Tennessee women’s basketball head coach Kim Caldwell announced Tuesday that former Georgia assistant Isoken Uzamere (pronounced ee-SO-ken ooh-ZAH-mer-ay) has joined her staff as an assistant coach.
Named in 2023 as one of the “50 Most Impactful High Major NCAA Division I Women’s Assistant Coaches” by Silver Waves Media, Uzamere spent the past four seasons as an assistant to Katie Abrahamson-Henderson at UGA and spent 14 years working alongside “Coach ABE” in successful stints at Georgia, UCF and Albany. She has contributed to teams making nine NCAA Tournaments, including the Bulldogs in 2023 and 2026.
“We are thrilled to welcome Isoken Uzamere to our staff,” Tennessee women’s basketball head coach Kim Caldwell said. “She is highly-regarded in our profession and has consistently demonstrated the skill set and personal characteristics to be a valued contributor in her previous stops. We are very happy to have her join our program.”
From 2022-26, “Coach Eas” worked with post players and assisted with recruiting and scouting for Georgia. In her first season in Athens, Uzamere helped lead the team to its most wins in five years, with 22 victories and an NCAA Tournament appearance. She worked primarily with UGA’s post players, helping Javyn Nicholson double her points per game and increase her rebounds by three per contest. She also played a crucial role in developing Brittney Smith into one of the top post players in the Southeastern Conference.
During the 2024-25 season, Coach Eas helped develop Mia Woolfolk into one of the most productive newcomers in the SEC. Woolfolk had a strong finish to her freshman year, eventually earning a spot on the SEC All-Freshman Team.
The 2025-26 campaign saw UGA produce a 22-10 record and earn a berth in the NCAA Tournament. Woolfolk continued to blossom, averaging 13.9 points and 5.4 rebounds while shooting 60.2 percent from the field as the Bulldogs’ leading rebounder and second-leading scorer.
Before making the move to Georgia, Uzamere was an assistant at UCF from 2016-22. She was part of a staff that led UCF to five postseason appearances, three NCAA bids and the 2022 American Athletic Conference regular season and conference titles. The Knights earned their first NCAA Tournament appearance, first NCAA win and highest-ever seeding.
In 2021-22, she helped Brittney Smith develop into one of the top forwards in the league, as she earned AAC Sixth Player of the Year honors and was a two-time all-conference selection. Forward Masseny Kaba also garnered All-AAC accolades under her watch.
Under Uzamere’s guidance, Nyala Shuler finished her career ranked fourth in school history with 837 rebounds and finished in UCF’s career top 10 in blocks.
Prior to her stint in Orlando, Uzamere was a graduate assistant at Albany from 2012-14 and served as an assistant coach at the school from 2014-16. During her time there, the team won four America East titles with four NCAA Tournament berths, which included the team’s first-ever NCAA Tournament win in 2016 against No. 5 seed Florida.
In addition to her on-court coaching duties, she had many roles during her time at Albany. She worked with the post players, oversaw managers and student assistants, was the strength and conditioning and nutrition liaison, and assisted with scouting.
In 2016, her post players accumulated numerous accolades. She helped guide forward Shereesha Richards to recognition as a two-time Associated Press Honorable Mention All-American. Richards picked up her third-straight America East Player of the Year award in 2016 and was also named to the America East All-Conference First Team and All-Defensive Team. Forward/Center Tiana-Jo Carter was the conference’s selection for Sixth Player of the Year.
As a collegiate player, Uzamere played forward for Hofstra from 2007-11 and was a two-time Colonial Athletic Association All-Academic player in her junior and senior seasons. She began her coaching journey by serving as the head coach of the Long Island Knights AAU Program in 2012 and was a counselor and coach at Game 7 Sports.
Uzamere earned a B.A. in communications from Hofstra in 2011 and completed an M.A. in interpersonal and intercultural communication at University of Albany in 2014.
