Lady Vols transfer guard Destinee Wells is staying inside the state of Tennessee after hitting the transfer portal.

After two years with Tennessee, Wells is headed to UT Martin for her final season of eligibility.

There, she will play with her sister, Brittani Wells.

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Brittani Wells joins the Skyhawks out of Three Rivers College (Mo.). She signed with the program on April 16 while her sister, Destinee Wells, signed on May 1.

In the most recent campaign, Destinee Wells was fighting her way back from injury before being shut down for the remainder of the season once the NCAA Tournament started.

She appeared in just nine games, all off the bench, while averaging 1.3 points per game. She also tossed in 0.6 rebounds per outing.

The prior year, Destinee Wells played in 10 games while starting four before going down with injury. She will apply for a medical redshirt for this season to give herself an additional year of eligibility to use in the 2025-26 season.

She averaged 6.8 points, 3.5 assists and 2.3 rebounds in this time under former Lady Vols coach Kellie Harper.

Prior to her time at Tennessee, Destinee Wells was a star guard at Belmont. As a junior, she posted a career-high 19.1 points per game on 48.3% shooting from the field and 45.3% on 3-pointers. She also averaged 4.9 assists and three rebounds per match.

She earned All-MVC First Team and MVC All-Tournament Team honors that year.

In her sophomore season, she ultimately matched up with the Lady Vols in the Round of 32 of the NCAA Tournament. As the 13-seed in the region with the Bruins, Tennessee held on via a late Sara Puckett 3-pointer to win 70-67. Destinee Wells scored 22 points, grabbed six rebounds and passed for four assists in the game.

On the season, she averaged 16.7 points, 4.5 assists and 3.6 rebounds. This resulted in All-OVC First Team and OVC Tournament MVP honors.

As a freshman, Destinee Wells averaged 17.8 points, 4.6 assists and three rebounds. She started in 24 of her 25 appearances that season. She grabbed All-OVC, OVC Freshman Of The Year and OVC Tournament MVP due to her performances.

Destinee Wells is from Memphis, Tennessee where she ranked as the No. 81 overall player and No. 25 point guard on ESPNW for her class. She was a TN Report All-State Team member in both 2019 and 2020.

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