Summitt will report to Hart in her new role
“Pat’s vision for the game of women’s basketball derrick rose crazy light shoes and her relentless drive pushed the game to a new level and made it possible for the rest of us to accomplish what we did,” Connecticut coach Geno Auriemma said in a release. “In her new role, I’m sure she will continue to make significant impacts to the University of Tennessee and to the game of women’s basketball as a whole.”
“Words can never express adequately how much gratitude I personally have for Coach Summitt,” Kentucky coach Matthew Mitchell, who was a graduate assistant under Summitt in the 1999-2000 season, said in a release. “I am living a dream, coaching at Kentucky, because she gave me an opportunity to learn from her many years ago.
“She is an icon who does not view herself in that light, and her legacy is well-defined and everlasting,” athletic director Dave Hart said. “Just like there will never be another John Wooden, there will never be another Pat Summitt. I look forward to continuing to work with her in her new role. She is an inspiration to everyone.”
Summitt will report to Hart in her new role while assisting the program she guided to eight national titles since taking over in 1974.
Tennessee said that Summitt’s responsibilities will include helping with recruiting, watching practice, joining staff meetings, helping coaches analyze practice and games and advising the Southeastern Conference on women’s basketball issues and mentoring players.
“Pat’s vision for the game of women’s basketball and her relentless drive pushed the game to a new level and made it possible for the rest of us to accomplish what we did,” UConn coach Geno Auriemma cheap derrick rose 1 shoes for sale said in a statement. “In her new role, I’m sure she will continue to make significant impacts to the University of Tennessee and to the game of women’s basketball as a whole.
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