She served as the head coach of the University of Tennessee Lady Vols basketball team from 1974 to 2012 and is considered one of the greatest basketball coaches of all time. Summitt won a silver medal at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal as a member of the United States women's national basketball team.

10 hours ago · ESTES:Making Tennessee's WNBA bid a tribute to Pat Summitt was a perfect choice Peyton Manning Manning is a Pro Football Hall of Fame member, media personality and one of the greatest quarterbacks ...

11 hours ago · In 1998, Pat Summitt spent a Tuesday evening on celebrity row at Madison Square Garden with Chamique Holdsclaw, her star player at the University of Tennessee. It was Summitt’s first WNBA game ...

4 hours ago · Tyler Summitt said the Nashville bid for a WNBA expansion team, named the Tennessee Summitt, is the "perfect way" to honor Pat Summitt's legacy.

10 hours ago · The ownership group proposed naming the team the "Tennessee Summitt," in honor of late University of Tennessee Coach Pat Summitt. She led the Lady Vols basketball team for 38 years, winning eight ...

Jun 28, 2016 · Pat Summitt, the winningest coach in Division I history who uplifted the women's game from obscurity to national prominence during her 38-year career at Tennessee, died Tuesday. She was...

Jan 15, 2025 · Pat Summitt, American collegiate women’s basketball coach at the University of Tennessee (1974–2012) who led the squad to eight National Collegiate Athletic Association championships (1987, 1989, 1991, 1996–98, and 2007–08) and set a record for most career Division I coaching victories (1,098).

No one did a better job of managing what goes on inside the 94x50 rectangle known as a collegiate basketball court than the late Pat Summitt. The legendary coach concluded a 38-year tenure at the helm of the Lady Vols on April 18, 2012, with a 1,098-208 overall record after raising the bar in the collegiate basketball world every time she ...

Jun 20, 2017 · KNOXVILLE, Tenn. -- Pat Summitt, legendary Lady Vol basketball coach, mentor and mother-figure to her players; a revered ambassador for her university and state; a trailblazer for women; and a role model for people all over the world passed away Tuesday, June 28, in Knoxville at the age of 64.

11 hours ago · According to a release, the ownership group has proposed naming the team the “Tennessee Summitt” in honor of former University of Tennessee coach Patt Summitt, who coached the Lady Vols for 38 ...