In her eight seasons as a head coach, Caldwell has a 217-31 career record with eight NCAA Tournament invitations. Most recently, in her first year at Marshall University in 2023–24, she guided the team to a school-best 26-7 overall record and 17-1 league mark. In addition to leading the Thundering Herd to league regular season and tournament titles, she was named the 2024 Spalding Maggie Dixon NCAA Division I Rookie Coach of the Year and the Sun Belt Conference Coach of the Year. This was the school’s first NCAA Tournament berth since 1997.
Before that, she was the head coach of Glenville State, an NCAA Division II school, where she guided her alma mater to two DII Final Fours and the national championship in 2022.
Head coach of Lady Vol basketball, Kim Caldwell
“What an amazing honor it is to be the head coach of the Tennessee Lady Vols,” the opening statement reads. I appreciate your belief in me, Danny White. I’m honored to be on the list, and you have an amazing record of choosing head coaches. Chancellor Donde Plowman, I appreciate you coming to see me and listening to me. I also appreciate all that you do for this university and our program. Angie Boyd and Marshall Steward-I already feel like I’m home because of you two, Keck. You’ve been there for me at every turn and have eased this transition for me. You guys are all fantastic, but did you know that Peyton Manning sent
“Thank you to Brad Smith, Christian Spears, Beatrice Crane Banford, and Marshall University for making Marshall feel like home. Marshall will always hold a very important place in my heart because of the kind and encouraging environment you provided for me. I would also like to thank our entire devoted fan base at Glenville State University, as well as Jessie Skiles, Ike Morris, and Doug Cottrill. I love you all, and you will always be my family. You guys gave me my start. I owe a debt of gratitude to each and every student-athlete at those two universities who made it possible for me to be here today. I cherish you. I appreciate you assisting me in realizing this dream, which so many others aspire to. It’s not always equitable for the coach to take the credit and
“Since I’ve only recently moved here, I realize I have a lot of background to learn. I am grateful to Joan Cronan for our Sunday meeting and the guidance she provided. I promise that as soon as I leave here, I will return to my work.
The legacy of Pat Summitt and the strength of the Lady Vol family are the aspects of history that I don’t need to catch up on. There is not a single individual who has completed this program that I could even come close to defeating one-on-one, which is why I say I am honored and humbled to be here. It’s an amazing program. I’m eager to get in touch with our former athletes, hear their tales, and
Regarding her motivation for becoming a coach: “I used to love basketball when I was younger, and I wanted to play it for as long as I could.” Being a 5’10” post player, I realized early in my career that coaching was the right path for me because there was nothing else I could do after college. My dad coached me in high school. I witnessed his enthusiasm as he mentored us starting in elementary school and continued throughout our careers. I got into coaching because I wanted to work as hard as he did because I witnessed how hard he worked. I could collaborate with him. He worked as my assistant at
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