Tennessee's backcourt and its women's basketball depth are down another player.

Lady Vols coach Holly Warlick announced Tuesday night that sophomore Te’a Cooper is transferring after sitting out a season.

“Te’a Cooper and I had a good conversation today during which she shared with me her wishes to transfer,” Warlick said in a university release. “We plan to grant that request.

"I appreciate all of Te'a's hard work and her contributions to our program the last two years.”

When reached Wednesday afternoon, Warlick said she couldn't comment any further about the situation.

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Cooper's decision is unusual, considering she missed last season after undergoing knee surgery to repair a torn anterior cruciate knee ligament. She suffered the injury during the summer after her freshman season.

The 5-foot-8 point guard averaged 8.6 points, 2.1 assists and 1.2 steals while playing in 36 games during the 2015-16 season. She started 15 games.

Cooper's decision comes less than a month after fellow guard Alexa Middleton announced she was transferring to go "somewhere to reach the goals I have set."

Tennessee, which had just nine available players last season, will have 11 for next season. Cooper's departure and Jordan Reynolds' graduation have left the Lady Vols low on point guard experience for next season. Returnees Diamond DeShields and Meme Jackson made cameo appearances at the position last season.

Incoming freshmen Evina Westbrook and Anastasia Hayes both are point guards. One or both could end up starting, depending on how UT deploys its players.