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.

1 day ago · KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) - A pillar of Tennessee athletics, Pat Summitt, is set to be honored with a WeCOACH Lifetime Achievement Award. The news came Wednesday, when the group announced that Tennessee’s top women’s basketball coach of all time would receive the prestigious award.

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).

1 day ago · KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — The legendary University of Tennessee women's basketball coach Pat Summitt has been named one of five recipients of the 2024-25 WeCOACH Lifetime Achievement Award.

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...

Consider the following: her 24th edition of a Lady Vol basketball team ran the table with a perfect 39-0 record; this group won an unprecedented third consecutive NCAA title; Summitt's businesslike philosophy of coaching was chronicled in a best-selling book, "Reach for the Summit" and was followed by "Raise the Roof"; Home Box Office (HBO ...

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.

Jun 28, 2016 · Pat Summitt, who won more games than anyone in college basketball history, man or woman, died early Tuesday, five years since being diagnosed with early onset dementia in the form of Alzheimer’s....

Jun 20, 2017 · Summitt's career victory total was the most of any coach in the history of NCAA men's or women's basketball at the time of her retirement. She guided her teams to eight NCAA National Championships (1987, 1989, 1991, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2007, 2008).

Jun 28, 2016 · Pat Summitt, who was at the forefront of a broad ascendance of women’s sports, winning eight national basketball championships at the University of Tennessee and more games than any other...