These are supposed to be dream jobs for many college basketball coaches. And yet, top candidates turned down the opportunity to lead Kentucky men's and Tennessee women's basketball. Why?
Mark Pope is the new head coach of the Kentucky men's program, while Kim Caldwell leads the Tennessee women's team. The programs have each won eight NCAA titles and have large fan bases. In contrast to many other leagues, the SEC is as stable as any conference in college sports..
For one thing, Caldwell is not being paid as one of the top coaches in the SEC, let alone all of the sport. Her five-year deal at $750,000 per season places her seventh in the league, according to figures from the Knoxville News Sentinel. South Carolina's Dawn Staley andHowever, Caldwell has a clause in her contract that will bump her salary dramatically if she leads Tennessee to the NCAA title. In that case, her compensation would match or exceed the top salary in women's basketball.
This is less of a reflection on Tennessee and more on the blossoming sport. Years ago, Summitt predicted this would happen as a natural part of women's basketball's growth.After two of Summitt's former players turned Tennessee head coaches -- longtime assistant Holly Warlick, then Harper -- both were fired, so the inevitable next step was hiring someone who had no ties to Summitt and the Lady Vols' past.
But this is a sport that is judged on postseason results. And the past five years have been substandard for the Wildcats. The increased significance of name, image and likeness rules and the transfer portal have leveled the playing field somewhat and made it more difficult for teams built with one-and-done prospects to win national titles.
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