Pat Head Summitt crouches in front of the Tennessee bench circa 1984. (Photo courtesy Tennessee Athletics Communications.)

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

• Health: On Aug. 22, 2011, Summitt publicly disclosed her diagnosis, at the age of 59, by the Mayo Clinic with early-onset dementia, Alzheimer's type.

Playing Career:

• UT Martin (1970-74) -- guard/forward; single-season and career-scoring leader at time of graduation.

• U.S. World University Games Team (1973) -- forward, Silver Medal (5-3).

• Pan American Games Team (1975) -- forward, Gold Medal (7-0).

• World Championship Team (1975) -- guard, eighth place (4-1).

• U.S. Olympic Team (1976) -- co-captain, forward, Silver Medal (3-2).

Coaching Career:

• University of Tennessee Head Coach (1974-2012).

• U.S. Junior National Team (1977) -- Junior Pan-American Games, Gold Medal (5-0).

• U.S. Junior National Team (1977) -- R. Williams Jones Cup, fifth place (3-4).

• U.S. National Team (1979) -- R. Williams Jones Cup, Gold Medal (6-0).

• Pan American Games Team (1979) -- Silver Medal (5-1).

• World Championship Team (1979) -- Gold Medal (5-1).

• U.S. Olympic Basketball Team, Assistant Coach -- U.S. Boycott.

• World Championship Team (1983) -- Silver Medal (6-2).

• U.A. Olympic Basketball Team, Head Coach (1984) -- R. Williams Jones Cup Team, Gold Medal (8-0).

• U.S. Olympic Basketball Team, Head Coach (1984) -- Gold Medal (6-0).

Collegiate Coaching Record:

• Career Record: 1,098 wins and 208 losses, making Summitt the all-time winningest coach in men's or women's college basketball, as measured by total wins. Summitt is the only coach in NCAA history and the third in college basketball under any governance era, with more than 1,000 career victories.

• NCAA Tournament Record:
  Overall: 112-23 (.829).
  1st/2nd Rounds: 31 appearances, the only coach or program to appear in every NCAA Tournament held to date (48-1).
  Sweet Sixteen: 30 appearances (25-1).
  Elite Eight: 25 appearances (18-7).
  Final Four: 18 appearances (21-10).
  National Championships: 8 (1987, 1989, 1991, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1998, 2007, 2008), second only to the 10 titles taken by UCLA men's basketball under John Wooden.

• AIAW National Championship Game Appearances:  2 (1980, runner-up to Old Dominion, 53-68; 1981, runner-up to Louisiana Tech, 59-79).

• AIAW National Semifinal Appearances:  4 (1977 - No. 3 finish -- semifinal loss to Delta State, 58-62, third-place win over Immaculata, 91-71; 1979 - No. 3 finish -- semifinal loss to Louisiana Tech, 84-102, third-place win over UCLA, 104-86; 1980 - No. 2 finish -- semifinal win over South Carolina, 75-72; 1981 - No. 2 finish -- semifinal win over Old Dominion, 68-65).

• SEC Record:
  Overall: 458-69 (.869)
  SEC Regular-Season Championships: 16 (1980, 1985, 1990, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2007, 2010, 2011)
  SEC Tournament Championships: 16 (1980, 1985, 1988, 1989, 1992, 1994, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012)

• Record Against Nationally Ranked Opponents:
  Against AP Top 25: 413-163 (.717)
  Against AP Top 10:176-125 (.585)
  Against Coaches' Poll Top 25: 336-109 (.755)
  Against Coaches' Poll Top 10: 133-82 (.632)
  Overall: 439-168 (.723)

  Percentage of games played against ranked opponents: 46 percent (604-of-1,306)

   

Key Achievements of Summitt's Players

• Women's Basketball Hall of Fame Inductees: 7 (Cindy Noble Hauserman, 2000; Patricia Roberts, 2000; Holly Warlick, 2001; Cindy Brogdon, 2002; Daedra Charles-Furlow, 2007; Bridgette Gordon, 2007; Jill Rankin Schneider, 2008).

• Olympians: 14 (Cindy Brogdon, 1976 Montreal - Silver; Patricia Roberts, 1976 Montreal - Silver; Cindy Noble Hauserman, 1980 Moscow - U.S. Boycott, 1984 Los Angeles - Gold; Jill Rankin-Schneider, 1980 Moscow - U.S. Boycott; Holly Warlick, 1980 Moscow - Boycott; Lea Henry, 1984 Los Angeles - Gold; Bridgette Gordon, 1988 Seoul - Gold; Daedra Charles-Furlow, 1992 Barcelona - Bronze; Nikki McCray, 1996 Atlanta - Gold, 2000 Sydney - Gold; Carla McGhee, 1996 Atlanta - Gold; Chamique Holdsclaw, 2000 Sydney - Gold; Tamika Catchings, 2004 Athens - Gold, 2008 Beijing - Gold; 2012 London - ___; Kara Lawson, 2008 Beijing - Gold; Candace Parker, 2008 Beijing - Gold, 2012 London - __.

• WNBA Players:
  2012 Draftees -- 4 (Shekinna Stricken, No. 2, Seattle Storm; Glory Johnson, No. 4, Tulsa Shock; Kelley Cain, No. 7, New York Liberty; Vicky Baugh, No. 25, Tulsa Shock).
  Current WNBA Players -- 10 (Nicky Anosike, 2008-present, current team -- Los Angeles Sparks; Shannon Bobbitt, 2008-09, 2011-present, current team -- Indiana Fever; Tamika Catchings, 2001-present, current team -- Indiana Fever; Shyra Ely, 2005-09, 2011-present, current team -- Indiana Fever; Alexis Hornbuckle, 2008-present, current team -- Phoenix Mercury; Kara Lawson, 2003-present, current team -- Connecticut Sun; Candace Parker, 2008-present, current team -- Los Angeles Sparks; Ashley Robinson, 2004-present, current team -- Washington Mystics; Michelle Snow, 2002-present, current team -- Washington Mystics; Sidney Spencer, 2007-present, current team -- Connecticut Sun).
  Total WNBA First-Round Draft Picks -- 15.
  WNBA MVPs -- 2 (Tamika Catchings, 2011; Candace Parker, 2008).
  WNBA Rookies of the Year - 3 (Chamique Holdsclaw, 1999; Tamika Catchings, 2001; Candace Parker, 2008).
  Total WNBA Players (All-Time) -- 35.
  Total Pro Players (All-Leagues) -- 49.

• WBCA (State Farm All-Americans: 21, named to 36 different teams (Patricia Roberts, 1977; Cindy Brogdon, 1978, 1979; Holly Warlick, 1980; Jill Snyder, 1980; Cindy Noble, 1981; Mary Ostrowski, 1982; Tanya Haave, 1983; Sheila Collins, 1985; Bridgette Gordon, 1988, 1989; Daedra Charles, 1990, 1991; Dena Head, 1992; Lisa Harrison, 1993; Nikki McCray, 1994, 1995; Chamique Holdsclaw, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999; Tamika Catchings, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001; Semeka Randall, 1999, 2000; Kara Lawson, 2003; Shyra Ely, 2004; Candace Parker, 2006, 2007, 2008; Shekinna Stricklen, 2011; Glory Johnson, 2012).

• All-SEC Selections: 120.

• Coaches: 46.

• College Graduates: 100 percent of Tennessee players who completed their eligibility under Pat Summitt have also completed their undergraduate degrees.

Key Awards and Honors

• Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame's John Bunn Award: 1990 (first female recipient).

• Women's Sports Foundation Hall of Fame: Enshrinement in Oct. 1990.

• Women's Basketball Hall of Fame: Enshrinement in inaugural class of 1999).

• Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame: Enshrinement on Oct. 13, 2000.

• Naismith Coach of the Century: (2000).

• NCAA Coach of the Year: 7 (1983, 1987, 1989, 1994, 1994, 1998, 2004).

• SEC Coach of the Year: 8 (1993, 1995, 1998, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2007, 2011).

• Women's Basketball Coaches Association Coach of the Year: 3 (1983, 1995, 1998).

• Academy of American Sports Victor Awards Women's Basketball Coach of the Year: 3 (1994, 1998, 2000).

• U.S. News & World Report "America's Best Leaders for 2007": 2007

• ESPY Best Coach/Manager (collegiate or pro): 2008.

• United States Sports Academy Mildred "Babe" Didrikson Zaharias Courage Award: 2011.

• Maggie Dixon Courage Award: 2011.

• Sports Illustrated Sportswoman of the Year: 2011.

• NCAA President's Gerald R. Ford Award: 2012.

• U.S. Basketball Writers Association Most Courageous Award: 2012 (in the future, the award will be named the "Pat Summitt Most Courageous Award").

Autobiographies/Books/Documentaries

• Basketball, by Pat Summitt with Debby Jennings (William C. Brown, 1991).

• Basketball: Fundamentals and Team Play, by Pat Summitt with Debby Jennings (Brown & Benchmark, 1996).

• Reach for the Summit, by Pat Summitt with Sally Jenkins (Broadway Books, 1999).

• Raise the Roof: The Inspiring Inside Story of the Tennessee Lady Vols Undefeated 1997-98 Season, by Pat Summitt with Sally Jenkins (Broadway Books, 1999).

• "A Cinderella Season: The 1997 Lady Vols Fight Back, " (HBO 1998).

Tennessee Basketball Under Pat Head Summitt

                        Regular           Post                 Overall

Year                 Season            Season            Record                        Finish

1974-75           11-6                 5-2                   16-8                 State

1975-76           12-8                 4-3                   16-11               2nd State

1976-77           20-3                 8-2                   28-5                 3rd Final Four

1977-78           22-2                 5-2                   27-4                 1st AIAW Poll

1978-79           22-7                 8-2                   30-9                 3rd Final Four

1979-80           25-3                 8-2                   33-5                 2nd Final Four

1980-81           16-5                 9-1                   25-6                 2nd Final Four

1981-82           17-8                 5-2                   22-10               Final Four (3rd)

1982-83           21-6                 4-2                   25-8                 Regional Final

1983-84           19-8                 4-2                   23-10              Final Four (2nd)

1984-85           18-9                 4-1                   22-10               Regional Semifinal

1985-86           21-8                 3-2                   24-10               Final Four (3rd)

1986-87           22-5                 6-1                   28-6                 NCAA Champions

1987-88           25-2                 6-1                   31-3                 Final Four (3rd)

1988-89           27-2                 8-0                   35-2                 NCAA Champions

1989-90           23-4                 4-2                   27-6                 Regional Final

1990-91           23-4                 7-1                   30-5                 NCAA Champions

1991-92           24-2                 4-1                   28-3                 Regional Semifinal

1992-93           27-1                 2-2                   29-3                 Regional Final

1993-94           26-1                 5-1                   31-2                 Regional Semifinal

1994-95           27-1                 7-2                   34-3                 Final Four (2nd)

1995-96           23-4                 9-0                   32-4                 NCAA Champions

1996-97           21-9                 8-1                   29-10               NCAA Champions

1997-98           30-0                 9-0                   39-0                 NCAA Champions

1998-99           25-2                 6-1                   31-3                 Regional Final

1999-00           25-3                 8-1                   33-4                 Final Four (2nd)

2000-01           28-1                 3-2                   31-3                 Regional Semifinal

2001-02           24-3                 5-2                   29-5                 Final Four (3rd)

2002-03           26-3                 7-2                   33-5                 Final Four (2nd)

2003-04           25-2                 6-2                   31-4                 Final Four (2nd)

2004-05           23-4                 7-1                   30-5                 Final Four (3rd)

2005-06           25-4                 6-1                   31-5                 Regional Final

2006-07           27-2                 7-1                   34-3                 NCAA Champions

2007-08           27-2                 9-0                   36-2                 NCAA Champions

2008-09           20-9                 2-2                   22-11               1st Round

2009-10           27-2                 5-1                   32-3                 Regional Semifinal

2010-11           28-2                 6-1                   34-3                 Regional Final

2011-12           21-8                 6-1                   27-9                 Regional Final

TOTALS                      873-155           225-53             1,098-208

 Source: Portions of this summary were provided in a release by Tennessee Athletics Communications.