March 22, 2005

880 wins

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Pat Summitt tonight won her 880th game as head coach of the UT Lady Vols, surpassing the record of 879 wins set by Dean Smith, former coach of the North Carolina men’s basketball team.

She hit that in just 31 seasons. With only 171 losses, she has an 83.7% winning average.

The Lady Vols have made the NCAA tournament every year since it started for women in 1982. For that matter, they’ve never once lost in the first two rounds of the tournament.

Of her players that have finished their eligibility at UT, 100% of them have graduated.

Pat is amazing. I’m proud to be a Tennessee alum. Go Vols!

Posted by Mike at March 22, 2005 09:46 PM
Comments

Not sure if they gave that much coverage out there, but they've also renamed the court in T-B-A "The Summitt." Actually brought tears to PHS's eyes -- likely a first. =)

Posted by: Erin on March 23, 2005 07:28 AM

I remember the spring break in college when everyone in Chapel Hill went around town with T-shirts saying "879." I'll try not to hold it against Pat Summitt. (Hey, records are made to be broken, right?)

Posted by: Gretchen on March 23, 2005 08:45 AM

Stanford #1
Tennessee #3

Remember, its all about quality, not quantity.

Go Cardinal!

Posted by: Rick on March 24, 2005 12:55 AM