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Tennessee Volunteers Nearly Made History During NCAA Tournament

The Tennessee Volunteers women's basketball team nearly made history during the NCAA tournament.

Jonathan Williams

Tennessee head coach Kim Caldwell in the final minutes of the loss to Texas in the Sweet 16 of the NCAA college basketball tournament on Saturday, March 29, 2025, in Birmingham, AL.
Tennessee head coach Kim Caldwell in the final minutes of the loss to Texas in the Sweet 16 of the NCAA college basketball tournament on Saturday, March 29, 2025, in Birmingham, AL. / Saul Young/News Sentinel / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images
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The Tennessee Volunteers women's basketball team nearly made history during the NCAA tournament.

The Tennessee Volunteers women's basketball team had their season come to an end during the sweet sixteen round of the NCAA tournament against the Texas Longhorns. Despite the disappointing end, the Volunteers put up some staggering numbers and nearly broke a tournament record.

During the tournament, Tennessee averaged 2.9 million viewers and 3.6 million viewer peak of Tennessee-Texas was the third-most-watched Sweet 16 game on record. 684,000 people tuned in to watch the Lady Vols beat South Florida. That was the second most-watched first-round game played on a weekday on record.

Tennessee coach Kim Caldwell has agreed to a one-year contract extension that will take her through the 2029-30 season, the school announced Monday. The extension added on to the four-year deal she signed with the program last year when she was hired. Caldwell had been making $750,000 annually, based on the terms of the contract she received when she was hired last year.

The Texas Longhorns, who the Volunteers lost to in the sweet sixteen, will be playing the South Carolina Gamecocks this Friday to decide who gets to play in the national championship. An impressive season for Caldwell this year as her team played in a loaded conference and managed to finish with a 24-10 record.

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Jonathan Williams
JONATHAN WILLIAMS

Jonathan Williams is a multimedia sports journalist who graduated from the University of Georgia with a degree in Journalism. He has multiple years of experience in covering college football for a variety of teams

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