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    Dr. Joe Whitney     
     
      Dr. Joe Whitney
Position:
Director of Mental Training

Now in his 15th year with Lady Vol athletics, Joe Whitney oversees the provision of mental training services to all UT athletes and teams. A 1982 graduate of Springfield College, he coached basketball and football in New York City for 13 years before leaving coaching to pursue graduate study in sport psychology. Whitney obtained a master's from the University of Virginia in 1997 and a Ph.D. from Tennessee in 2000. He served as a graduate assistant and sport psychology consultant at UT before being named director of mental training in January 2002.