Posted 4/8/24

Tennessee athletic director Danny White has moved quickly and gone outside the historic Lady Vols’ program in hiring Marshall Coach Kim Caldwell as only its fourth head coach in the NCAA era.

The announcement came following the NCAA Championship game, a game the Lady Vols have not played in since 2008 when they won their eighth and last national title under Pat Summitt.

Caldwell will be introduced at a news conference Tuesday,.

Tennessee will pay Caldwell $750,000 in base pay a year through March 2029, the agreement includes a clause for a pay raise before May 1st of any season she wins a national championship.