Pat Summitt
Pat Summitt
Patricia Sue "Pat" Summittwas an American college basketball head coach whose 1,098 career wins are the most in NCAA basketball history. She served as the head coach of the University of Tennessee Lady Vols basketball team from 1974 to 2012, before retiring at age 59 because of a diagnosis of early-onset Alzheimer's disease. She won eight NCAA championships, a number surpassed only by the 10 titles won by UCLA men's coach John Wooden and the 11 titles won by UConn...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionCoach
Date of Birth14 June 1952
CityClarksville, TN
CountryUnited States of America
Obviously, we are devastated by the loss of Alexis.
Obviously, this was a tough battle for both teams. A great basketball game I'm sure to watch, a challenging one to play in and coach.
Obviously it's always good to get a win. We have to get better. You don't fix it in one game.
It was a hard-fought game, not necessary well-executed. For the most part I felt like we did what we had to do.
It's been amazing this year. We've had fans everywhere we've been on the road.
It's just a matter of everyone stepping up and taking responsibility and ownership on the offensive end. We executed very well.
It took me back to our first day of official team practice.
They are one impressive basketball team. If they play like they did tonight, it'll be hard for this team to lose.
They are very familiar with our program and our philosophy, ... but when you have been in the game as long as I have and been on television as much as we have, I think everyone knows pretty much every move we make.
They want to win and they want to be in Boston. Sometimes life isn't fair.
Sylvia and I go back 32 years to when we were in grad school at Tennessee and she coached my junior varsity team. I value her as a dear friend in this profession. When you've been in it this long, you make a lot of people mad.
It'll be interesting to see how we respond after a tough loss.
It's awesome to see where she is now. Even for me as a coach, it's hard to believe how much better she is coming off screens, creating her own shot and scoring in transition.
I told her I was really proud of her. Obviously, I worked with her for 18 years and I have watched her build this team and this program. I think she has done a remarkable job.