Lady Vols basketball assistant coach Roman Tubner has interviewed for the head coach opening at Kennesaw State, according to a report from Mitchell Northam. This past season, the Owls finished 13-17 (6-12 CUSA). Head coach Octavia Blue was fired following the season.
Tubner just concluded his second year with Tennessee, joining Kim Caldwell on her inaugural staff after taking the job at UT. He was hired off of Alabama’s staff under Kristy Curry, where he spent 2021-24. Curry took the head coaching job at USF this offseason.
Tubner is an all-around coach and played a factor on the recruiting trail, but one of his calling cards was defense. He held the title of defensive coordinator for the Tide before joining the Lady Vols.
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This season, Tennessee finished 16-14 (8-8 SEC). The Lady Vols were the 6-seed in the SEC Tournament, but lost to Alabama in the second round. They earned a 10-seed in the NCAA Tournament, but lost to NC State in the Round of 64 in Ann Arbor, Michigan, last Friday.
This featured an eight-game losing streak and defeats in 11 of their last 13 games to round out the year. After the game, Caldwell answered a question about potential staff changes.
“Yeah, the staff is good,” Caldwell said. “It was a rough year all around and I think all of that stems from me. And I’ve built a staff around me where a majority of them have come from me, so when they have learned from you and I start to question me, then it’s a little bit hard there because that’s all we know.”
So far, Tennessee has lost four players to the transfer portal. This includes freshmen Deniya Prawl and Lauren Hurst, along with Kaniya Boyd and Alyssa Latham.
