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Birthdate: June 14, 1952 At Tennessee: 33rd season Overall record: 947-180 (.840) Home: 416-41 (.910) SEC games: 360-56 (.865) vs. ranked teams: 369-145 (.718) NCAA Tournament: 92-19 (.840) Final Four appearances: 17-10 First/second rounds: 38-0 Sweet 16: 20-4 Elite Eight: 16-4 NCAA titles: 7 SEC regular-season titles: 14 of 26 SEC tournament crowns: 12 of 27 NCAA coach of the year: 1983, '87, '89, '94, '95, '98, '04 |
In 33 seasons, Summitt has guided the Lady Vols to seven NCAA championships and 16 seasons with at least 30 wins.
TIMELINE OF SUCCESS
It all started with Summitt's first win as Tennessee's coach on Jan. 10, 1975. And since, there have been numerous memorable moments.
TENNESSEE VS. UCONN
Dating back to the first meeting in 1995, UConn holds a 13-7 advantage in the all-time series, and a 5-2 lead in NCAA Tournament meetings.
PAT'S PROTÉGÉS
Nearly 60 of Summitt's former players, assistants and even a manager have become coaches at the professional, college or high school levels.
Dean Of Ws
Pat scored a new record (880 wins) and court (The Summitt).
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Win No. 1: Jan. 10, 1975 In second game of career, Summitt scores 69-32 win over Middle Tennessee State at UT's Alumni Gym, in front of 53 fans. |
Win No. 500: Nov. 21, 1993 The 80-45 rout of Ohio State came in the inaguaral State Farm Classic, vs. former asst. Nancy Darsch. Span: three years, 300 days. |
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Win No. 100: Jan. 13, 1979 Three years and 362 days into her career, Summitt reaches century mark with 79-66 win over North Carolina State in Raleigh, N.C. |
Win No. 600: Nov. 23, 1996 Fastest woman to reach 600 (734 games) given cake by then-Vermont Gov. Howard Dean after 83-68 win over Marquette. Fastest 100. |
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Win No. 200: Dec. 3, 1982 Lady Vols hold off off St. John's 69-56 at Detroit's Coca-Cola Classic. Wins 100-200 accomplished in three years, 324 days. |
Win No. 700: Dec 5, 1999 Set of 100, capped with 85-62 win at Wisconsin, came in three years, 12 days; included three NCAA titles, perfect 39-0 in '98. |
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Win No. 300: Jan. 4, 1987 Five years and 32 days later, Summitt claimed No. 300 with a 87-68 win over UNC. More importantly, NCAA title No. 1 came just 19 wins later. |
Win No. 800: Jan. 14, 2002 Latest set of 100 wins took three years, 38 days, and was accomplished at home in Thompson-Boling Arena with a 76-57 win over DePaul. |
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Win No. 400: Jan. 25, 1990 This group, capped with 70-69 win over South Carolina, came fast (three years, 21 days) and wrapped around NCAA titles in '87, '89. |
Win No. 880: March 22, 2005 Tennessee tops Purdue 75-54 as Summitt overtakes Dean Smith to become the all-time winningest coach in Division I history. |
Jan. 19, 2006 |
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  1-800-SUMMITTTennessee's Pat Summitt reflects on achieving the 800-win milestone. Standard | Cable Modem  VIDEO  Relive itJan. 16, 2003
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