The Lady Vols' progress on the court each game isn't the only reason it's not hard to see where Tennessee is going under coach Kim Caldwell.

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.

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

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.

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

Kim Mulkey gave Lady Vols coach Kim Caldwell a gift before last week's game. Caldwell announced her pregnancy in September and is due "any day now."

Kim Mulkey tells me it was words of encouragement from Pat Summitt when she was pregnant that led her to gift #LadyVols ' Kim Caldwell the present. More: ( https://t.co/xqkHp8JER6) https://t.co/CXILtt6d0H pic.twitter.com/e0K9t3UyaE

Being a private person from a small town, Kim Caldwell keeps her business to herself. That's why she ducked and dodged questions for months about her first pregnancy.

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