Breaking: Tennessee assistant coach Rod Clark addresses departure with statement on social media
Outgoing Tennessee Basketball assistant coach Rod Clark addressed his departure in a statement on social media on Friday morning. It was reported on Wednesday that Clark had been hired as an assistant coach at Indiana under first-year Hoosiers coach Darian DeVries.
“My family and I are overwhelmed with gratitude stemming from our time here at the University of Tennessee,” Clark wrote. “It means so much that my two little girls were born here, as my wife and I always felt an overwhelming amount of love and support form this community.
“As we say our goodbyes, I would like to thank Coach Barnes, the staff, our administration, the fans and every player we were blessed to go out and compete with. Thank you, Vol Nation, for four of the best years of my life. Rocky Top is a special place and we will miss Knoxville dearly. GBO!”
Rod Clark was hired by Rick Barnes in April 2021
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Tennessee assistant coach Rod Clark addresses departure with statement on social media
by:
Grant Ramey
•
05/02/25
Rod Clark, Tennessee Basketball | Caitie McMekin/News Sentinel / USA TODAY NETWORK
(Caitie McMekin/News Sentinel / USA TODAY NETWORK) Assistant coach Rod Clark yells to the court during an NCAA college basketball game between the Missouri Tigers and the Tennessee Volunteers in Thompson-Boling Arena in Knoxville, Saturday Feb. 11, 2023.
Outgoing Tennessee Basketball assistant coach Rod Clark addressed his departure in a statement on social media on Friday morning. It was reported on Wednesday that Clark had been hired as an assistant coach at Indiana under first-year Hoosiers coach Darian DeVries.
“My family and I are overwhelmed with gratitude stemming from our time here at the University of Tennessee,” Clark wrote. “It means so much that my two little girls were born here, as my wife and I always felt an overwhelming amount of love and support form this community.
“As we say our goodbyes, I would like to thank Coach Barnes, the staff, our administration, the fans and every player we were blessed to go out and compete with. Thank you, Vol Nation, for four of the best years of my life. Rocky Top is a special place and we will miss Knoxville dearly. GBO!”
Rod Clark was hired by Rick Barnes in April 2021
Clark, 32, was the primary recruiter for two of Tennessee’s biggest stars over the last two season in transfers Chaz Lanier and Dalton Knecht. He was also the primary recruiter Tobe Awaka, BJ Edwards, JP Estrella and Amari Evans.
Clark and former Tennessee associate head coach Mike Schwartz were responsible for getting Zeigler to Tennessee.
Clark was hired by Rick Barnes in 2021 alongside current Tennessee associate head coach Justin Gainey. Clark and Gainey were hired after Kim English left to become head coach at George Mason and Desmond Oliver left to become head coach at East Tennessee State.
