Pat Summitt is forced to retire due to early onset dementia

Yeah easily top 5. Kind of reminds me when Jim "Catfish" Hunter passed away. A man who made his entire living on pitching and using his arms and at the time o his passing he had lost all use of both arms. The thought of coach pat not being able to remember all she did for women's basketball in the NCAA and the wnba is just a horrible thought. Best of luck to her. A true pioneer in her field.
 
Doc Rivers got pretty emotional after last night's game when he was talking about Summitt. caught me off guard.

Real respect right there.

Pat's work and accomplishments cross gender barriers. her run is/was incredible.
 
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Best of luck to Pat and her family moving forward.
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Originally Posted by GUNNA GET IT

Doc Rivers got pretty emotional after last night's game when he was talking about Summitt. caught me off guard.

Real respect right there.

Pat's work and accomplishments cross gender barriers. her run is/was incredible.
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i can dig it
 
Originally Posted by Nawzlew

She was just awarded the Medal of Freedom, damn.
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yes and well deserved ... 
terrible disease ... i think it was a timely exit and i'm glad the school didnt force her to leave
 
I heard on the radio that as part of her first couple of years at UT, she had to wash the uniforms and towels. Women's basketball & women's sports in general has come a long way thanks in part to her. Some facts about Coach Summit's 38 year coaching career at UT-

Seasons 38

W-L 1,098-208

Win pct .841

NCAA Tourn app 31

Tourn W-L 112-23

Tourn Win pct .830

Final Fours 18

National titles 8

* 7-time NCAA Coach of the Year

Most Wins - Division I Women's Basketball

Pat Summitt 1,098

Jody Conradt 900

C. Vivian Stringer 885

Sylvia Hatchell 879

Tara VanDerveer 861

Most NCAA Tournament Wins, Men's and Women's Head Coaches

Pat Summitt 112

Geno Auriemma 85

Mike Krzyzewski 79

Highest Tournament Win Percentage, Men's and Women's Head Coaches

Minimum 20 Games

Pct Raw W-L

Geno Auriemma .833 85-17

Pat Summitt .830 112-23

John Wooden .825 47-10

Most Women's NCAA Titles - Division I History

Pat Summitt 8

Geno Auriemma 7

Kim Mulkey 2

Linda Sharp 2

Tara VanDerveer 2

Most Wins - Men's and Women's Div I

Pat Summitt 1,098

Mike Krzyzewski 927

Bob Knight 902

Jody Conradt 900

Jim Boeheim 890

Dean Smith 879

Most NCAA Div. I Titles
 
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won 8 NCAA national championships with Tennessee during her tenure as head coach

also the winningest coach in division 1 basketball history with a record of 1,098–208 (.841)

Championships

8× NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Championships (1987,1989,1991,1996–1998,2007,2008)
16× SEC Champions
(1980, 1985, 1990, 1993–1995, 1998, 1999–2004, 2007, 2010, 2011)
16× SEC Tournament Champions
(1980, 1985, 1988, 1989, 1992, 1994, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2010–2012)


Awards
8× Time SEC Coach of the Year (1993,1995,1998,2001,2003,2004,2007,2011)
7× Time NCAA Coach of the Year (1983, 1987, 1989, 1994, 1995, 1998, 2004)
Naismith Coach of the 20th Century
2012 Presidential Medal of Freedom


RIP
 
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RIP to the legendary Pat Summit. She had an incredible run, and people respected her.
 
Truth be told she was one of a very select few women that could coach men and command respect right from the get go.

RIP Pat Summit
 
Smh at me starting this thread and being unable to update it. But anyway yeah. She would have 100% been able to coach men no doubt in my mind. This story proves it.
 
RIP to a legend of a coach & human being.

Glad she isn't suffering anymore.

Absolute legend of a coach, her only peer is Wooden & that's it.

- 38: Seasons as head coach
- 1,098: Total wins
- 8: National championships
- 18: Final Fours
- 112: NCAA tournament victories
- 161: Players coached by Summitt
- 90: Branches on Summitt's coaching tree
- 2: Courts named in her honor
- .913: Winning percentage in home games
- 15: Weeks outside the AP Top 25
- 47: Percent of games played against fellow top 25 teams
- 36: 20-win seasons (plus, 20 30-win seasons)
- 1: Undefeated season
- 100: Percent graduation rate

Love the story how she was on a recruiting trip while she was pregnant & her water broke. She had a private jet take her back & but refused to land in Virginia to give birth because Tennessee lost to Virginia in the finals that year. She wanted her son born in Tennessee... :lol:

God bless her & her family...
 
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I was shocked and saddened to hear that this morning.  I didn't know that her status had deteriorated this quickly.  I had just read an interview with Chamique Holdsclaw where she said she had just spent time with Pat recently.   Truly legendary.  RIP
 
RIP to the legend. Was fun following her career growing up.

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RIP to a legend of a coach & human being.

Glad she isn't suffering anymore.

Absolute legend of a coach, her only peer is Wooden & that's it.

- 38: Seasons as head coach
- 1,098: Total wins
- 8: National championships
- 18: Final Fours
- 112: NCAA tournament victories
- 161: Players coached by Summitt
- 90: Branches on Summitt's coaching tree
- 2: Courts named in her honor
- .913: Winning percentage in home games
- 15: Weeks outside the AP Top 25
- 47: Percent of games played against fellow top 25 teams
- 36: 20-win seasons (plus, 20 30-win seasons)
- 1: Undefeated season
100: Percent graduation rate

Love the story how she was on a recruiting trip while she was pregnant & her water broke. She had a private jet take her back & but refused to land in Virginia to give birth because Tennessee lost to Virginia in the finals that year. She wanted her son born in Tennessee... :lol:

God bless her & her family...
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Devil's advocate here but when Geno is in her sport we have to realize he's right there with her and almost all accounts.

But the Summitt resume is, especially literally starting from scratch, is absolutely incredible. The graduation rate I mean come on my god
 
I read yesterday that When summit started coaching most girls high school games were 3 on 3 and had one player who didn't cross half court. pat Summit is Woman's basketball.
Incredible.
She washed team unis and drove the team van as head coach at a SEC school at the beginning. To start from there and take that program to the point where your selling out your 20,000 seat arena every home game year in and year out is Unimaginable.
If you have daughters, thank Pat Summit she don't have to settle for cheerleader, she can be the star in a team
Salute
 
Been reading really good Pat stories over the last few days, and she was definitely responsible for me having any interest in WCBB. I definitely fashioned myself as a Tennessee WCBB fan growing up because of here. This story was great, though.
 
Of all the impressive stats, and they're the definition of impressive.. The 100% graduation rate really stands out to me..

Coach summit really embodied the "student athlete" label, an idea that has been otherwise exploited imo..

Great coach.. Better woman..
 
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