Tennessee is sticking with women’s basketball head coach Kellie Harper through at least the 2027-28 season, the school announced on Monday. The Lady Volunteers are coming off a successful campaign in which they reached their second consecutive Sweet 16 and saw the most overall wins (25) and most SEC victories (13) for the program since the 2014-15 season.
“Including her tenure at Missouri State, Kellie has guided her teams to three of the past four NCAA Sweet 16s,” Tennessee Vice Chancellor/Director of Athletics Danny White said in a statement. “She’s among an elite group of coaches in achieving that, and it didn’t happen by accident. The Lady Vols have a strong program culture, visible player development, a commitment to excellence and intentional leadership in place, and I look forward to watching our program continue to rise under her leadership.”
Tennessee is a basketball program with high standards, as it is the only school that has played in all 41 of the…