Here’s a look at the major happenings from the past week in women’s basketball:
Caldwell completes rapid rise to Rocky Top
Last Sunday, Tennessee announced that Kim Caldwell will be the fourth head coach of the Lady Vols program.
Kim Caldwell has been named head coach of the storied Lady Vols Basketball program.
Welcome to Rocky Top @CoachKim_!
— Lady Vols Basketball (@LadyVol_Hoops) April 7, 2024
Caldwell’s arrival on Rocky Top is a testament to her rapid rise up the coaching ranks. In eight seasons at the helm at Division II Glenville State, her alma mater, she led the Pioneers to 191 wins, six regular-season conference titles, four conference tournament titles, two Division II Final Fours and a Division II national title in 2022. She executed a swift improvement in her one season at Marshall, taking the Thundering Herd to a 26-7 record, winning both the Sun Belt regular season and tournament titles and earning a NCAA Tournament berth.
Caldwell will be expected to put her imprint—a high-pace, 3-point shooting offense and high-pressure, turnover-generating defense—on the Lady Vols, restoring the program back to the pinnacle of women’s college basketball.
At Marshall, Juli Fulks has been named Caldwell’s replacement. After dipping into the Division…
