Former rival remembers guarding Pat Summitt

Summitt finished her coaching career with an.840 winning percentage (1,098-208) while graduating every player who completed their eligibility, according to the coach’s biography. “I was completely unaware until I saw the stuff this morning”.

Parker, who played for the Lady Vols from 2005-08, declined to discuss details of the meeting in a WNBA teleconference on Monday, citing concerns for the privacy of the Summitt family.

At the time, women’s basketball was largely played in a six-on-six format, with three players on offense and three players on defense. “Not too many players have the opportunity to have their children and then share that experience with Pat Summitt while she’s still able to say their names and how cute they are”.

He last remembered seeing Summitt during a 2012 visit to Knoxville for a South Carolina-Tennessee basketball game.

“Pat Summitt and Gloria Ray said let’s bring the Hall of Fame to Knoxville, make it a reality”, said WBHOF President Dana Hart.

“She sort of always liked me for some reason, and I always liked her”, Spurrier said.

As a former Tennessee State Representative who was the head of the powerful House Finance Committee, the Clarksville area native is the second most famous member of the family behind his beloved iconic sister.

“Before you could even get close to the ball, it was gone or she was shooting, she was dribbling or she was going around you or she was running over you”, said Deathridge. “It was sad to see, but she was the best in her sport for a long time”.

“She walked in, and everyone was like that’s Pat Summitt”, Cash said.

“I was playing in an AAU tournament in Coco Beach, and she walked in the gym”, she said. “I was like I know, she’s been recruiting me”.

Taurasi echoed that sentiment recalling the first time she saw Summitt in person. It didn’t necessarily go over with everybody else, but that is OK because that is how things grow.