Multiple reports indicate the University of Tennessee is hiring Missouri State’s Kelly Harper as the new coach of the Lady Vols.
The former Kelly Jolly played for UT from 1995-99 with three of those teams winning NCAA national championships. Harper, while at Missouri State, has compiled a 118-79 record in six seasons. Her Bears teams advanced to the NCAA tournament twice and the WNIT three times, and she guided them to a 25-10 record and the Sweet 16 this past season. She has also been a head coach at Western Carolina and NC State.
She will replace Holly Warlick, who was fired after the end of this past season. An official announcement is expected soon.