Lady Vols basketball, assistant coach Gabe Lazo parting ways

On3 • March 31, 2026 • sports

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Lady Vols basketball head coach Kim Caldwell and assistant coach Gabe Lazo are parting ways after two seasons with the program.
Lazo played a significant role in recruiting, helping assemble Caldwell’s first recruiting class, which included key players like Mia and Mya Pauldo, Deniya Prawl, Jaida Civil, and Lauren Hurst.
He was the lead recruiter for five-star forward Oliviyah Edwards, who chose Tennessee over several top programs, and contributed to signing guard Gabby Minus, securing back-to-back top-10 recruiting classes.
Lazo was instrumental in Tennessee’s portal class, which was ranked as the number one portal class nationally by multiple services.
Before joining Tennessee, Lazo coached at Mississippi State and started his coaching career at Florida International; he was hired by Caldwell to bring SEC experience to her staff.

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