US EditionKellie Harper Says Return to Tennessee for Lady Vols vs Missouri Isn't About Her
Kellie Harper faces her former team for the first time since her 2025 Missouri hiring after five seasons coaching Tennessee with a 108-52 record, focusing on team performance.
- On Feb. 12, Kellie Harper returns to Knoxville to coach Missouri against Tennessee at Food City Center, her first time facing her former team and alma mater.
- Harper was hired by Missouri in March 2024 after Tennessee fired her following five seasons, and she spent the intervening year as an SEC Network studio analyst.
- Her tenure at Tennessee included playing under Pat Summitt, winning three national championships, and being part of the 39-0 season in 1998, plus leading the Lady Vols to two Sweet 16s as coach.
- Harper said 'I know it's gonna be hard for people to understand that, but I'm now almost two years removed,' emphasizing focus on her team before Thursday's SEC game between Tennessee and Missouri .
- On Feb. 10, Harper said she can compartmentalize and is focused on practices and preparing players for Thursday's challenges.
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Hastings Tribune
Homecoming, History and a Heavyweight Test: Mizzou faces Top-25 Tennessee in Knoxville
Harper's homecoming highlights Missouri's uphill SEC road test at Tennessee.
Mizzou's Kellie Harper prepares for return to old stomping grounds
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou women's basketball team's Thursday night matinee in Knoxville will have a whole lot of eyes on it, but mostly for reasons off court. The SEC clash will mark first-year Tiger women's basketball coach Kellie Harper's first return to the program she both played and coached at. Before being let go in 2024, Coach Harper coached the Lady Vols for five seasons and even won a national championship as a player, under the l…
University of Missouri Athletics
Ozark Radio NewsWomen's Basketball Travels to Face No. 22 Tennessee Thursday
Mizzou women's basketball travels on the road to face No. 22 Tennessee at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday at Mizzou Arena. The contest will be broadcast on SEC Network+ and the Tiger Radio Network.
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