Here is all you need to know about who is Kellie Harper, the basketball coach, who is her husband and how many children they have along with her salary and net worth
Tennessee is the only women’s basketball programme to have taken part in all 40 NCAA Tournaments since the league’s founding in 1982.
Kellie Harper, a former Tennessee point guard who now serves as the Lady Vols’ head coach, is attempting to preserve the Rocky Top tradition of the team.
After a slow start, Tennessee attempted to rally, but failed, as the Lady Vols fell to Virginia Tech 73-64 on Saturday night in Seattle.
The Hokies started the game on a 9-0 run and led 35-22 at the break. That lead had risen to 40-22 before the Lady Vols’ comeback.
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The head coach, Harper reacted to the loss. As per SB Nation, she said:
Yeah, obviously this is not the outcome that we were hoping for. We’ve got a lot of hurt folks in our locker room right now. So it’s pretty tough one.”
Who is Kellie Harper?
The head women’s basketball coach of the Tennessee Lady Vols is now American Kellie Jolly Harper, who was born on May 3, 1977. She is currently 45 years old with her height at 5 feet 9 inches.
Before being the head coach at Tennessee, she held the positions of head coach at Missouri State, NC State, and Western Carolina.
Kellie Harper education and career
"They were fun to coach. I love them. I really do. I hate that we aren't playing anymore basketball."
Kellie Harper in tears as the Lady Vols season comes to an end. She reflected on what it has been like to coach this team. pic.twitter.com/OODNyM4VNy
— Karthik Venkataraman (@KarthikV_) March 26, 2023
She attended White County High School in Sparta, Tennessee, where she was born Kellie Jean Jolly and received her diploma. She was a standout student and basketball player while there, winning multiple awards.
She was one of the starting point guards for the Tennessee Lady Volunteers, a college basketball team that won three straight NCAA women’s national championships from 1996 to 1998.
Harper was a member of the All-Tournament team for 1997 Final Four.
Kellie Harper husband and children
In 1999, she married Jon Harper, a coach with her at Tennessee, Missouri State, Missouri, and Western Carolina. Her two children are Jackson and Kiley.
What is Kellie Harper’s net worth?
According to reports, Kellie Harper’s net worth to be $5 million. Harper received a one-year extension ahead of the 2022-2023 season that included a $200,000 raise to make her annual salary $1 million.