But it wasn't until the WNBA began that it stuck, and even then, Pat Summitt knew not all her players would have a career in the league. "It wasn't about winning basketball games as much as it was ...

Pat Summitt was one of the most legendary coaches in women's college basketball history. She spent her entire coaching career, from 1974 to 2012, with the Tennessee Lady Volunteers and led them to ...

"The Tennessee fan base for women's basketball is very supportive," said Horston ... Horston, a Dallas native, particularly likes that the proposed franchise's name − Tennessee Summitt − pays homage ...

and the team would be called the "Tennessee Summitt," honoring legendary Tennessee women's basketball coach, Pat Summitt. The Nashville Predators owner submitted his bid to the WNBA commissioner ...

Summitt retired with 1,098 wins, which was the most wins in for a coach in NCAA college basketball history at the time. Tennessee has continued to hold the record for most wins in NCAA Division I ...

The team also would be named the Tennessee Summitt in honor of the late Pat Summitt ... the WNBA team that also would be used for youth basketball. Parker said in a statement "Tennessee is ...