THE GOLDWIRE FILE

PERSONAL INFORMATION

Name: Lacey Goldwire
Birthday: June 3, 1986
Hometown: Del City, Okla.
High School: Del City High School
Education: B.S. (Education), Oklahoma State, 2010; M.S. (Teaching, Learning & Leadership), 2010

COACHING EXPERIENCE

OVERALL

Career record as an assistant is 254-170 in 13 years
Has helped programs to 10 postseason berths (6 WNIT/4 NCAA)

TENNESSEE

Assistant Coach/Recruiting Coordinator (2019-present)
Two-year record: 38-18
Helped UT post back-to-back third-place SEC finishes in 2019-20 and 2020-21
Program remained perfect in NCAA Tournament appearances with its 39th in 2021

ARKANSAS

Assistant Coach/Recruiting Coordinator (2017-19)
Two-year record: 35-32
Served on head coach Mike Neighbors’ staff
Helped program to 2019 WNIT Third Round

IOWA

Assistant Coach (2013-16)
Four-year record: 92-45
Served on head coach Lisa Bluder’s staff
Helped program to four postseason berths (2 NCAA/2 WNIT)

MOREHEAD STATE

Assistant Coach (2012-13)
One-year record: 9-21
Served on head coach Tom Hodges’ staff

OKLAHOMA STATE

Student Asst./Grad. Asst./Interim Asst. (2008-12)
Four-year record: 80-54
Served staffs of head coaches Kurt Budke & Jim Littell
Helped program to four postseason berths (3 WNIT/1 NCAA)
2011-12 squad won the WNIT championship

COLLEGIATE PLAYING EXPERIENCE

East Central University (2004-08)
Led ECU in season scoring and assists three times
2008 Lone Star Conference North Co-Player of the Year
2008 All-South Central Region Second Team
2007-08 ECU Athlete of the Year

Lacey Goldwire spent two seasons at the University of Tennessee after joining Kellie Harper’s staff as an assistant coach and recruiting coordinator on April 25, 2019.

The 2020-21 campaign marked her ninth season full-time and her 13th year overall in the coaching profession, including stops at Oklahoma State, Morehead State, Iowa, Arkansas and Rocky Top. She has been part of programs that have earned postseason berths in 10 of 13 seasons and would have an 11th if the 2020 NCAA Tournament hadn't been canceled due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.

During Goldwire's two seasons on Rocky Top, UT forged a combined 38-18 overall mark and 19-10 record in SEC play, notching a pair of third-place league finishes and advancing to the SEC Tournament semifinals in 2021 for the first time since 2016. UT defeated four ranked opponents in 2020-21, including No. 2/3 South Carolina, and earned a No. 3 seed in the NCAA Tournament. The Lady Vols finished 17-8 overall and 9-4 in SEC games, ending the year ranked No. 14 in the AP Poll and 16th in the USA TODAY Coaches Poll.

UT's staff has developed players who also have earned recognition for their performances. Rennia Davis earned All-SEC First Team and All-America honorable mention from AP, USBWA and WBCA the past two seasons. Rae Burrell picked up All-SEC Second Team accolades in 2021, while Jordan Horston (2020) and Marta Suárez (2021) made the SEC All-Freshman Team, and Tamari Key became UT's first member of the SEC All-Defensive Team since 2012 with her recognition in 2021.

The first recruiting class signed by the current staff, which was amazingly wrapped up during the midst of the pandemic in 2020, produced 2020-21 starters in true freshman forward Marta Suárez, graduate transfer post Keyen Green from Liberty and graduate transfer point guard Jordan Walker from Western Michigan. The four-player signing group in 2021 was rated No. 9 by ProspectsNation.com and No. 15 by HoopGurlz/espnW and should contribute significantly to the Lady Vols' upward mobility.

Tennessee's pursuit of excellence does not all take place on the court. The program, which has an all-time 100-percent graduation rate, put eight on the SEC Academic Honor Roll in 2020 and has displayed an improved overall team GPA the past two seasons.

Active in the pursuit for social justice, in 2020-21 Goldwire began participating in Coaches 4 Change, an organization which unites coaches across the men's and women's collegiate basketball landscape in pursuit of positive progress.

Goldwire came to Knoxville from the University of Arkansas, where she spent two seasons as an assistant on Mike Neighbors’ staff from 2017-19. Since arriving in April 2017, she helped in the rebuilding process as the Razorbacks went from 13-18 in Neighbors’ first season (2017-18) to 22-15 in 2018-19 with a trip to the SEC Tournament championship game and the WNIT third round.

Prior to joining Neighbors in Fayetteville, Goldwire contributed to four postseason appearances in as many years at the University of Iowa. She worked with the wing players and served as the recruiting coordinator for the Hawkeyes, helping set the table for a run to the 2019 NCAA Elite Eight.

Her initial season in Iowa City was the first of back-to-back trips to the NCAA Tournament. A 27-win season included a second round appearance in the Big Dance in 2013-14. Iowa returned to the NCAA Tournament in 2014-15 and defeated 14th-seeded American (75-67) in the first round and 11th-seeded Miami (88-70) in the second round. The victory secured a Sweet Sixteen berth at home on Mediacom Court in Carver-Hawkeye Arena.

The Hawkeyes closed their season with a 26-8 record overall, a runner-up finish in Big Ten Conference play with a 14-4 mark, and a No. 11 national ranking in the USA Today Top 25 Coaches’ Poll — then the highest for the program since 1995-96 (No. 7 in AP, No. 9 in USA Today). UI was one of 13 teams nationally to finish undefeated at home with an 18-0 mark, setting a program record for wins at home in a single season.

Goldwire and the Hawkeyes were one win shy of 20 in 2015-16, playing in the WNIT, but they reached 20 wins in 2016-17 and went deep into the WNIT bracket with wins over Missouri State, South Dakota and Colorado.

During her time in Iowa, Goldwire worked with consensus All-America selection Samantha Logic, whose honors also included being named a WBCA Division I Coaches All-American, USBWA All-American, ESPN Second Team All-American and Third Team Associated Press All-American. Logic was the only player in NCAA history to accumulate at least 1,500 career points, 800 rebounds, 800 assists and 200 steals. She also was one of 12 players in the country to be invited to attend the 2015 WNBA Draft, where she was selected with the 10th overall pick by the Atlanta Dream.

Goldwire spent the 2012-13 season as an assistant coach at Morehead State. Prior to joining the Eagles’ staff, Goldwire served on the Oklahoma State staff for four seasons — two as a student assistant (2008-10) and two as a graduate assistant (2010-12).

Following Oklahoma State’s tragic loss of its head and assistant coach during a plane crash in November of 2011, Goldwire was elevated to interim assistant coach, where she took on added recruiting duties. During her time with the program, the Cowgirls won 80 games and advanced to the postseason all four years, winning the 2012 WNIT championship.

A native of Oklahoma City, Goldwire played collegiately at East Central (Okla.) University, where she ranks fifth in career scoring with 1,340 points. She averaged 21.1 points and 5.9 rebounds as a senior and was tabbed Lone Star Conference North Co-Player of the Year and Second-Team All-South Central Region. She also earned ECU’s Athlete of the Year honor in 2007-08. She was named honorable mention All-LSC following her sophomore and junior campaigns.

Goldwire, an all-state and all-city player at Del City (Okla.) High School, graduated from Oklahoma State with a bachelor of science in education and a master’s degree in teaching, learning and leadership in 2010.