Everything Kim Caldwell said recapping second season at Tennessee

The 2025-26 women's basketball season concluded for Tennessee (16-14, 8-8 SEC) on Friday in the NCAA Tournament first round. The Lady Vols earned a No. 10 seed and were defeated by No.

7 seed North Carolina State (21-10) , 76-61, at Crisler Center in Ann Arbor, Michigan. "Not the game we wanted, really not the season we wanted, but doesn't really help us to get into that right now," second-year Tennessee head coach Kim Caldwell said after Friday's season-ending loss. "Trying to enjoy our seniors for the last little bit that we have them and nothing we can really say to help this loss.

" Everything Caldwell said after the Tennessee-North Carolina State game is listed below. More: Kim Caldwell details standards within Lady Vols basketball program What her takeaways from the season are and if she could make adjustments ahead of next season "It's a long list. I don't think it helps to get into that list publicly today.

I think personally, the most important thing is making sure that you and the people around you keep your character when your prayer doesn't really match God's plan and I think I didn't do a great job of that personally today, and then Xs, Os, there's a list, but today's not the day to get into that. " What stands out to you about the season and why things never quite came together? “Yeah, I tried to get at that last time I was up here, but you can't play this style of play and put in a plan B, and we put in a plan B.