ESPN insider makes big statement about Tennessee's search for a new Lady Vols head coach
The Tennessee Vols made a bold move on Monday by relieving Kellie Harper of her duties as the head coach of the Lady Vols. Harper, a star player for the Lady Vols under Pat Summitt in the mid to late 90s, went 108-52 during five seasons as the program's head coach. The Lady Vols never […]
The Tennessee Vols made a bold move on Monday by relieving Kellie Harper of her duties as the head coach of the Lady Vols.
Harper, a star player for the Lady Vols under Pat Summitt in the mid to late 90s, went 108-52 during five seasons as the program's head coach. The Lady Vols never advanced past the Sweet 16 or won and SEC Championship (regular season or tournament) under Harper.
Tennessee has now turned to two former Lady Vols players since Pat Summitt stepped down and neither have worked out (Holly Warlick, a former guard under Summitt, was fired in 2019 after taking over for Summitt in 2012).
ESPN college football insider Chris Low, a Tennessee alumnus, suggested on Monday that Vols athletic director Danny White will likely go outside of the Lady Vols family for this hire. Low also said he believes White will "swing big".
In the statement announcing the decision to move on from Harper, White noted that he will do his best to keep the details of the coaching search as quiet as possible until the hire is made (which is how he handled the coaching search to replace Jeremy Pruitt).
“After seeking input from our student-athletes, I will begin an aggressive search process to find the next leader for our iconic women’s basketball program,” said White. “To protect the integrity of this process, you will not hear from me until we are ready to announce our new head coach.”
It certainly sounds like White understands the magnitude of this hire. And he has no interest in hiring an "up-and-comer" or a coach with a less than impressive résumé. That's good news for Lady Vols fans who are eager to see the program return to relevancy on the national stage.
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