Assistant Coach: Tennessee Volunteers
Kim English joined the Tennessee staff as an assistant coach in April 2019, and the 2020-21 season will be his second alongside Rick Barnes. In his debut season with the Volunteers, English helped junior forwards John Fulkerson and Yves Pons experience breakout campaigns. Fulkerson was named to the coaches' All-SEC team after leading Tennessee in scoring and rebounding and posting the fourth-best single-season field-goal percentage in program history (.612). Pons—who stands 6-6—led the SEC in blocks with a school-record-tying 73 and became the first Vol ever named SEC Defensive Player of the Year. Fulkerson (+10.6 ppg) and Pons (+8.6 ppg) both saw their scoring averages soar after English joined UT's staff, and in May of 2020, English was listed on ESPN's "40 Under 40" listing of rising stars in college basketball coaching. In May 2018, the NABC included English on its 2017-18 Under Armour "30 Under 30" list, which honored up-and-coming young collegiate coaches. He was one of only five selections from “Power Five” programs. Recognized as a rising star in the profession, English was drafted and played for the Detroit Pistons before venturing into the coaching ranks.
