New Lady Vols coach Kim Caldwell vows to get historic program back on top
Associated PressKim Caldwell and the Tennessee Lady Vols are taking a very big leap together with the young coach tasked with turning the historic program back into title contenders. “Nobody can, but I will strive every day to be somebody that she would be proud of.” Tennessee announced the hiring of the fourth Lady Vols coach in 50 years Sunday just before the women’s national championship game. Tennessee’s last Final Four was in 2008 when the Lady Vols won their eighth and last national title under Summitt, who retired in 2012 after being diagnosed with early onset dementia, Alzheimer’s type. Caldwell won the 2024 Maggie Dixon NCAA Division I Rookie Coach of the Year award for going 26-7 at Marshall, earning the program’s second NCAA Tournament berth ever and first since 1997.
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