Overview
- USA TODAY reported that Tennessee dismissed assistant Roman Tubner, the second staff exit after a season that closed with a first-round NCAA Tournament loss.
- Gabe Lazo resigned last week and joined LSU, and head coach Kim Caldwell hired Bill Ferarra from Florida State to fill that vacancy.
- Tennessee faces a thin roster after four graduations and seven reported transfer-portal entries, including leading scorer Talaysia Cooper, leaving few likely returners.
- Tubner joined Caldwell’s staff in 2024 after three seasons at Alabama under Kristy Curry, and he earned $250,000 annually according to the university’s salary database.
- He interviewed for the Kennesaw State head job and was believed by industry sources to be in the mix at Rutgers, which announced a full staff without him, underscoring a volatile hiring cycle.