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.

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 30, 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.

Pat Summitt is best known for her 38 years as University of Tennessee Knoxville’s women’s basketball coach, during which time she never had a losing season. With a career total of 1,098 wins to only 208 loses, Summitt holds the record for the most wins of any college basketball coach in history.

Pat Summitt was an American women’s basketball head coach who coached the University of Tennessee Lady Vols team for close to 40 years. Born and raised in Clarksville, Tennessee, she played basketball all through her teenage years and attended the University of Tennessee in …

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).

Oct 8, 2017 · Pat Summitt, women’s basketball coach at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, has produced an enviable record of success both on and off the court.

Pat put women’s basketball on the radar nationally, and she made the Lady Vols basketball program the nation’s best. During her tenure, the Lady Vols won eight NCAA titles and a combined 32 Southeastern Conference tournament and regular season championships.