{"id":715217,"date":"2026-04-21T14:30:26","date_gmt":"2026-04-21T14:30:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/715217\/"},"modified":"2026-04-21T14:30:26","modified_gmt":"2026-04-21T14:30:26","slug":"new-lady-vols-basketball-assistant-coach-pulling-impressive-double-duty-this-offseason","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/715217\/","title":{"rendered":"New Lady Vols Basketball Assistant Coach Pulling Impressive Double Duty This Offseason"},"content":{"rendered":"

\t\t\t\t\t\"lady<\/a>Photo via Georgia Athletics<\/p>\n

It\u2019s been quite the offseason for newly hired Lady Vols assistant coach Isoken Uzamere. After being hired by Kim Caldwell to replace Roman Tubner on Tennessee\u2019s staff, she\u2019s been instantly thrown into a recruiting frenzy. UT had no returning players from last year\u2019s roster and was forced to put together an entirely new team in a hurry.<\/p>\n

It doesn\u2019t take long to see the impact Uzamere has had in this effort. Most recently on staff at Georgia, she\u2019s helped land both Rylie Theuerkauf and Zhen Craft from the Bulldogs\u2019 roster a year ago. She also helped land Auburn transfer Harissoum Coulibaly, who signed with UGA before departing for the Tigers instead out of high school.<\/p>\n

With her help landing other targets without the obvious ties, it\u2019d be a busy month with that job alone for Uzamere. However, that\u2019s far from all she\u2019s done. Fellow new Tennessee assistant Bill Ferrara gave her public praise for the work she\u2019s doing coaching the Nigerian National Team, as well.<\/p>\n

\u201cShoutout to (Uzamere),\u201d Ferara posted on X<\/a>. \u201cRuns to Tennessee with us. Crushing the portal. Coaching the Nigerian National Team in San Diego\u2026preparing them for games vs teams from the @WNBA this week. REDEYES BACK for the visit yesterday. Helps us land a BIG commit. Flies back immediately.\u201d<\/p>\n

Shoutout to @CoachEas1<\/a><\/p>\n

Runs to Tennessee with us. Crushing the portal. Coaching the Nigerian National Team in San Diego\u2026preparing them for games vs teams from the @WNBA<\/a> this week.<\/p>\n

REDEYES BACK for the visit yesterday.<\/p>\n

Helps us land a BIG commit. Flies back immediately. \ud83e\udee1<\/p>\n

\u2014 Bill Ferrara Jr. (@CoachFerrara) April 21, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n

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So far, the Lady Vols have landed six portal commitments and a new high school commitment this offseason. However, Ferrara has also teased a pair of incoming commitments that are yet to be announced at this point.<\/p>\n

While it\u2019s a total team effort to land commitments, Uzamere is clearly pulling her weight.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are thrilled to welcome Isoken Uzamere to our staff,\u201d Caldwell said at the time of the hire.<\/a> \u201cShe is highly-regarded in our profession and has consistently demonstrated the skill set and personal characteristics to be a valued contributor in her previous stops. We are very happy to have her join our program.\u201d<\/p>\n

Stay tuned with Rocky Top Insider to follow the Lady Vols\u2019 continued effort to build Caldwell\u2019s third roster at Tennessee.<\/p>\n

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