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Which Former, Current Tennessee Athletes Are Competing In The 2024 Olympic Games

The opening ceremony for the 2024 Olympic Games is Friday night in Paris with the bulk of the games beginning this weekend. Tennessee athletics boasts 32 current or former athletes either competing in or coaching in the games. The 31 participants ranks sixth nationally amongst NCAA programs. The Vols have 17 swimmers, 11 track and […]

Six Former Lady Vols Rostered for the Start of WNBA Action

Jordan Horston with the Seattle Storm

Six former Tennessee Lady Volunteers are rostered for the start of the WNBA season on Tuesday night. Those six players are spread across three teams with two at each. Fourth overall pick Rickea Jackson is set to make her WNBA debut on Wednesday night along with LVFL Rae Burrell for Los Angeles. The Sparks will […]

What Impresses Rick Barnes About New Tennessee Lady Vols Coach Kim Caldwell

It’s been a chaotic first month on the job for new Lady Vols’ basketball coach Kim Caldwell. The former Marshall coach is adjusting to Tennessee and the rigors that come with a big time college basketball job while looking to fill out the roster for her first team in Knoxville. One other adjustment for Caldwell […]

Tennessee Women’s Basketball Renewing Rivalry Against UConn Next Season

Tennessee women’s basketball is renewing its rivalry against UConn next season, Huskies coach Geno Auriemma told the Knoxville News Sentinel’s Cora Hall. The Lady Vols and Huskies boasted women’s basketball’s top rivalry from 1995-2007 before legendary Tennessee coach Pat Summitt ended the series. During that stretch, the two teams faced off 22 total times including […]

Tennessee Legend Candace Parker Announces Retirement From Basketball

Tennessee and WNBA legend Candace Parker is retiring from basketball, she announced on her Instagram on Sunday afternoon. “I’m retiring,” Parker wrote in her post. “I promised I’d never cheat the game & that I’d leave it in a better place than I came into it. The competitor in me always wants 1 more, but […]

Tennessee Takes Top Spot in Combined Football/Basketball Attendance

Tennessee Florida

Tennessee’s fans came out in droves for the Vols’ football team, men’s basketball team, and women’s basketball team over the fall and the spring. According to Tennessee Athletics, U.T. “posted the highest overall attendance of any school in the nation in 2023-2024 across football, men’s basketball, and women’s basketball.” Across 38 home games from those […]

Kim Caldwell Announces Her First Lady Vols Staff

Kim Caldwell

Tennessee’s Kim Caldwell announced her first full Lady Vols coaching staff on Tuesday just a week after her introductory press conference in Knoxville. Caldwell is bringing two assistant coaches with her from Marshall and is adding two coaches with experience coaching in the SEC. “I am very pleased to welcome our new coaching staff members […]

WATCH: Lady Vols HC Kim Caldwell Throws Out First Pitch in LNS

Tennessee Memphis

Tennessee Lady Vols basketball head coach Kim Caldwell threw out the first pitch in Lindsey Nelson Stadium Friday night ahead of Tennessee baseball’s series opener against defending national champions LSU. Watch Caldwell’s first pitch below. Friday night serves as game one of what is the biggest home SEC series on Tennessee’s schedule. Follow along with […]

What Tennessee AD Danny White Said About Hiring Kim Caldwell

Tennessee Director of Athletics Danny White officially introduced Kim Caldwell as Lady Vols basketball’s fourth ever head coach on Tuesday afternoon. White discussed Caldwell’s exciting style of play, how she impressed him during their interview and much more during the introductory press conference. Here’s everything White said. More From RTI: Everything Kim Caldwell Said In […]

Everything Lady Vols HC Kim Caldwell Said In Her Introductory Press Conference

Tennessee introduced Kim Caldwell as the university’s newest women’s basketball coach on Tuesday afternoon. Caldwell becomes the program’s fourth head coach of the NCAA era and succeeds Kellie Harper who spent five years leading the Lady Vols’ program. Caldwell comes to Tennessee after one season at Marshall and seven seasons at Division II Glenville State. […]