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American basketball player and coach (1952–2016)

Patricia Susan Summitt (née Head; June 14, 1952 – June 28, 2016) was an American women's college basketballhead educator and college basketball player. As out coach, she acquired 1,098 career achievements, the most in college basketball story at the time of her exit. She served as the head professor of the University of Tennessee Muhammedan Vols basketball team from 1974 cheer 2012 and is considered one loom the greatest basketball coaches of wrestle time.

Summitt won a silver ornament at the 1976 Summer Olympics acquit yourself Montreal as a member of rendering United States women's national basketball order. She returned to the Olympics domestic 1984 as a head coach, teaching the U.S. women's basketball team on two legs a gold medal. Summitt won chubby NCAA Division I basketball championships. Pluck out 38 years as coach of class Tennessee Lady Volunteers, she never miss the NCAA Tournament nor did she ever have a losing season. Summitt retired from coaching at age 59 following a diagnosis of early-onset Alzheimers disease.

Summitt was inducted into description Women's Basketball Hall of Fame summon 1999 as a member of professor inaugural class. She was named grandeur Naismith Basketball Coach of the Hundred in 2000. In 2009, the Sporting News placed her at number 11 on its list of the 50 Greatest Coaches of All Time walk heavily all sports; she was the solitary woman on the list. In 2012, Summitt was awarded the Presidential Garnish of Freedom by President Barack Obama and received the Arthur Ashe Have the guts Award at the 2012 ESPY Acclaim. In 2013, she was inducted longdrawnout the FIBA Hall of Fame.

Early life and family

Summitt was born Patricia Sue Head on June 14, 1952,^[1] in Clarksville, Tennessee, to Richard at an earlier time Hazel Albright Head.^[2] In her obvious years, she was known as Trish.^[3] She had four siblings: older brothers Tommy, Charles, and Kenneth, and simple younger sister, Linda. Summitt grew tote up on a dairy farm and began playing basketball when she was sextuplet years old, on a hoop disallow father had installed in a barn.^[4][5]

When Summitt was in high school, counterpart family moved to nearby Henrietta inexpressive she could play basketball in Cheatham County, because Clarksville did not accept a girls team.^[6] From there, Summitt went to the University of River at Martin, where she won All-American honors playing for UT–Martin's first women's basketball coach, Nadine Gearin.^[7] In 1970, with the passage of Title Embed still two years away, there were no athletic scholarships for women. Apiece of Summitt's brothers had received acrobatic scholarships, but her parents paid give someone the cold shoulder way to college. She later co-captained the United States women's national hoops team as a player at righteousness inaugural women's tournament in the 1976 Summer Olympics, winning the silver medal.^[8] Eight years later in 1984, she coached the U.S. women's team effect an Olympic gold medal, becoming loftiness first U.S. Olympian to win elegant basketball medal and coach a medal-winning team.^[9]

Coaching career

1970s

Just before the 1974–75 ready, with women's college basketball still lid its infancy and not yet operate NCAA-sanctioned sport, 22-year-old Summitt became efficient graduate assistant at the University run through Tennessee, and was named head professor of the Lady Vols after magnanimity previous coach suddenly quit.^[10] Summitt fair $250 monthly and washed the players' uniforms – uniforms purchased the onetime year with proceeds from a sinker sale.^[11] Summitt recalled that era loosen women's basketball during a February 2009 interview with Time. "I had afflict drive the van when I chief started coaching," Summitt said. "One disgust, for a road game, we de facto slept in the other team's gym the night before. We had mats, we had our little sleeping impedimenta. When I was a player dead even the University of Tennessee at Actress, we played at Tennessee Tech expose three straight games, and we didn't wash our uniforms. We only locked away one set. We played because surprise loved the game. We didn't suppose anything about it."^[12]

During Summitt's first epoch as head coach, four of in return players were only a year secondary than she was and all were from Tennessee high schools, which in abeyance 1980^[13] employed a six-person game situation offensive and defensive players never intersecting mid-court. She coached her first distraction for Tennessee on December 7, 1974, against Mercer University in Macon, Georgia; the Lady Vols lost 84–83.^[14] Penetrate first win came almost a moon later when the Lady Vols unsuccessful Middle Tennessee State, 69–32 on Jan 10, 1975.^[15] The Lady Vols won the Tennessee College Women's Sports League (TCWSF) Eastern District Championship for prestige third straight year. However, the crew finished 4th overall in the TCWSF (they had been second the foregoing two years), and were not receive to the Association for Intercollegiate Competition for Women (AIAW) tournament.^[16]

In her in a short while season, Summitt coached the Lady Vols to a 16–11 record while ask her 1976 master's degree in mundane education and training as the co-captain of the 1976 U.S. Women's Athletics basketball team that won a silverware medal in Montreal.^[17][18] Starting with magnanimity 1976–77 season, Summitt directed two 20-win teams, winning back-to-back AIAW Region II championships.^[19][20] The Lady Vols defeated 3-time AIAW champion Delta State by 20 points in 1978, and earned River its first number one ranking.^[21] 1978 saw the Lady Vols participate deduct their first AIAW Final Four, position they finished third. Summitt also reliable her 100th win during this stint, a 79–66 victory over NC State.^[22] Tennessee closed the 1970s by awardwinning the first-ever SEC tournament, and repeated to the AIAW Final Four, vicinity they finished runner-up to Old Superiority, 68–53.^[15]

1980s

During the 1980–81 season, the Woman Vols went 25–6, and avenged their championship game loss to Old Grasp by defeating them three times.^[23] Influence team made it to the AIAW Final Four for the third linear year; finished runner-up for the in a short time consecutive year, losing to Louisiana Tec, 79–59.^[24]

The 1981–82 season featured the chief ever NCAA women's basketball tournament. Representation Lady Vols were one of 32 teams invited and named a 2 seed in their region. In justness region championship, the Lady Vols distress top-seeded USC 91–90 in overtime explicate advance to the Final Four. They lost their Final Four match-up inert Louisiana Tech, which went on problem win the tournament.^[25]

The next season, interpretation Lady Vols won the regular term SEC title but fell in rendering SEC tournament to Georgia. Tennessee was invited to the now-36 team NCAA tournament and awarded its first-ever 1 seed. Tennessee made it to high-mindedness regional championship, but fell to Sakartvelo again, 67–63. Summitt won her Ordinal game on December 3, a 69–56 victory over St. John's during loftiness Coca-Cola Classic in Detroit.^[22]

The 1983–84 spell 1 saw Tennessee start out 6–4. Banish, Summitt rallied her team and fully developed 22–10, for her eighth straight 20-win season. Tennessee not only made with your wits about you to the NCAA Final Four expulsion the second time in the culminating three tournaments, but also made hole to the title game. However, River lost by 11 to USC, which also had won the title loftiness previous year. Summit earned Coach handle the Year honors.^[26] The 1983–84 patch was followed up by another 20-win year in which Tennessee earned both the regular season SEC title (despite only going 4–4) and the combat title. However, the Lady Vols skin in the NCAA tournament to Fissure Miss during the round of 16. The next season was a jar story – the Lady Vols abstruse a good regular season, played grand great tournament (reaching the Final Match up for the second time in brace years), but fell before winning grandeur title.^[27]

In 1986–87, Tennessee broke through endure defeated perennial power Louisiana Tech 67–44 to win the Lady Vols' important national title. Tennessee's Tonya Edwards was named the Most Outstanding Player critical the Final Four. During the universal season, Summitt also earned her Three-hundredth win, an 87–66 victory over Northerly Carolina.^[22] The next year in 1987–88, the Lady Vols were positioned do as you are told repeat, as Tennessee made it quick the Final Four yet again. Regardless, Louisiana Tech avenged the previous year's championship game loss with a 9-point victory and went on to amplify the title.^[28]

In 1988–89, the Lady Vols reached the Final Four for justness fourth straight year. After eliminating Colony by 12 points, Tennessee faced Flash rival Auburn for the national give a call. Auburn had lost by two outcome to Louisiana Tech in the NCAA title game the previous year survive had suffered its only loss detect the SEC Championship game by 15 points to Tennessee. The championship amusement was similar as Tennessee took rural area its second title in three time eon with a 76–60 victory. It was Tennessee's best season yet; the Moslem Vols won 35 games while forfeiture only two regular season contests tote up Auburn and Texas. The Lady Vols won every NCAA tournament game soak at least 12 points.^[15]

In 1989–90, integrity Lady Vols started off the stint well, winning the SEC title. Dispel, the team fell by 1 slump to Auburn in the SEC Help Game and lost in overtime ruin Virginia in the regional finals, tighten up game shy of making a talk to the Final Four, which prowl year was held in Knoxville. Summitt accomplished another milestone that season better her 400th win, a 70–69 dismay over South Carolina on January 25.^[22]

1990s

Tennessee failed to win the SEC universal season or the tournament championship captive 1990–91, but after a close carry the day in the NCAA regional semifinals realize Western Kentucky, the Lady Vols out of the running Auburn for the second time accumulate three years. In the national semifinals, the Lady Vols beat Stanford, 68–60, to earn the chance to revenge the previous year's tournament loss blaspheme Virginia. Just as the previous year's game had gone into overtime, tolerable did this one. Tennessee escaped walkout a 70–67 win and its base national title in five years. Excellence next season in 1991–92, the Eve Vols did not make it proficient the regional championship, falling 75–70 hinder the same Western Kentucky team they had beaten in that round goodness previous year. In 1992–93, Tennessee hangdog the defending champions Stanford twice gleam swept the SEC season for say publicly first time. However, the Lady Vols were unable to win the Split second tournament title and fell 72–56 clod the NCAA tournament to Iowa hem in the regional finals.^[29]

Early in the 1993–94 season, Summitt grabbed her 500th warrant, an 80–45 win over Ohio Do up on November 21. Tennessee went fraud to win the regular season give orders to tournament SEC titles before falling 71–68 to Louisiana Tech in the local semifinals. The next season marked Tennessee's return to the Final Four. River went undefeated in the SEC popular season for the third straight class, but failed to win the match title. The top-seeded Lady Vols breezed their way to a fifth public title game, with no other tourney game being closer than 21 the setup. However, in the national championship diversion, the Lady Vols fell 70–64 anticipate the undefeated UConn Huskies, coached from one side to the ot Summit's rival, Geno Auriemma, in honesty first of eleven championships for UConn. During the off-season, Summitt recruited tall school stand-out Chamique Holdsclaw.^[30]

In 1995–96, ring true freshman Holdsclaw and senior Michelle Grouping. Marciniak, the Lady Vols won character SEC tournament and made a alternative straight Final Four trip. In picture semifinals, the Lady Vols avenged distinction previous year's tournament loss to UConn by ousting Auriemma and the Huskies with a hard-fought 5-point win smile overtime. The championship game was snivel that close as Tennessee easily won its fourth title with an 83–65 win over Georgia.^[31]

The 1996–97 Lady Vols posted one of the worst archives ever for a Summitt-coached team. Affix addition to losses to powerhouses specified as Louisiana Tech (twice), Stanford, In the neighbourhood Dominion, and Connecticut, Tennessee fell rescind teams such as Florida, against whom they had been previously undefeated.^[32] Summitt earned her 600th win with clean up 15-point victory over Marquette on Nov 23, 1996.^[22] Summitt and the 1996–97 championship team were the subject end an HBO documentary titled A Character Season: The Lady Vols Fight Back. The Lady Vols posted a 23–10 record heading into the NCAA meet. However, Tennessee righted itself during rendering tournament, shocking previously undefeated Connecticut interest the regional final before defeating Notre Dame and Old Dominion in nobility Final Four to win the team's second straight national championship.^[33]

Main article: 1997–98 Tennessee Lady Volunteers basketball team

In repeat aspects, the 1997–98 team was Summitt's best. With the top-ranked recruiting bring up as well as Chamique Holdsclaw, integrity Lady Vols ran the table chance on a 39–0 season while playing give someone a jingle of the top-ranked schedules in goodness country. Only three teams came prearranged 10 points of beating the setup, and the Lady Vols won regular 93–75 victory over Louisiana Tech be conscious of their third straight national championship.^[34] Rear 1 the championship game, opposing Louisiana School head coach Leon Balmore proclaimed authority Tennessee team to be the "best ever",^[35] echoing a similar claim masquerade by Old Dominion University Hall cherished FamerNancy Lieberman.^[36]

Holdsclaw (who by then confidential won national championships every season she was with the Vols) predicted defer the 1998–99 team would be character greatest ever. However, Tennessee didn't sway another national title or make rosiness to the Final Four. Injuries direct to several players decimated the team playing field the Lady Vols ultimately fell greet Duke in the regional finals. Graceful landmark was set during this time however, as Holdsclaw, Tamika Catchings, take Semeka Randall became the first trilogy from one team to be baptized Kodak All-Americans.^[15]

The Lady Vols ended honourableness decade with a third straight 30-win season, third straight SEC title, settle down third straight SEC Tournament title. As well, they defeated UConn in the accepted season, 72–71, in UConn's only disappearance of the year. In the NCAA tournament, Tennessee breezed its way reach the title game, winning all cardinal games by at least 10 the setup. In the championship game the Gal Vols were beaten soundly by UConn, 71–52. This marked the fourth put on the back burner in six years that either River or UConn had eliminated the do violence to from the tournament. UConn's two gains in that period came in espousal games, adding more intensity to distinction Summit-Auriemma rivalry. During the season, Summitt earned her 700th win, 85–62 cutting remark Wisconsin.^[15]

At the 2000 ESPY awards, nobleness Lady Vols basketball team was called co-team of the decade, along mount the Florida State Seminoles football team.^[37] Additionally, Summitt was named the Pedagogue Coach of the Century and Chamique Holdsclaw earned recognition as Naismith Women's Collegiate Player of the Century.^[15]

2000s

In ethics 2000–01 season, the Lady Vols conjectural another SEC title, winning all 14 SEC games. Additionally, they split description season series with the UConn Huskies and headed into the SEC combat with a 28–1 record. However, illustriousness Lady Vols were upset by Moneyman in the semifinals and then departed in the Sweet Sixteen to Missionary, their worst finish since 1993–94. As the regular season, Summitt earned disclose 750th win in the second undertaking against UConn, a 92–88 victory. Glory team also finished with its accommodate straight 30-win season.^[22]

In the 2001–02 seasoned, the Lady Vols won their 5th straight SEC championship, but fell adjust in the conference tournament, this firmly to LSU. In the NCAA battle, Tennessee reached the Final Four in addition, with a 5-point win over Financier University. This trip to the Encouragement Four marked Summitt's 13th appearance, which broke Coach John Wooden's record be more or less 12, and earned her 788th do something to deserve, which tied Summitt with Jody Conradt for the winningest coach in women's basketball history.^[22] However, the Lady Vols fell in the national semifinals approval Connecticut, which wound up winning nobleness championship and capping an undefeated time. This loss ended the season fate 29–5, one win shy of wide-ranging Summitt's streak of 30-win seasons. Summitt did achieve more milestones during ethics season; a 106–66 win over USC marked Summitt's 200th win at house, a victory against Louisiana Tech was her 300th win against a hierarchic opponent and her 93–65 win go over Arkansas was her 1,000th game chimpanzee a coach, including international contests.^[22]

During rank 2002–03 season, the Lady Vols compiled their sixth perfect SEC season professor beat powerhouses Duke and Louisiana Tec, among others, during the regular stint, but lost to Texas and UConn. In the NCAA tournament, the Woman Vols made it to the label game only to lose to rendering Huskies again 73–68.^[38] During the seasoned, Summitt earned her 800th win, 76–57 over DePaul and was the copy coach to reach this milestone.^[22]

The 2003–04 season was similar to the past year. The Lady Vols defeated almost of their regular season opponents, containing Duke and Louisiana Tech, but cast aside games to UConn and Texas. Nobleness Lady Vols again went 14–0 weight the regular season against SEC contest, but again fell in the talk tournament. Tennessee won five games eliminate the NCAA tournament only to group 70–61 to Connecticut in the help game for the second year limit a row and third time newest five years.^[39]

In 2004–05, Tennessee broke tog up losing streak against Connecticut with exceptional narrow 68–67 regular season victory. Candace Parker, a highly regarded and national known high school player joined magnanimity Lady Vols. However, because of injuries, she was redshirted and didn't amusement that season. Tennessee suffered losses extensive the regular season to Duke, Rutgers, and LSU, while beating Stanford give orders to Louisiana Tech. LSU's win over River gave the Tigers the SEC label, breaking Tennessee's streak of seven regular regular season conference championships. However, River won its first tournament title brush four years by avenging its beforehand loss to LSU loss with on the rocks 67–65 win in the SEC Assistance game. In the NCAA tournament, River advanced to its fourth Final Duo in a row by defeating shipshape and bristol fashion Rutgers team that had beaten them earlier in the year. In prestige Final Four, the Lady Vols blew a 16-point lead to fall 68–64 to underdog Michigan State.^[40][41] In representation second round of the NCAA altercation, the Lady Vols defeated Purdue. That victory gave Pat Summitt her 880th win, breaking North Carolina coach Clergyman Smith's record of 879 wins, sit making her the all-time winningest educator in NCAA basketball history.^[22]

By 2005–06, Saxophonist had recovered from her injuries flourishing became a starter. During the bout, the Lady Vols dropped three felicity to SEC foes, LSU, Florida, perch Kentucky, to record their worst Trice season since the 1996–97 season. But, they won their second straight project against Connecticut and rebounded from well-organized sub-par SEC season to win representation conference tournament for the second generation in a row. In the NCAA tournament, Tennessee received a number team a few seed instead of the one pip Summitt believed her team deserved, extort played North Carolina in the limited finals. Tennessee trailed from the go over, fell behind by as many pass for 16, rallied to cut the idol to five, but ultimately fell 75–63.^[42]

In the 2006–07 season, Tennessee defeated quaternion ranked teams in a row: UCLA, Stanford, Arizona State, and Middle River, lost a regular season rematch revive North Carolina and another game antagonistic top-ranked Duke, and defeated UConn transport the third time in a row.^[43] Later, in Baton Rouge, the Lassie Vols clinched the SEC title encroach upon LSU in a game where Candace Parker scored 27.^[44] However, in magnanimity SEC tournament semifinals, Tennessee fell solve the Tigers.^[45] In the NCAA trial affray, Summitt's team easily made it do research the Final Four, dispatching teams think about it included SEC foe Mississippi and 13-seeded Cinderella, Marist, winning each game shy at least 14. In the Endorsement Four, Tennessee again faced North Carolina. Despite shooting poorly,^[46] the Lady Vols came back from a 12-point deficiency with 8:18 remaining to win 56–50.^[47] In the championship game against Rutgers, Tennessee won its seventh title.^[48] Next to the season, Summitt appeared at boss men's basketball game dressed in grand cheerleader outfit and led the press in a rendition of "Rocky Top" to show her support for prestige team. A month earlier, her convenience counterpart, Bruce Pearl, showed up varnish a Lady Vols game in orangeness body paint.^[49]

The 2007–08 season started go to see with the top-ranked Lady Vols skilful 3–0, including wins over 9th-ranked Oklahoma^[50] and 22nd-ranked Texas. The win scan Texas was Summitt's 950th.^[51] After several more wins, top-ranked Tennessee knocked musty fourth-ranked North Carolina, 83–79, in fastidious rematch of the previous year's In response Four match-up.^[52] Tennessee won their succeeding four games, then headed to Calif. for a match-up with 5th-ranked University. Down by 4 with less mystify 30 seconds remaining, the Lady Vols managed to tie the game get well and send it to overtime, however lost, 73–69.^[53] The Lady Vols responded by winning their next seven frivolity, giving them a 17–1 record decrease into a match-up with Duke. Candace Parker's 17 points and 12 rebounds, including a bucket with 22 to sum up remaining, helped the Lady Vols blow out of the water the Blue Devils for the chief time in four years, 67–64.^[54] River would win the rest of their regular season games and defeat LSU for the SEC tournament championship. Interpretation Lady Vols won four straight fun in the NCAA Tournament heading come close to their third matchup of the era against the LSU Lady Tigers alternative route the Final Four. Alexis Hornbuckle canted in a Nicky Anosike missed lay-up with 0.7 seconds left to come first the game, 47–46. On April 8, 2008, Tennessee won its second successive national championship (and eighth overall) gross beating Stanford 64–48.^[55]

Summitt's first milestone counterfeit the 2008–09 season was a 73–43 win over the Georgia Lady Bulldogs on February 5, 2009, at Thompson–Boling Arena in Knoxville. The win was the 1,000th for Coach Summitt.^[56] Justness Thompson–Boling Arena's court was named "The Summitt" in her honor.^[57] The 2008–09 season ended with a dubious chief, as the Lady Vols lost 71–55 in the first round of ethics NCAA tournament to Ball State shrub border Bowling Green, Kentucky, marking the lid time Tennessee would not appear cut the Sweet 16 since the NCAA first sanctioned championships in women's sport for the 1981–82 season.^[58]

2010s

Summitt was diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer's disease in 2011.^[59] Despite the diagnosis, she completed grandeur 2011–2012 season in a reduced lines, with Holly Warlick (an assistant reporting to Summitt since 1985) assuming most recognize the coaching responsibilities.^[60][61] In an investigate with GoVolsXtra.com, Summitt stated, "There's put together going to be any pity assemble and I'll make sure of that."^[62] In December 2011, Summitt was esteemed as the Sports Illustrated sportswoman rot the year.^[63]

As the 2011–12 season progressed, the team and the fans accredited that it was likely to fleece Summitt's last year coaching, and Ann Killion of Sports Illustrated called talented "heart-wrenching to witness" when Warlick dirt-poor down in tears at the utilize of the regular season.^[64] In Strut, John Adams wrote in the Knoxville News Sentinel that it would produce "too much to ask" of Summitt and her staff to go go over another season, and David Climer wrote in The Tennessean that it was time for Summitt to retire.^[65][66]

On Apr 18, 2012, after the Lady Vols lost to the unbeaten eventual espouse Baylor Lady Bears in the Special allowed Eight in Des Moines, Summitt stepped down as head coach, ending minder 38-year coaching career at age 59.^[67][68] Warlick was named Summitt's successor. Bring to fruition a statement accompanying her resignation, Summitt said, "I feel like Holly's anachronistic doing the bulk of it. She deserves to be the head coach..." Summitt was given the title Purpose Coach Emeritus upon her resignation.^[67] According to NCAA regulations, as head trainer emeritus, she was able to go to practices and assist Warlick in fiercely duties, but was not allowed redo sit on the team bench.^[69]

Summitt was presented the USBWA Most Courageous Bestow at the 2012 Final Four, put forward future awards were given in breather name.^[70] She received the Arthur Ashe Courage Award in 2012, saying wrapping her acceptance speech: "It is pause to fight."^[71]

USA Basketball involvement

Player

Summitt was baptized to the U.S. women's basketball cast invited to compete at the 1975 Pan American Games. The team was coached by future Hall of Illustriousness coach Cathy Rush. Players included Lusia Harris, Nancy Lieberman, Ann Meyers, gain Juliene Simpson. After winning the gilded medal in 1963, the USA livery lost to Brazil in both 1967 and 1971 and had recently competed in the 1975 World Championship, presumption in eighth place. The opening distraction was against host-country Mexico which esoteric finished ahead of the USA crew at the World Championships. This ahead, the USA was victorious, beating Mexico 99–65. The USA would go perpendicular to win its next five mirth, all but one by a double-digit margin. That set up the cash medal game against Brazil which grandeur USA team won convincingly, 74–55.^[72]

Coach

Summitt was named the head coach of high-mindedness USA representative to the William Designer Cup competition in Taipei, Taiwan. Representation USA team had recently completed leadership World Championship, so was able compare with bypass the preliminary rounds. The gang won all six contests and justness gold medal. Four USA players were named to the 12 player all-tournament team.^[73]

Summitt was chosen as the attitude coach of the team representing righteousness USA in 1984 at the William Jones Cup competition in Taipei, Island. The team chosen to represent dignity USA was the team expected equal be selected as the national side for the 1984 Olympic Games. That resulted in a very strong gang which was able to dominate depiction competition. In the opening game averse Australia, the USA won 82–20. From the past other games were closer, Italy's 23-point loss to the USA was excellence closest of the eight games. Interpretation USA won all eight games enjoin the gold medal, and three make public the team's players were named stain the All-Tournament Team.^[74]

Books

Summitt wrote three books, all with co-author Sally Jenkins: Reach for the Summitt, which is go fast motivational book and part biography; Raise the Roof, about the Lady Vols' 1997–1998 undefeated and NCAA-championship winning season; and Sum It Up, covering in trade life and her experience being diagnosed and living with Alzheimer's disease.^[75][76]

Coaching organized and legacy

Summitt was widely recognized chimpanzee one of the toughest coaches wear college basketball history. She was outperform known for giving her players fleece icy stare in response to in want play, known simply as "The Summitt Stare".^[77][78] However, she claimed that she mellowed considerably later in her growth. In 2007, Summitt told U.S. Material & World Report that she didn't yell at her players nearly laugh much as she had earlier counter her career.^[79] On at least three occasions, Tennessee asked Summitt to reexamine coaching the men's team: once previously 1997^[80] and again in 2001.^[81]

Summitt won 16 Southeastern Conference regular season dignities with the Lady Vols, as arrive as 16 tournament titles. Summitt's Islamist Vols made an appearance in every so often NCAA Tournament from 1982 until recede retirement, advanced to the Sweet 16 every year except 2009, and comed 18 times in the Final Four.^[26] When Summitt made her 13th characteristic to the Final Four as efficient coach in 2002, she surpassed Lav Wooden as the NCAA coach trappings the most trips to the Valedictory Four. Summitt was a seven-time Moment Coach of the year and clean up seven-time NCAA Coach of the epoch and won three consecutive national awards from 1996 to 1998.^[26] Summitt was known for scheduling tough opponents fulfill her team to play in loftiness regular season, in order to organize them for the postseason. In cobble together years of coaching, her teams assumed Top 10-ranked teams over 250 times.^[26]

Summitt finished her coaching career with 1,098 wins in 1,306 games coached tab AIAW and NCAA Division I play.^[82] Summitt won eight NCAA Division Unrestrained championships as a coach; as stencil June 2016, this is the third-highest total in the history of NCAA Division I men's and women's basketball.^[83]

Summitt received the Presidential Medal of Release from President Barack Obama in 2012.^[84] In 2013, an eight-foot bronze calculate was erected in her honor reflexology the University of Tennessee campus.^[85] Straight statue was dedicated to Summitt eliminate her hometown of Clarksville, Tennessee, rafter 2018.^[86]

Personal life

Family

Pat Summitt married Ross Barnes Summitt II in 1980. The combine had one son, Ross Tyler Summitt, born in 1990. Summitt filed shadow divorce from her husband in 2007.^[87]

Tyler Summitt, who played as a further for the Tennessee men's basketball team,^[88] graduated from Tennessee in May 2012. He was hired as an second coach by the Marquette University women's team effective with the 2012–13 season.^[89] In what ESPN.com columnist Gene Wojciechowski called "a bittersweet irony", Tyler's placement by Marquette was announced on dignity same day his mother announced pretty up retirement.^[90]

Health

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

Summitt authored a foundation to raise money represent Alzheimer's research and worked to strengthen engage awareness of the disease.^[92]

Death

Summitt died feel June 28, 2016, two weeks afterward her 64th birthday, at a high up living facility in Knoxville where she crocheted and did many other hobbies in her free time.^[93] She weigh the entirety of her estate nominate her son, Tyler.^[94]

After her death, authority Pat Summitt Alzheimer's Clinic was open at the University of Tennessee Healing Center, with funds from her Foundation.^[95] In 2017, the NCAA established loftiness Pat Summitt Award to recognize community who positively influence college athletes.^[96]

Accomplishments famous records

• 1978—Inducted into Omicron Delta Kappa, representation National Leadership Honor Society, as brainstorm Honoris Causa faculty/staff initiate^[97]
• 1983—Russell Athletic/WBCA Stateowned Coach of the Year^[98]
• 1990—Inducted into nobility International Women's Sports Hall of Success as a coach, the first vintage coaches were honored.^[99]
• 1995—Russell Athletic/WBCA National Guardian of the Year^[98]
• 1998—Russell Athletic/WBCA National Governess of the Year^[98]
• 1998—AP College Basketball Instructor of the Year^[100]
• 1999—Inducted into the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame as systematic member of the inaugural class.^[101]
• 2000—Inducted get entangled the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall heed Fame.^[102]
• 2000—Named the Naismith Basketball Coach signal the Century.^[103]
• 2009—Named to Sporting News' document of the 50 greatest coaches raise all time (MLB, NBA, NFL, NHL, college basketball, and college football). She is listed in position 11.^[104]
• 2011—Named Disports Illustrated's Sportswoman of the Year, Dec 6, 2011, in NYC. (She merged the Sportsman/Sportswoman honor with Duke Sanatorium men's basketball head coach Mike Krzyzewski.)^{[citation needed]}
• 2011—Inducted into the Tennessee Women's Captivate of Fame.^[105]
• 2012—Awarded the Presidential Medal a choice of Freedom by President Barack Obama.^[106]
• 2012—Arthur Ashe Courage Award Recipient at the Be aware of Awards.^[107]
• 2013—Inducted into the FIBA Hall illustrate Fame on June 19.^[108]
• 16-time SEC Prizewinner (1980, 1985, 1990, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004,^[26] 2007,^[109] 2010, 2011)
• 16-time SEC Combat Champion (1980, 1985, 1988, 1989, 1992, 1994, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012)^[26]
• 8-time Tick Coach of the Year (1983, 1995, 1998, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2007, 2011)^[110]
• 7-time NCAA Coach of the Year (1983, 1987, 1989, 1994, 1995, 1998, 2004)^[26]
• 8-time NCAA Champion (1987, 1989, 1991, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2007, 2008)^[26]
• Every Lady Vol player who completed her eligibility pound Tennessee under Summitt graduated with boss degree.^[111]
• Every Lady Vol player who all set her eligibility at Tennessee under Summitt played in at least one Powerful Eight.^[112]

Coaching tree

Forty-five of Summitt's former warp have become coaches.^[113] This is systematic partial list of those players.

• Bold birdcage Latest position column indicates this interest a currently-held position.

Head coaching record

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

See also

References