CAREER HONORS

• CSC Academic All-District -- 2023-24
• SEC Academic Honor Roll -- 2022-23
• VOLeaders Academy -- 2022-23
• SEC Academic Honor Roll -- 2021-22
• SEC All-Freshman Team -- 2021-22
• SEC Freshman of the Week (12/7) -- 2021-22

2023-24 JUNIOR

• One of only two Lady Vols to start all 33 games, averaging career bests of 9.9 points, 4.9 rebounds and 1.5 assists.
• Shot career high percentages of 44.7 from the field and 35.2 beyond the arc, knocking down a best of 38 threes for the third-highest total on the team.
• Her free throw percentage of 86.3 (44-51) ranks No. 10 in Lady Vol history for those with a minimum of 50 attempts.
• She would have ranked second in the SEC at the charity stripe, but she did not meet the required minimum of 2.5 makes per game to qualify.
• Hit her last 13 free throws to end the season, beginning at Vanderbilt on Feb. 18.
• Scored in double figures a career-most 16 times, including the first six games of the campaign.
• She is the only Lady Vol during the past five years to open a season with six consecutive games scoring in double figures.
• Registered her first three collegiate performances of 20 points or more.
• Scorched the nets for a career-high 24 points to go along with eight rebounds vs. Memphis.
• Had 22 points and eight rebounds vs. Kentucky in the SEC second round, knocking down four of six three-point attempts.
• Also went four of six beyond the arc against Florida, finishing with 20 points and eight boards against the Gators.
• Went seven of 10 vs. South Carolina in Knoxville, contributing 15 points, five boards, two assists and two steals.
• Was a perfect three of three from deep at No. 18/22 Florida State, finishing with 15 points, four rebounds and two steals.
• Shot five of 10 from the field, including a 3-for-4 day from deep, en route to 15 points and five boards vs. Missouri.
• Went five of nine from the field to collect 14 points in the NCAA First Round vs. Green Bay.
• Had a 13-point, seven-rebound day vs. No. 21/19 Indiana and a 13/8 effort vs. No. 22/20 Oklahoma at the Elevance Health Women's Fort Myers Tip-Off.
• Carded 10 points and grabbed six caroms vs. No. 16/13 Ohio State.

2022-23 SOPHOMORE

• Played 37 games and started 15, averaging 4.7 points, 2.6 rebounds and 15.6 minutes per contest.
• Ranked second on the team in three-pointers made with a career-best 26.
• Connected on 22 of 24 free throw attempts to check in at 91.7 percent.
• Was 7-of-9 on the day and a perfect 3-for-3 from behind the arc at Missouri, hitting the game-tying trey with 40 seconds on the clock to finish with a season-high 17 points.
• Tallied 16 points on 5-of-5 shooting from the floor and 5-of-6 accuracy at the charity stripe against Wright State.
• Went a perfect three of three from behind the arc against Toledo en route to a team-leading 13 points in the NCAA Second Round.
• Knocked down a career-high-tying three treys against Stanford en route to 11 points. 
• Logged seven points, four rebounds and two assists in the second meeting vs. Vanderbilt. 
• Played a season-most 29 minutes vs. Chattanooga, carding eight points with 2022-23 highs of four assists and two blocks.
• Finished the season with six points, five rebounds, an assist and a steal vs. No. 4/5 Virginia Tech in the Sweet 16.

2021-22 FRESHMAN

• Appeared in all 34 games as a freshman and earned starts vs. Chattanooga and in the SEC opener vs. Alabama.
• Averaged 21.4 minutes, 6.4 points, 3.5 rebounds and 1.1 assists per game for the season.
• Her 23 three-pointers ranked third on the team and her 39 assists were fourth.
• Averaged 7.0 ppg. in the NCAA Tournament, shooting 50 percent on field goals and threes and 75 percent at the line. 
• With a trip to the NCAA Sweet 16 on the line, she drained a three with 18 seconds left to give UT the lead over Belmont, finishing with 12 points and four rebounds.
• Earned SEC Freshman of the Week honors after dropping a career-high 15 points on 7-of-11 shooting to fuel a come-from-behind win at Virginia Tech. 
• Logged her first collegiate double-double with 10 points and a career-high 10 rebounds against Arkansas.
• Knocked down a career-best three treys en route to a career-high and team-leading 19 points against ETSU.
• Popped in 11 points vs. Kansas at the South Point Thanksgiving Shootout for her first double-figure scoring effort.
• Contributed eight points, four rebounds, two assists and a block in 26 key minutes during a road win at UCF.
• Chipped in eight points and seven rebounds in 24 minutes of action during UT’s win at Vanderbilt. 
• Finished with seven points and four rebounds in UT’s NCAA First Round win over Buffalo. 
• Tallied seven points, seven rebounds and a career-high five assists vs. Chattanooga in her first collegiate start.
• Scored all five of her points in the final four minutes of UT’s win against Southern Illinois, including the go-ahead 3-pointer.

USA/SUMMER BASKETBALL

• Played on Tennessee's entry in the 2022 Red Bull USA Basketball 3X Nationals, helping the Lady Vols go 3-2 and advance to the quarterfinal round.
• Was UT's leader in two-point buckets (7) and third-leading scorer during its five-game run in the tourney.
• Teammates with Karoline Striplin in the Alabama Southern Starz program.

HIGH SCHOOL

• No. 28 overall player, No. 8 forward, 4.5-star rating by ProspectsNation.com.
• No. 43 overall player, No. 8 forward, four-star rating in the espnW 100.
• No. 43 overall player by All-Star Girls Report.
• No. 47 overall player by Blue Star.
• No. 59 in World Exposure Report.
• Alabama Gatorade Player of the Year (2021).
• WBCA All-America Honorable Mention (2021).
• Jersey Mike’s Naismith High School All-America Honorable Mention (2021).
• Played in PassThaBall Who’s NXT All-American Game (2021).
• Played in Alabama-Mississippi All-Star Game. (2021).
• Selected for AHSAA North-South All-Star Game (2020).
• Alabama MaxPreps Player of the Year (2021).
• ASWA 6A Player of the Year (2021).
• Three-time ASWA 6A All-State First Team (2019, 2020, 2021).
• ASWA 6A All-State Third Team (2018).
• TimesDaily 4A-7A Girls Player of the Year (2019, 2020, 2021).
• TimesDaily All-Area First Team (2018, 2019, 2020, 2021).
• Times Daily Overall Female Athlete of the Year (2019).
• Scored 2,349 points and pulled down 1,215 rebounds during her career.
• Averaged 20.6 ppg., 10.1 rpg., 2.6 apg., 2.3 spg. and 1.5 bpg. as a senior.
• Averaged 20.3 ppg., 11.4 rpg., 2.0 apg., 2.0 spg. and 1.2 bpg. as a junior.
• Put up 19.0 ppg., 9.0 rpg., 2.7 apg., 2.5 spg. and 1.3 bpg. as a sophomore.
• Played on the MSHS varsity since seventh grade.
• Participated in volleyball all four seasons at MSHS.
• Member of National Honor Society and Spanish Club among other activities.

PERSONAL

• Full name is Sara Frances Puckett.
• Born in Sheffield, Ala., on Nov. 12, 2002.
• Parents are Joey and Christy Puckett.
• Has an older brother (Jacob) and younger sister (Hanna).
• Mother played a season of basketball at the University of North Alabama.
• Chose UT over Louisville and Georgia.
• Majoring in kinesiology.
• Lists the trombone as an instrument she can play.
• Recipient of the Randall Keith Nutt Athletic Scholarship Endowment.