June 2, 1999

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. - Nikki Caldwell, a standout guard who played for the University of Tennessee from 1990-94, has been named an assistant basketball coach in the University of Virginia women's basketball program. She replaces Jenny Kuziemski who accepted a position with the women's basketball program at NC State.

Caldwell served as Graduate Assistant for Administration for the Lady Vols program last season. She was a member of the Tennessee NCAA Championship team that defeated Virginia in 1991. Caldwell holds the Tennessee season record for three-point field goals made (51), most career three-point field goal attempts (367) and ranks second in career three-point field goals made (128). As a freshman, she was named to the All-SEC Rookie team and went on to become a two-time recipient of the Gloria Ray Leadership Award.

The Oak Ridge, Tenn. native graduated from Tennessee in 1994 with a degree in Public Relations and worked as a color analyst for the Southeastern Conference Game of the Week for Fox Sports South from 1995-97. Last year, she hosted the sports segment for the Shop At Home cable network.