MARTIN, Tenn. — Kevin McMillan, the University of Tennessee at Martin’s successful head
women’s basketball coach, announced this week that he has completed his service to the university as
interim athletics director. Mike Swaim, who joined the staff in October 2016 to assist with day-to- day
athletics program activities, will assume the interim position effective today. The position reports
directly to Dr. Keith Carver, the university’s chancellor.
McMillan accepted the interim position under then-interim UT Martin Chancellor Bob Smith.
He continued to coach full time while holding the interim athletics director’s position.
“Kevin has done a tremendous job and truly rose to the occasion when UT Martin needed him
most,” Carver said in an email message to the university community. “He agreed to take on these
additional responsibilities as interim athletics director in April 2016 to give UT Martin an opportunity
to hire a permanent chancellor.
“I want to personally thank Kevin for his leadership over the past year. He has well-
positioned the UT Martin athletics program as we begin the search process for a permanent athletics
director.”
Carver, who became UT Martin chancellor Jan. 3, added in his message that the search for the
athletics director will begin “in the coming weeks, with the goal to have someone in place this
summer.”
McMillan is the winningest coach in UT Martin women’s basketball history and earned his
third Ohio Valley Conference Coach of the Year recognition following the Skyhawks’ regular season
conference championship in 2016. His UT Martin teams have earned four NCAA tournament
appearances and two Women’s National Invitational Tournament berths.
