Apr 9, 2024 · KNOXVILLE, Tenn. -- University of Tennessee Vice Chancellor/Director of Athletics Danny White and Chancellor Donde Plowman welcomed new Lady Vol basketball head coach Kim Caldwell to Rocky Top, introducing her on Tuesday afternoon at a press conference in the Ray and Lucy Hand Digital North Studio.

Kellie Jolly Harper (born May 3, 1977) [1] is an American basketball coach. She has served as head coach of Western Carolina, NC State, Missouri State, and Tennessee. Born Kellie Jean Jolly in Sparta, Tennessee, [2] she is a graduate of White County High School in Sparta, where she earned many honors as a high school basketball player. [3]

Kim Caldwell (née Stephens; born November 24, 1988) is an American college basketball coach who is currently the head coach of the University of Tennessee Lady Volunteers.She previously served in the same role at Marshall for one season, where she was named the Sun Belt Conference (SBC) Coach of the Year [2] and received the Maggie Dixon Award as the top Division I rookie head coach in 2024. [3]

Only the third Lady Vol head coach in the NCAA era of women’s basketball, Harper took the reins at Tennessee after six years of leading the Missouri State Lady Bears, capped by the 2018-19 season’s impressive march to the Missouri Valley Conference Tournament title and magical run to the NCAA Sweet 16.

Jan 16, 2025 · In a historic and exciting development for Tennessee Women’s Basketball, Chamique Holdsclaw has been named the new head coach for the 2025 season. Holdsclaw, one of the most accomplished and decorated players in the history of women’s basketball, will take the helm of the Lady Vols program, succeeding the previous coaching staff.

On April 9, Kellie Harper was hired as head coach. Harper coached the Lady Vols to two straight Sweet Sixteen appearances in 2022 and 2023, but they struggled against ranked opponents for much of her tenure and failed to win any SEC titles (whether regular season or tournament).

Apr 1, 2024 · Kellie Harper was fired after five seasons as Lady Vols basketball coach Monday, a week after Tennessee's season ended in the NCAA second round.

Dec 22, 2024 · Lady Vols basketball head coach Kellie Harper was fired on Monday, per a release from Tennessee athletics. Harper's tenure ends following a five-year tenure as head coach. She compiled a 108-52 record, going 53-24 in SEC play.

Apr 1, 2024 · Tennessee parted ways with coach Kellie Harper on Monday after five seasons, opting to make a change to try to reinvigorate a program that has not played for a national championship since the late ...

Apr 10, 2019 · UT announced Harper, the 2019 Kay Yow Coach of the Year and Missouri Valley Conference Coach of the Year, as its third women's hoops leader of the NCAA era on Tuesday.