Lady Vols basketball coach Kim Caldwell shares news she's pregnant

Lady Vols basketball coach Kim Caldwell announced on social media that she is pregnant, posting "Faith in God includes faith in His timing. Baby Caldwell coming winter 2025."

The post on X, formerly Twitter, includes a photo of a tiny high-top sneaker balanced on a basketball.

This will be the first child for Caldwell and her husband, Justin, as they celebrated their one-year wedding anniversary in May.

Kim Caldwell, 35, was hired to replace Kellie Harper in April. Caldwell previously coached at Marshall and Division II Glenville State, where she and Justin both played and coached.

Caldwell isn't the first coach at Tennessee to be pregnant during her first season in Knoxville. Volleyball coach Eve Rackham Watt was pregnant during her debut season in 2018.  

The volleyball team found immediate success and made its first NCAA Tournament appearance in six seasons even as Rackham Watt was restricted from travel the final month of the season. She gave birth to her son, Jude, in November 2018.

Tennessee has long been supportive of coaches who have children, including Pat Summitt, who gave birth to her son, Tyler, in 1990. Most recently, women's tennis coach Alison Ojeda led the Lady Vols to the national semifinals while 36 weeks pregnant. Ojeda gave birth to her son, Marcus, in July. 

Ojeda's first pregnancy with her daughter, Summitt, resulted in Ojeda giving birth midseason. Ojeda said she received "unbelievable" support from athletic director Danny White and the department with both pregnancies.

Caldwell was the head coach at Marshall last season, her first time coaching a Division I team. She spent the previous seven seasons at Glenville State, her first head coaching job.

The Lady Vols will play Carson-Newman in an exhibition on Oct. 31 before their season opener against Samford on Nov. 5. 

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