All five players in the Lady Vols' 2025 high school recruiting class were nominated for the McDonald's All-American game.

Oklahoma State coach Jacie Hoyt gave birth to her first child, a baby girl named Harlow, on Dec. 12. Hoyt is in her third season coaching OSU and returned to the sidelines 10 days later, coaching the Cowgirls to a win over Iowa State.

Lady Vols coach Kim Caldwell's driving force in basketball was her father, Scott Stephens, who was her assistant at Glenville State for four seasons

Being a private person from a small town is why Kim Caldwell keeps her business to herself. That's also why the Tennessee coach dodged questions for months about her first pregnancy.

Kim Caldwell was bewildered that Sara Puckett didn't recognize the McDonald's Hamburglar figurine that's awarded to the Lady Vol with the most steals

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Tennessee Lady Vols head coach Kim Caldwell during flinches during a play during a NCAA college basketball game at Thompson-Boling Arena at Food City Center on Tuesday, Nov. 26, 2024, in Knoxville, Tenn. / Angelina Alcantar/News Sentinel / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

Linda Stephens, mom of Lady Vols coach Kim Caldwell, talks about her daughter coaching with her dad, Scott Stephens, at Glenville State.