Lady Vols head coach Kim Caldwell has another big move up her sleeve this offseason
Brianna Paciorka/News Sentinel / USA TODAY NETWORK Lady Vols head coach Kim Caldwell will enter the 2026-27 season squarely on the hot seat after Tennessee ended last season on an eight game losing streak. Caldwell is hoping a new-look roster will yield better results. Lady Vols head coach Kim Caldwell got straight to work this offseason after finishing last season on an eight game losing streak.
Caldwell is flipping Tennessee’s entire roster — every player from last year's team is gone after either exhausting eligibility or entering the NCAA transfer portal — and she made a couple of important coaching staff moves . The Lady Vols have already made five transfer additions this offseason, and more could soon be on the way. Tennessee is hosting another key transfer forward Tennessee is hosting Arizona transfer forward Blessing Adebanjo on a visit on Thursday according to her Instagram story.
Arizona transfer forward Blessing Adebanjo is visiting Tennessee today, per her Instagram story pic. twitter. com/PhUJv5HgTc — Cora Hall (@corahalll) April 16, 2026 Adebanjo, a 6-foot-3 native of Nigeria, started her career in Japan before joining Arizona just before the start of the 2025-26 season.
The athletic forward didn’t put up huge numbers last season — 3. 7 points, 2. 5 rebounds, 0.
5 steals, and 0. 9 blocks while playing 10. 4 minutes per game — but she’s viewed as a high-upside player with the potential to become a star.