{{Short description| American women's basketball coach (born 1988)}} {{For|the actress|Kimberly Caldwell}} {{Use mdy dates|date=March 2025}} {{Infobox college coach | name = Kim Caldwell | image = Kim_Caldwell_2024.png | alt = | caption = Caldwell in 2024 | current_title = Head coach | current_team = Tennessee | current_conference = SEC | current_record = {{Winning percentage|40|24|record=y}} | contract = $750,000<ref>{{cite web |last1=Wilson |first1=Mike |title=Kim Caldwell agrees to five-year contract worth $3.75 million as Lady Vols basketball coach |url=https://www.knoxnews.com/story/sports/college/university-of-tennessee/womens-basketball/2024/04/07/kim-caldwell-contract-salary-lady-vols-basketball-coach/73236016007/ |website=knoxnews.com |access-date=April 7, 2024 |date=April 7, 2024}}</ref> | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1988|11|24}} | birth_place = Parkersburg, West Virginia, U.S. | death_date = | death_place = | alma_mater = | player_years1 = 2007–2011 | player_team1 = Glenville State | player_positions = | coach_years1 = 2011–2013 | coach_team1 = Ohio Valley (assistant) | coach_years2 = 2013–2016 | coach_team2 = Sacramento State (assistant) | coach_years3 = 2016–2023 | coach_team3 = Glenville State | coach_years4 = 2023–2024 | coach_team4 = Marshall | coach_years5 = 2024–present | coach_team5 = Tennessee | admin_years1 = | admin_team1 = | overall_record = {{Winning percentage|257|55|record=y}} | tournament_record = 2–3 (NCAA Division I)<br>12–5 (NCAA Division II) | championships = {{Plainlist| * NCAA Division II Tournament (2022) * 2 NCAA Regional—Final Four (2022, 2023) * 4 MEC tournament (2018, 2019, 2020, 2023) * 6 MEC regular season (2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2022, 2023) * SBC regular season (2024) * SBC tournament (2024) }} | awards = {{Plainlist| * WBCA Division II National Coach of the Year (2022) * 4× MEC Coach of the Year (2018, 2019, 2022, 2023) * SBC Coach of the Year (2024) * Maggie Dixon Award (2024) }} }}
'''Kim Caldwell''' ({{nee|'''Stephens'''; born November 24, 1988}}) 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<ref name=SBC24>{{cite press release |url=https://sunbeltsports.org/news/2024/3/4/sun-belt-announces-2024-womens-basketball-awards-all-conference-teams.aspx |title=Sun Belt Announces 2024 Women's Basketball Awards & All-Conference Teams |publisher=Sun Belt Conference |date=March 4, 2024 |access-date=March 5, 2024}}</ref> and received the Maggie Dixon Award as the top Division I rookie head coach in 2024.<ref name="TheAthletic">{{Cite web |last=Auerbach |first=Nicole |last2=Merola |first2=Lauren |date=April 7, 2024 |title=Tennessee hiring Marshall's Kim Caldwell as women's basketball coach |url=https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5397548/2024/04/07/tennessee-kim-caldwell-womens-basketball-coach/ |access-date=April 7, 2024 |website=The Athletic}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{Cite web |date=March 15, 2024 |title=The End of the Historic Kim Stephens Era |url=https://gstatepioneers.com/news/2023/3/27/womens-basketball-the-end-of-the-historic-kim-stephens-era.aspx |access-date=May 19, 2024 |website=Glenville State College Athletics |language=en}}</ref>
==Playing career== Caldwell played high school basketball at Parkersburg South High School under her father, Scott Stephens.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Bennett |first1=Jay |title=A giant passes: Former Parkersburg South coach Scott Stephens loses battle with tumor |url=https://www.newsandsentinel.com/sports/local-sports/2020/11/a-giant-passes-former-parkersburg-south-coach-scott-stephens-loses-battle-with-tumor/ |website=The Parkersburg News and Sentinel |date=November 23, 2020 |access-date=March 14, 2024}}</ref> As a collegiate player at Glenville State, Caldwell was named team captain of the Pioneers in 2010–11 on a team that won a WVIAC conference championship and earned a berth to the NCAA Tournament. In 2011, she earned WVIAC Student-Athlete of the Year honors. She majored in sport management with a minor in psychology.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://gstatepioneers.com/sports/womens-basketball/roster/coaches/kim-stephens/321|title=Kim Stephens - Women's Basketball Coach - Glenville State College Athletics|date=March 27, 2023|accessdate=March 27, 2023}}</ref>
=== Glenville State statistics === Sources<ref>{{Cite web |title=NCAA Statistics |url=https://web1.ncaa.org/stats/StatsSrv/careerplayer |access-date=April 20, 2024 |website=NCAA.ORG}}</ref>{{NBA player statistics legend}} {| class="wikitable" ! Year ! Team ! GP ! Points ! FG% ! 3P% ! FT% ! RPG ! APG ! SPG ! BPG ! PPG |- |2007–08 |Glenville State |28 |109 |'''45.2%''' |'''66.7%''' |65.0% |2.8 |0.7 |0.6 |0.1 |3.9 |- |2008–09 |Glenville State |28 |163 |41.6% |25.0% |'''80.5%''' |'''3.3''' |'''1.0''' |0.6 |'''0.4''' |5.8 |- |2009–10 |Glenville State |'''33''' |155 |31.8% |27.0% |77.8% |2.4 |0.9 |0.6 |0.1 |5.5 |- |2010–11 |Glenville State |'''33''' |'''247''' |35.1% |35.1% |33.3% |2.7 |0.6 |'''0.7''' | - |'''7.5''' |- |Career | |117 |674 |37.3% |31.9% |67.0% |2.8 |0.8 |0.6 |0.1 |5.8 |}
==Coaching career== === Glenville State === In 2016, Caldwell was hired as head women's basketball coach at her alma mater, Glenville State, after serving as an assistant at Sacramento State and a graduate assistant at Ohio Valley.<ref>{{cite web |last1= |first1= |title=Kim Stephens Selected as New Head Women's Basketball Coach |url=https://gstatepioneers.com/news/2016/6/21/kim-stephens-selected-as-new-head-womens-basketball-coach.aspx/ |website=gstatepioneers.com |date=June 21, 2016 |access-date=March 14, 2024}}</ref> In 2022, she led the Pioneers to the NCAA Division II tournament championship.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Carey |first1=Greg |title='Our girls felt like absolute rock stars': Importance of National Championship starting to settle in for Stephens and Pioneers |url=https://wvmetronews.com/2022/03/28/our-girls-felt-like-absolute-rock-stars-importance-of-national-championship-starting-to-settle-in-for-stephens-and-pioneers/ |website=WV Metro News |date=March 28, 2022 |access-date=March 14, 2024}}</ref>
=== Marshall === On March 27, 2023, Caldwell was named head coach at Marshall.<ref>{{cite web |last1= |first1= |title=Marshall University names West Virginia native Kim Stephens new women's basketball coach|url=https://www.wvnews.com/news/wvnews/marshall-university-names-west-virginia-native-kim-stephens-new-womens-basketball-coach/article_0baa1aee-cca3-11ed-9d3a-fb3ca0f07394.html |website=WV News |date=March 27, 2023 |access-date=March 14, 2024}}</ref> During her first and ultimately only season at Marshall, she led the Thundering Herd to their first NCAA Division I tournament since 1997 after defeating James Madison in the Sun Belt tournament championship.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Hodousek |first1=Carrie |title=Marshall women's basketball coach reflects on win over JMU before heading to NCAA Tournament |url=https://wvmetronews.com/2024/03/12/marshall-womens-basketball-coach-reflects-on-win-over-jmu-before-heading-to-ncaa-tournament/ |website=WV Metro News |date=March 12, 2024 |access-date=March 14, 2024}}</ref> Given her performance at Marshall, Caldwell was named by SBC head coaches as the league's 2024 coach of the year<ref name=SBC24/> and by the Women's Basketball Coaches Association as the 2024 recipient of the Maggie Dixon Award as the top first-year head coach in Division I women's basketball.<ref name="TheAthletic" /><ref>{{cite press release |url=https://wbca.org/about/press-releases/marshall%E2%80%99s-kim-caldwell-named-2024-spalding%C2%AE-maggie-dixon-ncaa-division-i |title=Marshall's Kim Caldwell Named 2024 Spalding® Maggie Dixon NCAA Division I Rookie Coach of the Year |publisher=Women's Basketball Coaches Association |date=April 3, 2024 |access-date=April 3, 2024}}</ref>
=== Tennessee === On April 7, 2024, after one season at Marshall, Caldwell was named the head coach at Tennessee,<ref>{{cite web |last1=Trainer |first1=Eric |title=Tennessee Selects Caldwell To Lead Storied Lady Vol Basketball Program |url=https://utsports.com/news/2024/4/7/womens-basketball-tennessee-selects-caldwell-to-lead-storied-lady-vol-basketball-program.aspx |website=UTSports.com |date=April 7, 2024 |access-date=April 7, 2024}}</ref> becoming the first non-Tennessee alum to lead the program since Pat Summitt (a UT Martin graduate).
==Head coaching record== {{CBB yearly record start | type = coach }} {{CBB Yearly Record Subhead | name = Glenville State Pioneers | conference= Mountain East Conference | startyear = 2016 | endyear = 2022 }} {{CBB yearly record entry | championship = conference | season = 2016–17 | name = Glenville State | overall = 24–6 | conference = 18–4 | confstanding = 1st | postseason = NCAA Division II First Round }} {{CBB yearly record entry | championship = confboth | season = 2017–18 | name = Glenville State | overall = 31–2 | conference = 22–0 | confstanding = 1st | postseason = NCAA Division II Second Round }} {{CBB yearly record entry | championship = confboth | season = 2018–19 | name = Glenville State | overall = 30–3 | conference = 21–1 | confstanding = 1st | postseason = NCAA Division II Second Round }} {{CBB yearly record entry | championship = confboth | season = 2019–20 | name = Glenville State | overall = 26–5 | conference = 19–3 | confstanding = 1st | postseason = NCAA Division II (Cancelled) }} {{CBB yearly record entry | championship = | season = 2020–21 | name = Glenville State | overall = 12–4 | conference = 10–2 | confstanding = 2nd | postseason = NCAA Division II First Round }} {{CBB yearly record entry | championship = national | season = 2021–22 | name = Glenville State | overall = 35–1 | conference = 22–0 | confstanding = 1st | postseason = NCAA Division II Champions }} {{CBB yearly record entry | championship = confboth | season = 2022–23 | name = Glenville State | overall = 33–3 | conference = 20–2 | confstanding = 1st | postseason = NCAA Division II Final Four }} {{CBB yearly record subtotal | name = Glenville State | overall = {{Winning percentage|191|24|record=y}} | confrecord = {{Winning percentage|132|12|record=y}} }} {{CBB Yearly Record Subhead | name = Marshall Thundering Herd | conference= Sun Belt Conference | startyear = 2023 | endyear = 2024 }} {{CBB yearly record entry | championship = confboth | season = 2023–24 | name = Marshall | overall = 26–7 | conference = 17–1 | confstanding = 1st | postseason = NCAA Division I First Round }} {{CBB yearly record subtotal | name = Marshall | overall = {{Winning percentage|26|7|record=y}} | confrecord = {{Winning percentage|17|1|record=y}} }} {{CBB Yearly Record Subhead | name = Tennessee Lady Vols | conference= Southeastern Conference | startyear = 2024 | endyear = present }} {{CBB yearly record entry | championship = | season = 2024–25 | name = Tennessee | overall = 24–10 | conference = 8–8 | confstanding = T–8th | postseason = NCAA Division I Sweet Sixteen }} {{CBB yearly record entry | championship = | season = 2025–26 | name = Tennessee | overall = 16–14 | conference = 8–8 | confstanding = T–6th | postseason = NCAA Division I First Round }} {{CBB yearly record subtotal | name = Tennessee | overall = {{Winning percentage|40|24|record=y}} | confrecord = {{Winning percentage|16|16|record=y}} }} {{CBB yearly record end | overall = {{Winning percentage|257|55|record=y}} }}
==Personal life== Kim Stephens was born on November 24, 1988, in Parkersburg, West Virginia. In May 2023, she married Justin Caldwell, who became the player development coordinator for the Tennessee Volunteers basketball team, following her hiring as the Lady Volunteers basketball coach. In September 2024, she announced her pregnancy.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Hall |first1=Cora |title=Kim Caldwell baby update: Due date, who coaches Lady Vols if she misses game, what to know |url=https://www.knoxnews.com/story/sports/college/university-of-tennessee/womens-basketball/2025/01/15/kim-caldwell-baby-tennessee-basketball-coach-due-date/77699922007/ |website=knoxnews.com |access-date=January 16, 2025 |date=January 15, 2025}}</ref> Their son, Conor Scott Caldwell, was born on January 20, 2025, amidst the Lady Volunteers SEC schedule.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Hall |first1=Cora |title=Lady Vols basketball vs Texas score today: Live updates Jenna Burdette replaces new mom Kim Caldwell |url=https://www.knoxnews.com/story/sports/college/university-of-tennessee/womens-basketball/2025/01/23/tennessee-texas-score-live-updates-kim-caldwell-baby-college-womens-basketball/77787422007/ |website=knoxnews.com |access-date=January 23, 2025 |date=January 23, 2025}}</ref>
==Honors==
===Team=== '''Glenville State University''' * Mountain East Conference regular season champion: 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023 * Mountain East Conference tournament champions: 2018, 2019, 2020, 2023 * NCAA Division II Champions: 2022 '''Marshall University''' * Sun Belt Conference regular season champion: 2024 * Sun Belt Conference tournament champions: 2024
===Individual=== * Pat Summitt Trophy (WBCA NCAA Division II National Coach of the Year): 2021–22<ref>{{cite news|url=https://wbca.org/about/press-releases/glenville-state%E2%80%99s-kim-stephens-named-2022-wbca-ncaa-division-ii-national-coach|title=GLENVILLE STATE'S KIM STEPHENS NAMED 2022 WBCA NCAA DIVISION II NATIONAL COACH OF THE YEAR|work=WBCA|date=March 23, 2022|accessdate=March 14, 2024}}</ref> * Maggie Dixon Award (WBCA rookie coach of the year in NCAA Division I): 2023–24 * Mountain East Conference Coach of the Year: 2017–18, 2018–19, 2021–22, 2022–23 * Sun Belt Conference Coach of the Year: 2023–24 * Furfari Award (West Virginia's College Coach of the Year): 2019, 2022 * WBCA Coaches Thirty Under 30: 2016–17
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== *[https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/coaches/kim-caldwell-1.html Coaching statistics] at Sports Reference *[https://utsports.com/staff-directory/kim-caldwell/5499 Tennessee Lady Volunteers bio] * [https://herdzone.com/sports/womens-basketball/roster/coaches/kim-caldwell/902 Marshall Thundering Herd bio] *[https://gstatepioneers.com/sports/womens-basketball/roster/coaches/kim-stephens/321 Glenville State Lady Pioneers bio]
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