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Head Coach Emeritus
Pat Summitt |
The University of Tennessee announced April 18th that Legendary Lady Vols Basketball Head Coach Pat Summitt is Stepping Down and will become the Head Coach Emeritus. Summitt released in a video in August 2011 that she had been diagnosed with Early Onset Dementia (a form of Alzheimers). The Coach had a record of 1,098 wins and 201 losses. She brought UT 8 National Championships, 16 SEC Championships, 16 SEC Tournament Championships. She was named 8 times as SEC Coach of the Year, 7 times as NCAA Coach of the Year, also the Naismith Coach of the 20th Century. Summitt has also been inducted into the National Basketball Hall of Fame in Springfield, Massachusetts as well as the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame in Knoxville, Tennessee. She coached for 38 Seasons as Head Coach of Tennessee.
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New Lady Vols Head Coach
Holly Warlick |
It has also been announced the Assistant Head Coach Holly Warlick will be the new Head Coach of the Lady Vols. Warlick assumed much of Summitts duties in the 2011-2012 season following the diagnosis. Warlick has been with the Lady Vols for 27 seasons. Summitt has said she supports the University's decision to promote Warlick to the Head Coach Position.
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