Archive - Apr 18, 2012

Holly Warlick, the legendary Lady Vol, is rightfully named Summitt's successor

If Wednesday's announcement by the University of Tennessee that Hall-of-Fame coach Pat Summitt was steppping down from the head coaching position she has held for the past 38 years marked the end of an era, then the contemporaneous designation of her successor did not exactly mark the beginning of a new one.

Denver names Cremeans women's basketball coach

Denver, CO (Sports Network) - The University of Denver on Wednesday named Kerry Cremeans head women's basketball coach.

Just the Facts: The Pat Head Summitt Résumé

Personal:

• Born: Patricia Sue Head, on June 14, 1951, in Clarksville, Tenn.

• Married: To R.B. Summitt, 1980.

• Divorced: 2007.

• Children: Ross Tyler Summitt, born Sept. 21, 1990.

• Education:
  B.S., Physical Education, UT Martin, 1974
  M.S., Physical Education, UT Knoxville, 1975

Summitt's New Duties as Tennessee Head Coach Emeritus

With today's announcement that Tennessee's legendary women's basketball coach Pat Summitt is relinquishing her position as head coach to take on a newly defined status as "head coach emeritus," Summitt's role on the team will change dramatically.

In making the announcement, which also identified Summitt's fromer player, long-time assistant and, later, associate head coach Holly Warlick as Summitt's successor in the head coaching role, Tennessee Vice Chancellor and Director of Athletics Dave Hart made clear that "this is Holly's team now":

Summitt ends career; named head coach emeritus

Updated at 12:03 p.m. Additional reporting by editors and staff of FullCourt.com.

Knoxville, TN (Sports Network) - Tennessee women's head basketball coach Pat Summitt has ended her brilliant career after 38 seasons and has been named head coach emeritus.

2012 WNBA Draft review with Alex "the W Guy" Chambers

The big winner in the 2012 WNBA Draft was the Tulsa Shock, they gathered enough size and athleticism to totally revamp the look in Oklahoma.  Prediction: they have their first ever winning season, they've gone 9-59 since moving from Detroit to Tulsa, and could make the playoffs for the first time since the move south.