Pat summitt book biography

American basketball player and guru (1952–2016)

Summitt at The Pentagon on June 6, 2008
Born	(1952-06-14)June 14, 1952 Clarksville, River, U.S.
Died	June 28, 2016(2016-06-28) (aged 64) Knoxville, River, U.S.
1970–1974	Tennessee–Martin
1974–2012	Tennessee
Overall	1,098–208 (.841)
8× NCAA Bisection I tournament (1987, 1989, 1991, 1996–1998, 2007, 2008) 18× NCAA Regional—Final Four (1982, 1984, 1986–1989, 1991, 1995–1998, 2000, 2002–2008) 16× SEC Tournament (1980, 1985, 1988, 1989, 1992, 1994, 1996, 1998–2000, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2010–2012) 16× SEC regular season (1980, 1985, 1990, 1993–1995, 1998, 1999–2004, 2007, 2010, 2011)
Presidential Honor of Freedom (2012) Amusements Illustrated Sportswoman of the era (2011) John R. Wooden Legends of Coaching Award (2008) Naismith Coach of the Twentieth Century (2000) 5× Educator Coach of the Year (1987, 1989, 1994, 1998, 2004) 3× WBCA Coach of illustriousness Year (1983, 1995, 1998) AP Coach of the Year (1998) USBWA Coach of the Yr (1998) 8× SEC Professor of the Year (1993, 1995, 1998, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2007, 2011) Best Coach/Manager ESPY Reward (2008)
Basketball Hall of Fame Inducted in 2000 (profile)
Women's Hoops Hall of Fame
FIBA Fascinate of Fame as player

Patricia Susan Summitt (née Head; June 14, 1952 – June 28, 2016) was type American women's college basketballhead guide and college basketball player.

Translation a coach, she acquired 1,098 career wins, the most get your skates on college basketball history at significance time of her retirement. She served as the head omnibus of the University of River Lady Vols basketball team plant 1974 to 2012 and quite good considered one of the matchless basketball coaches of all interval.

Summitt won a silver colours at the 1976 Summer Athletics in Montreal as a associate of the United States women's national basketball team. She correlative to the Olympics in 1984 as a head coach, directing the U.S. women's basketball crew to a gold medal. Summitt won eight NCAA Division Berserk basketball championships. In 38 age as coach of the River Lady Volunteers, she never missing the NCAA Tournament nor outspoken she ever have a drain season.

Summitt retired from tutorial at age 59 following expert diagnosis of early-onset Alzheimer's illness.

Summitt was inducted into rectitude Women's Basketball Hall of Make shy in 1999 as a shareholder of its inaugural class. She was named the Naismith Hoops Coach of the Century weight 2000. In 2009, the Sporting News placed her at integer 11 on its list oppress the 50 Greatest Coaches call upon All Time in all sports; she was the only bride on the list.

In 2012, Summitt was awarded the Statesmanly Medal of Freedom by Superintendent Barack Obama and received nobleness Arthur Ashe Courage Award as a consequence the 2012 ESPY Awards. The same 2013, she was inducted smash into the FIBA Hall of Reputation.

Early life and family

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Summitt was born Patricia Sue Head hunch June 14, 1952,^[1] in Clarksville, Tennessee, to Richard and Hazelnut Albright Head.^[2] In her specifically years, she was known trade in Trish.^[3] She had four siblings: older brothers Tommy, Charles, come first Kenneth, and a younger angel of mercy, Linda.

Summitt grew up world power a dairy farm and began playing basketball when she was six years old, on clever hoop her father had installed in a barn.^[4][5]

When Summitt was in high school, her kith and kin moved to nearby Henrietta tolerable she could play basketball compel Cheatham County, because Clarksville frank not have a girls team.^[6] From there, Summitt went unnoticeably the University of Tennessee separate Martin, where she won All-American honors playing for UT–Martin's regulate women's basketball coach, Nadine Gearin.^[7] In 1970, with the subject of Title IX still link years away, there were maladroit thumbs down d athletic scholarships for women.

Reprimand of Summitt's brothers had standard athletic scholarships, but her parents paid her way to faculty. She later co-captained the Unified States women's national basketball prepare as a player at distinction inaugural women's tournament in depiction 1976 Summer Olympics, winning glory silver medal.^[8] Eight years posterior in 1984, she coached greatness U.S.

women's team to break off Olympic gold medal, becoming class first U.S. Olympian to try to be like a basketball medal and trainer a medal-winning team.^[9]

Coaching career

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1970s

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Just already the 1974–75 season, with women's college basketball still in fraudulence infancy and not yet threaten NCAA-sanctioned sport, 22-year-old Summitt became a graduate assistant at rectitude University of Tennessee, and was named head coach of character Lady Vols after the ex- coach suddenly quit.^[10] Summitt fair $250 monthly and washed rank players' uniforms – uniforms purchased the previous year with return from a doughnut sale.^[11] Summitt recalled that era of women's basketball during a February 2009 interview with Time.

"I difficult to drive the van during the time that I first started coaching," Summitt said. "One time, for simple road game, we actually slept in the other team's gym the night before. We challenging mats, we had our round about sleeping bags. When I was a player at the College of Tennessee at Martin, miracle played at Tennessee Tech rationalize three straight games, and incredulity didn't wash our uniforms.

Miracle only had one set. Miracle played because we loved illustriousness game. We didn't think anything about it."^[12]

During Summitt's first era as head coach, four leverage her players were only smashing year younger than she was and all were from River high schools, which until 1980^[13] employed a six-person project where offensive and defensive band never crossed mid-court.

She tutored civilized her first game for River on December 7, 1974, accept Mercer University in Macon, Georgia; the Lady Vols lost 84–83.^[14] Her first win came almost a month later in the way that the Lady Vols defeated Central point Tennessee State, 69–32 on Jan 10, 1975.^[15] The Dame Vols won the Tennessee School Women's Sports Federation (TCWSF) Southeastern District Championship for the gear straight year.

However, the crew finished 4th overall in justness TCWSF (they had been following the previous two years), splendid were not invited to authority Association for Intercollegiate Athletics fend for Women (AIAW) tournament.^[16]

In her beyond season, Summitt coached the Girl Vols to a 16–11 commit to paper while earning her 1976 master's degree in physical education humbling training as the co-captain longed-for the 1976 U.S.

Women's Athletics basketball team that won well-organized silver medal in Montreal.^[17][18] Card with the 1976–77 season, Summitt directed two 20-win teams, attractive back-to-back AIAW Region II championships.^[19][20] The Lady Vols defeated 3-time AIAW champion Delta State unused 20 points in 1978, esoteric earned Tennessee its first enumerate one ranking.^[21] 1978 saw say publicly Lady Vols participate in their first AIAW Final Four, whirl location they finished third.

Summitt besides recorded her 100th win nearby this season, a 79–66 triumph over NC State.^[22] Tennessee ancient history the 1970s by winning magnanimity first-ever SEC tournament, and periodic to the AIAW Final Pair, where they finished runner-up take delivery of Old Dominion, 68–53.^[15]

1980s

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During the 1980–81 season, the Lady Vols went 25–6, and avenged their espousal game loss to Old Demand by defeating them three times.^[23] The team made it keep the AIAW Final Four muddle up the third straight year; finish runner-up for the second successive year, losing to Louisiana Detective, 79–59.^[24]

The 1981–82 season featured leadership first ever NCAA women's hoops tournament.

The Lady Vols were one of 32 teams receive and named a 2 ovule in their region. In decency region championship, the Lady Vols upset top-seeded USC 91–90 start overtime to advance to prestige Final Four. They lost their Final Four match-up with Louisiana Tech, which went on die win the tournament.^[25]

The next period, the Lady Vols won goodness regular season SEC title on the contrary fell in the SEC event to Georgia.

Tennessee was to the now-36 team NCAA tournament and awarded its first-ever 1 seed. Tennessee made okay to the regional championship, however fell to Georgia again, 67–63. Summitt won her 200th operation on December 3, a 69–56 victory over St. John's about the Coca-Cola Classic in Detroit.^[22]

The 1983–84 season saw Tennessee bank out 6–4.

However, Summitt rallied her team and finished 22–10, for her eighth straight 20-win season. Tennessee not only required it to the NCAA Concluding Four for the second span in the first three tournaments, but also made it advance the title game. However, River lost by 11 to USC, which also had won illustriousness title the previous year.

Pinnacle earned Coach of the Assemblage honors.^[26] The 1983–84 season was followed up by another 20-win year in which Tennessee deserved both the regular season Moment title (despite only going 4–4) and the tournament title. Nevertheless, the Lady Vols fell check the NCAA tournament to Show Miss during the round oppress 16.

The next season was a similar story – righteousness Lady Vols had a advantage regular season, played a fabulous tournament (reaching the Final Couple for the second time infiltrate three years), but fell at one time winning the title.^[27]

In 1986–87, River broke through and defeated lasting power Louisiana Tech 67–44 limit win the Lady Vols' final national title.

Tennessee's Tonya Theologist was named the Most Left Player in the Final Quaternity. During the regular season, Summitt also earned her 300th warrant, an 87–66 victory over Northern Carolina.^[22] The next year look 1987–88, the Lady Vols were positioned to repeat, as River made it to the Farewell Four yet again.

However, Louisiana Tech avenged the previous year's championship game loss with simple 9-point victory and went pipe dream to win the title.^[28]

In 1988–89, the Lady Vols reached primacy Final Four for the put up straight year. After eliminating Colony by 12 points, Tennessee wellknown SEC rival Auburn for nobility national title.

Auburn had missing by two points to Louisiana Tech in the NCAA designation game the previous year good turn had suffered its only failure in the SEC Championship operation by 15 points to River. The championship game was clang as Tennessee took home betrayal second title in three existence with a 76–60 victory. Gas mask was Tennessee's best season yet; the Lady Vols won 35 games while losing only several regular season contests to Chromatic and Texas.

The Lady Vols won every NCAA tournament affair by at least 12 points.^[15]

In 1989–90, the Lady Vols in progress off the season well, amiable the SEC title. However, grandeur team fell by 1 dig up to Auburn in the Minute Championship Game and lost speedy overtime to Virginia in blue blood the gentry regional finals, one game reserved of making a trip abide by the Final Four, which renounce year was held in City.

Summitt accomplished another milestone go wool-gathering season with her 400th do something to deserve, a 70–69 victory over Southeast Carolina on January 25.^[22]

1990s

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Tennessee unproductive to win the SEC accustomed season or the tournament espousal in 1990–91, but after fine close win in the NCAA regional semifinals against Western Kentucky, the Lady Vols eliminated Achromatic for the second time mosquito three years.

In the internal semifinals, the Lady Vols out for the count Stanford, 68–60, to earn description chance to avenge the one-time year's tournament loss against Town. Just as the previous year's game had gone into period, so did this one. River escaped with a 70–67 increase twofold and its third national caption in five years. The after that season in 1991–92, the Girl Vols did not make stretch to the regional championship, flowing 75–70 to the same Toady up to Kentucky team they had baffled in that round the foregoing year.

In 1992–93, Tennessee licked the defending champions Stanford scruple and swept the SEC bout for the first time. On the other hand, the Lady Vols were no good to win the SEC game title and fell 72–56 discern the NCAA tournament to Chiwere in the regional finals.^[29]

Early increase twofold the 1993–94 season, Summitt grabbed her 500th win, an 80–45 win over Ohio State coverage November 21.

Tennessee went publish to win the regular bout and tournament SEC titles hitherto falling 71–68 to Louisiana Tec in the regional semifinals. Authority next season marked Tennessee's send to the Final Four. River went undefeated in the Flash regular season for the position straight year, but failed come within reach of win the tournament title.

Class top-seeded Lady Vols breezed their way to a fifth country-wide title game, with no bug tournament game being closer outshine 21 points. However, in dignity national championship game, the Dame Vols fell 70–64 to say publicly undefeated UConn Huskies, coached stomach-turning Summit's rival, Geno Auriemma, rejoicing the first of eleven championships for UConn.

During the off-season, Summitt recruited high school stand-out Chamique Holdsclaw.^[30]

In 1995–96, with fledgling Holdsclaw and senior Michelle Group. Marciniak, the Lady Vols won the SEC tournament and flat a second straight Final Brace trip. In the semifinals, character Lady Vols avenged the earlier year's tournament loss to UConn by ousting Auriemma and ethics Huskies with a hard-fought 5-point win in overtime.

The title game was not that seat as Tennessee easily won tutor fourth title with an 83–65 win over Georgia.^[31]

The 1996–97 Islamist Vols posted one of distinction worst records ever for put in order Summitt-coached team. In addition appoint losses to powerhouses such primate Louisiana Tech (twice), Stanford, Carry out Dominion, and Connecticut, Tennessee strike down to teams such as Florida, against whom they had antique previously undefeated.^[32] Summitt earned join 600th win with a 15-point victory over Marquette on Nov 23, 1996.^[22] Summitt and illustriousness 1996–97 championship team were rendering subject of an HBO docudrama titled A Cinderella Season: Representation Lady Vols Fight Back.

Loftiness Lady Vols posted a 23–10 record heading into the NCAA tournament. However, Tennessee righted strike during the tournament, shocking beforehand undefeated Connecticut in the community final before defeating Notre Woman and Old Dominion in nobleness Final Four to win primacy team's second straight national championship.^[33]

Main article: 1997–98 Tennessee Lady Volunteers basketball team

In many aspects, significance 1997–98 team was Summitt's outshine.

With the top-ranked recruiting slaughter as well as Chamique Holdsclaw, the Lady Vols ran distinction table to a 39–0 time while playing one of grandeur top-ranked schedules in the society. Only three teams came favourable 10 points of beating rank team, and the Lady Vols won a 93–75 victory calamity Louisiana Tech for their gear straight national championship.^[34] After loftiness championship game, opposing Louisiana Detective head coach Leon Balmore self-acknowledged the Tennessee team to happen to the "best ever",^[35] echoing dialect trig similar claim made by Pull the wool over somebody's eyes Dominion University Hall of FamerNancy Lieberman.^[36]

Holdsclaw (who by then locked away won national championships every period she was with the Vols) predicted that the 1998–99 gang would be the greatest bright.

However, Tennessee didn't claim regarding national title or make rolling in money to the Final Four. Injuries to several players decimated distinction team and the Lady Vols ultimately fell to Duke make the addition of the regional finals. A steer was set during this seasoned however, as Holdsclaw, Tamika Catchings, and Semeka Randall became prestige first trio from one band to be named Kodak All-Americans.^[15]

The Lady Vols ended the ten with a third straight 30-win season, third straight SEC designation, and third straight SEC Competition title.

Additionally, they defeated UConn in the regular season, 72–71, in UConn's only loss taste the year. In the NCAA tournament, Tennessee breezed its bonus to the title game, sickly all five games by clichйd least 10 points. In rank championship game the Lady Vols were beaten soundly by UConn, 71–52. This marked the part time in six years turn either Tennessee or UConn difficult to understand eliminated the other from nobility tournament.

UConn's two wins timetabled that period came in promotion games, adding more intensity put your name down the Summit-Auriemma rivalry. During depiction season, Summitt earned her 700th win, 85–62 at Wisconsin.^[15]

At excellence 2000 ESPY awards, the Lassie Vols basketball team was called co-team of the decade, school assembly with the Florida State Seminoles football team.^[37] Additionally, Summitt was named the Naismith Coach ship the Century and Chamique Holdsclaw earned recognition as Naismith Women's Collegiate Player of the Century.^[15]

2000s

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In the 2000–01 season, the Mohammedan Vols claimed another SEC headline, winning all 14 SEC rejoicing.

Additionally, they split the stretch series with the UConn Huskies and headed into the Jiffy tournament with a 28–1 enigmatic. However, the Lady Vols were upset by Vanderbilt in magnanimity semifinals and then lost inlet the Sweet Sixteen to Missionary, their worst finish since 1993–94. During the regular season, Summitt earned her 750th win cattle the second game against UConn, a 92–88 victory.

The body also finished with its station straight 30-win season.^[22]

In the 2001–02 season, the Lady Vols won their fifth straight SEC help, but fell again in probity conference tournament, this time choose LSU. In the NCAA contest, Tennessee reached the Final Span again, with a 5-point increase twofold over Vanderbilt University.

This cruise to the Final Four stained Summitt's 13th appearance, which down-and-out Coach John Wooden's record castigate 12, and earned her 788th win, which tied Summitt get a feel for Jody Conradt for the winningest coach in women's basketball history.^[22] However, the Lady Vols level in the national semifinals guideline Connecticut, which wound up palatable the championship and capping intimation undefeated season.

This loss dismayed the season at 29–5, get someone on the blower win shy of extending Summitt's streak of 30-win seasons. Summitt did achieve more milestones midst the season; a 106–66 merit over USC marked Summitt's Ordinal win at home, a dismay against Louisiana Tech was irregular 300th win against a graded opponent and her 93–65 come first over Arkansas was her 1,000th game as a coach, as well as international contests.^[22]

During the 2002–03 period, the Lady Vols compiled their sixth perfect SEC season near beat powerhouses Duke and Louisiana Tech, among others, during influence regular season, but lost scolding Texas and UConn.

In loftiness NCAA tournament, the Lady Vols made it to the appellation game only to lose achieve the Huskies again 73–68.^[38] Extensive the season, Summitt earned overcome 800th win, 76–57 over DePaul and was the fastest governor to reach this milestone.^[22]

The 2003–04 season was similar to significance previous year.

The Lady Vols defeated most of their ordinary season opponents, including Duke presentday Louisiana Tech, but dropped disposeds to UConn and Texas. Depiction Lady Vols again went 14–0 in the regular season anti SEC competition, but again floor in the conference tournament. River won five games in grandeur NCAA tournament only to powder 70–61 to Connecticut in integrity championship game for the in no time at all year in a row refuse third time in five years.^[39]

In 2004–05, River broke its losing streak be drawn against Connecticut with a narrow 68–67 regular season victory.

Candace Saxist, a highly regarded and countrywide known high school player linked the Lady Vols. However, owing to of injuries, she was redshirted and didn't play that stint. Tennessee suffered losses during description regular season to Duke, Rutgers, and LSU, while beating Businessman and Louisiana Tech. LSU's try to be like over Tennessee gave the Tigers the SEC title, breaking Tennessee's streak of seven straight public season conference championships.

However, River won its first tournament label in four years by reprisal its earlier loss to LSU loss with a 67–65 be victorious in the SEC Championship distraction. In the NCAA tournament, River advanced to its fourth Last Four in a row through defeating a Rutgers team meander had beaten them earlier shoulder the year. In the Rearmost Four, the Lady Vols blew a 16-point lead to demolish 68–64 to underdog Michigan State.^[40][41] In the second round make merry the NCAA tournament, the Mohammedan Vols defeated Purdue.

This triumph gave Pat Summitt her 880th win, breaking North Carolina trainer Dean Smith's record of 879 wins, and making her decency all-time winningest coach in NCAA basketball history.^[22]

By 2005–06, Parker confidential recovered from her injuries build up became a starter. During class season, the Lady Vols abandoned three games to SEC foes, LSU, Florida, and Kentucky, come close to record their worst SEC period since the 1996–97 season.

Dispel, they won their second handy game against Connecticut and rebounded from a sub-par SEC patch to win the conference meeting for the second year regulate a row. In the NCAA tournament, Tennessee received a back number two seed instead of primacy one seed Summitt believed respite team deserved, and played Northern Carolina in the regional finals.

Tennessee trailed from the commencement, fell behind by as diverse as 16, rallied to brick the lead to five, nevertheless ultimately fell 75–63.^[42]

In the 2006–07 season, Tennessee defeated four stratified teams in a row: UCLA, Stanford, Arizona State, and Midway Tennessee, lost a regular edible rematch with North Carolina crucial another game against top-ranked Count, and defeated UConn for prestige third time in a row.^[43] Later, in Baton Rouge, character Lady Vols clinched the Instant title against LSU in put in order game where Candace Parker scored 27.^[44] However, in the Instant tournament semifinals, Tennessee fell differentiate the Tigers.^[45] In the NCAA tournament, Summitt's team easily thought it to the Final Quaternion, dispatching teams that included Trice foe Mississippi and 13-seeded Character, Marist, winning each game by way of at least 14.

In glory Final Four, Tennessee again unabashed North Carolina. Despite shooting poorly,^[46] the Lady Vols came preserve from a 12-point deficit engage 8:18 remaining to win 56–50.^[47] In the championship game ruin Rutgers, Tennessee won its 7th title.^[48] During the stretch, Summitt appeared at a workforce basketball game dressed in exceptional cheerleader outfit and led dignity crowd in a rendition addict "Rocky Top" to show restlessness support for the team.

Skilful month earlier, her men's duplication, Bruce Pearl, showed up take up a Lady Vols game speck orange body paint.^[49]

The 2007–08 season started nip in the bud with the top-ranked Lady Vols going 3–0, including wins let pass 9th-ranked Oklahoma^[50] and 22nd-ranked Texas.

The win over Texas was Summitt's 950th.^[51] After two extra wins, top-ranked Tennessee knocked cut short fourth-ranked North Carolina, 83–79, overfull a rematch of the antecedent year's Final Four match-up.^[52] River won their next four joyfulness, then headed to California hope against hope a match-up with 5th-ranked Businessman.

Down by 4 with civilized than 30 seconds remaining, goodness Lady Vols managed to tie up the game up and set free it to overtime, but left behind, 73–69.^[53] The Lady Vols responded by winning their next septet games, giving them a 17–1 record going into a fit with Duke. Candace Parker's 17 points and 12 rebounds, counting a bucket with 22 in short remaining, helped the Lady Vols defeat the Blue Devils stretch the first time in connect years, 67–64.^[54] Tennessee would increase by two the rest of their routine season games and defeat LSU for the SEC tournament promotion.

The Lady Vols won link straight games in the NCAA Tournament heading toward their bag matchup of the year refuse to comply the LSU Lady Tigers wellheeled the Final Four. Alexis Hornbuckle tipped in a Nicky Anosike missed layup with 0.7 duplicates left to win the amusement, 47–46. On April 8, 2008, Tennessee won its second in succession national championship (and eighth overall) by beating Stanford 64–48.^[55]

Summitt's crowning milestone of the 2008–09 occasion was a 73–43 win hole up the Georgia Lady Bulldogs opponent February 5, 2009, at Thompson–Boling Arena in Knoxville.

The impersonator was the 1,000th for Lecturer Summitt.^[56] The Thompson–Boling Arena's gaze at was named "The Summitt" kick up a fuss her honor.^[57] The 2008–09 patch ended with a dubious eminent, as the Lady Vols gone 71–55 in the first precinct of the NCAA tournament protect Ball State in Bowling Wet behind the ears, Kentucky, marking the first interval Tennessee would not appear march in the Sweet 16 since position NCAA first sanctioned championships meat women's basketball for the 1981–82 season.^[58]

2010s

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Summitt was diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer's disease in 2011.^[59] Notwithstanding the diagnosis, she completed honourableness 2011–2012 season in a compromise role, with Holly Warlick (an assistant under Summitt since 1985) assuming most of the seminar responsibilities.^[60][61] In an investigate with GoVolsXtra.com, Summitt stated, "There's not going to be unrefined pity party and I'll fake sure of that."^[62] In Dec 2011, Summitt was honored in that the Sports Illustrated sportswoman sharing the year.^[63]

As the 2011–12 interval progressed, the team and interpretation fans recognized that it was likely to be Summitt's resolve year coaching, and Ann Killion of Sports Illustrated called take off "heart-wrenching to witness" when Warlick broke down in tears equal height the end of the customary season.^[64] In March, John President wrote in the Knoxville Info Sentinel that it would superiority "too much to ask" reduce speed Summitt and her staff stop working go through another season, good turn David Climer wrote in The Tennessean that it was sicken for Summitt to retire.^[65][66]

On Apr 18, 2012, after the Lass Vols lost to the winning eventual champion Baylor Lady Bears in the Elite Eight make money on Des Moines, Summitt stepped power cut as head coach, ending cook 38-year coaching career at flinch 59.^[67][68] Warlick was dubbed Summitt's successor.

In a giving out accompanying her resignation, Summitt articulated, "I feel like Holly's archaic doing the bulk of postponement. She deserves to be illustriousness head coach..." Summitt was land-living the title Head Coach Cordial upon her resignation.^[67] According warn about NCAA regulations, as head tutor emeritus, she was able accept attend practices and assist Warlick in some duties, but was not allowed to sit description the team bench.^[69]

Summitt was nip the USBWA Most Courageous Grant at the 2012 Final A handful of, and future awards were inclined in her name.^[70] She agreed the Arthur Ashe Courage Honour in 2012, saying in recede acceptance speech: "It is adjourn to fight."^[71]

USA Basketball involvement

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Player

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Summitt was named to the U.S.

women's basketball team invited to do all one can at the 1975 Pan English Games. The team was educated by future Hall of Renown coach Cathy Rush. Players specified Lusia Harris, Nancy Lieberman, Ann Meyers, and Juliene Simpson. Aft winning the gold medal divert 1963, the USA team absent to Brazil in both 1967 and 1971 and had latterly competed in the 1975 Universe Championship, finishing in eighth uplift.

The opening game was contradict host-country Mexico which had finish ahead of the USA crew at the World Championships. That time, the USA was unsubdued, beating Mexico 99–65. The Army would go on to double its next five games, diminution but one by a double-digit margin. That set up interpretation gold medal game against Brasil which the USA team won convincingly, 74–55.^[72]

Coach

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Summitt was named glory head coach of the Army representative to the William Linksman Cup competition in Taipei, Formosa.

The USA team had lately completed the World Championship, deadpan was able to bypass distinction preliminary rounds. The team won all six contests and rank gold medal. Four USA formation were named to the 12 player all-tournament team.^[73]

Summitt was select as the head coach bazaar the team representing the Army in 1984 at the William Jones Cup competition in Taipeh, Taiwan.

The team chosen have an effect on represent the USA was authority team expected to be preferred as the national team fetch the 1984 Olympic Games. That resulted in a very brawny team which was able however dominate the competition. In greatness opening game against Australia, primacy USA won 82–20. While annoy games were closer, Italy's 23-point loss to the USA was the closest of the curse games.

The USA won blast of air eight games and the jewels medal, and three of righteousness team's players were named be the All-Tournament Team.^[74]

Books

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Summitt wrote four books, all with co-author Rush Jenkins: Reach for the Summitt, which is part motivational spot on and part biography; Raise position Roof, about the Lady Vols' 1997–1998 undefeated and NCAA-championship awardwinning season; and Sum It Up, covering her life and out experience being diagnosed and live with Alzheimer's disease.^[75][76]

Coaching style obtain legacy

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Summitt was widely recognized primate one of the toughest coaches in college basketball history.

She was best known for delivery her players an icy squint in response to poor do, known simply as "The Summitt Stare".^[77][78] However, she claimed dump she mellowed considerably later razor-sharp her career. In 2007, Summitt told U.S. News & Imitation Report that she didn't holler at her players nearly in the same way much as she had beforehand in her career.^[79] On indulgence least two occasions, Tennessee of one\'s own free will Summitt to consider coaching rank men's team: once before 1997^[80] and again in 2001.^[81]

Summitt won 16 Southeastern Conference regular term titles with the Lady Vols, as well as 16 tourney titles.

Summitt's Lady Vols straightforward an appearance in every NCAA Tournament from 1982 until shepherd retirement, advanced to the Scented 16 every year except 2009, and appeared 18 times principal the Final Four.^[26] What because Summitt made her 13th scull to the Final Four thanks to a coach in 2002, she surpassed John Wooden as loftiness NCAA coach with the principal trips to the Final Quaternity.

Summitt was a seven-time Jiffy Coach of the year scold a seven-time NCAA Coach end the year and won span consecutive national titles from 1996 to 1998.^[26] Summitt was manifest for scheduling tough opponents accompaniment her team to play remark the regular season, in detach to prepare them for primacy postseason.

In her years look up to coaching, her teams played Exhaust yourself 10-ranked teams over 250 times.^[26]

Summitt finished her coaching career collect 1,098 wins in 1,306 boisterousness coached in AIAW and NCAA Division I play.^[82] Summitt won eight NCAA Division I championships as a coach; as line of attack June 2016, this is prestige third-highest total in the narration of NCAA Division I restroom and women's basketball.^[83]

Summitt received justness Presidential Medal of Freedom overexert President Barack Obama in 2012.^[84] In 2013, an eight-foot browned statue was erected in shepherd honor on the University depose Tennessee campus.^[85] A statue was dedicated to Summitt in turn one\'s back on hometown of Clarksville, Tennessee, crate 2018.^[86]

Personal life

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Family

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Pat Summitt married Put into words Barnes Summitt II in 1980.

The couple had one divergence, Ross Tyler Summitt, born engage 1990. Summitt filed for disband from her husband in 2007.^[87]

Tyler Summitt, who played as a-okay walk-on for the Tennessee workforce basketball team,^[88] graduated from River in May 2012. He was hired as an assistant motor coach by the Marquette University women's team effective with the 2012–13 season.^[89] In what ESPN.com hack Gene Wojciechowski called "a nightshade irony", Tyler's hiring by Missioner was announced on the corresponding day his mother announced gather retirement.^[90]

Health

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In August 2011, Summitt proclaimed that she had been diagnosed three months earlier with early-onset Alzheimer's disease.^[59] She retired strange coaching in 2012.^[91]

Summitt created orderly foundation to raise money keep an eye on Alzheimer's research and worked give an inkling of raise awareness of the disease.^[92]

Death

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Summitt died on June 28, 2016, two weeks after her Lxi birthday, at a senior provision facility in Knoxville where she crocheted and did many carefulness hobbies in her free time.^[93] She left the entirety win her estate to her teenager, Tyler.^[94]

After her death, the Rap Summitt Alzheimer's Clinic was undo at the University of River Medical Center, with funds depart from her Foundation.^[95] In 2017, decency NCAA established the Pat Summitt Award to recognize individuals who positively influence college athletes.^[96]

Accomplishments endure records

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• 1978—Inducted into Omicron Delta Kappa, the National Leadership Honor Glee club, as an Honoris Causa faculty/staff initiate^[97]
• 1983—Russell Athletic/WBCA National Coach confiscate the Year^[98]
• 1990—Inducted into the Omnipresent Women's Sports Hall of Illustriousness as a coach, the control year coaches were honored.^[99]
• 1995—Russell Athletic/WBCA National Coach of the Year^[98]
• 1998—Russell Athletic/WBCA National Coach of prestige Year^[98]
• 1998—AP College Basketball Coach simulated the Year^[100]
• 1999—Inducted into the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame gorilla a member of the prefatory class.^[101]
• 2000—Inducted into the Naismith Monument Basketball Hall of Fame.^[102]
• 2000—Named blue blood the gentry Naismith Basketball Coach of loftiness Century.^[103]
• 2009—Named to Sporting News' roster of the 50 greatest coaches of all time (MLB, NBA, NFL, NHL, college basketball, skull college football).

  She is catalogued in position 11.^[104]

• 2011—Named Sports Illustrated's Sportswoman of the Year, Dec 6, 2011, in NYC. (She shared the Sportsman/Sportswoman honor junk Duke University men's basketball sense coach Mike Krzyzewski.)^{[citation needed]}
• 2011—Inducted cling the Tennessee Women's Hall wear out Fame.^[105]
• 2012—Awarded the Presidential Medal work Freedom by President Barack Obama.^[106]
• 2012—Arthur Ashe Courage Award Recipient virtuous the ESPY Awards.^[107]
• 2013—Inducted into representation FIBA Hall of Fame splitting up June 19.^[108]
• 16-time SEC Champion (1980, 1985, 1990, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004,^[26] 2007,^[109] 2010, 2011)
• 16-time SEC Tournament Champion (1980, 1985, 1988, 1989, 1992, 1994, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012)^[26]
• 8-time Flash Coach of the Year (1983, 1995, 1998, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2007, 2011)^[110]
• 7-time NCAA Coach pay no attention to the Year (1983, 1987, 1989, 1994, 1995, 1998, 2004)^[26]
• 8-time NCAA Champion (1987, 1989, 1991, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2007, 2008)^[26]
• Every Muhammadan Vol player who completed grouping eligibility at Tennessee under Summitt graduated with a degree.^[111]
• Every Girl Vol player who completed draw eligibility at Tennessee under Summitt played in at least unified Elite Eight.^[112]

Coaching tree

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Forty-five of Summitt's former players have become coaches.^[113] This is a partial link up with of those players.

• Bold in Latest position column indicates this esteem a currently-held position.

Head coaching record

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Sources: SEC records;^[127] Conference champions^[128]

See also

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References

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