Kim Caldwell

Kim Caldwell
Caldwell in 2024
Current position
TitleHead coach
TeamTennessee
ConferenceSEC
Record4–0 (1.000)
Annual salary$750,000[1]
Biographical details
Born (1988-11-24) November 24, 1988 (age 35)
Parkersburg, West Virginia
Playing career
2007–2011Glenville State
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2011–2013Ohio Valley (assistant)
2013–2016Sacramento State (assistant)
2016–2023Glenville State
2023–2024Marshall
2024–presentTennessee
Head coaching record
Overall221–31 (.877)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
Awards

Kim Caldwell (née Stephens) 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] Prior to Marshall, Caldwell made a name for herself as coach of the Glenville State Pioneers. During her seven-year tenure there, the team won six regular season conference championships, four conference tournament championships, made six NCAA Division II Tournament appearances, and won the 2022 NCAA Division II National Championship.[4]

  1. ^ Wilson, Mike (April 7, 2024). "Kim Caldwell agrees to five-year contract worth $3.75 million as Lady Vols basketball coach". knoxnews.com. Retrieved April 7, 2024.
  2. ^ "Sun Belt Announces 2024 Women's Basketball Awards & All-Conference Teams" (Press release). Sun Belt Conference. March 4, 2024. Retrieved March 5, 2024.
  3. ^ Auerbach, Nicole; Merola, Lauren (2024-04-07). "Tennessee hiring Marshall's Kim Caldwell as women's basketball coach". The Athletic. Retrieved 2024-04-07.
  4. ^ "The End of the Historic Kim Stephens Era". Glenville State College Athletics. 2024-03-15. Retrieved 2024-05-19.