Patricia Head Summitt
Awards And Accomplishments
1973 | Captures silver medal as member of U.S. World Games team |
1975 | Earns gold medal as member of U.S. basketball team at Pan American Games |
1976 | Earns silver medal as member of U.S. basketball team at Olympics in Montreal |
1979 | Coaches U.S. women's basketball team to gold at the Pan American Games |
1984 | Coaches U.S. women's basketball team to its first Olympic gold |
1987, 1989 | Leads Lady Vols to NCAA championship; named Naismith College Coach of the Year |
1990 | Receives the Basketball Hall of Fame's John Bunn Award |
1991 | Leads Lady Vols to NCAA championship |
1993 | Named Southeastern Conference (SEC) Coach of the Year |
1994 | Named Naismith College Coach of the Year |
1995 | Named SEC Coach of the Year |
1996-98 | Leads Lady Vols to three consecutive NCAA championships |
1997-98 | Leads Lady Vols to a perfect 39-0 record |
1998 | Naismith College Coach of the Year and SEC Coach of the Year |
2000 | Inducted into the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame inaugural class |
2000 | Named Naismith Women's Collegiate Coach of the Century |
2003 | First women's college basketball coach and fourth overall to win 800 games |
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