Tuesday, March 22, 2005

Tennessee's Summitt Sets Wins Record

KNOXVILLE, Tenn.-- With tonight's second-round win over Purdue in the 2005 NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Championship, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, head coach Pat Summitt became the all-time leader in coaching victories (men's or women's) with 880 wins, surpassing former North Carolina men's basketball head coach Dean Smith's 879 career victories.

Summitt is now 880-171 (.837) in her 31st season at the helm of the Lady Vols. She now leads an elite group of coaches in the 800-win club, including Smith (879-254, .776), Adolph Rupp (876-190, .822), Jody Conradt (869-278, .758; still active), Bob Knight (854-332, .720; still active), Jim Phelan (830-524, .613), Clarence Gaines (828-447, .649), Jerry Johnson (821-447, .647) and Don Meyer (814-279, .745; still active). Summitt reached the 800-win plateau during in 29th season with a 76-57 victory over DePaul January 14, 2003, becoming the first woman in NCAA Division I basketball to reach that milestone. She became the winningest coach (men's or women's) by percentage with a 71-69 win over Baylor in the regional semifinals of the 2004 championship.

The Naismith Coach of the Century has lead Tennessee to six NCAA championships (1987, 1989, 1991, 1996, 1997 and 1998), more than any other women's program, 15 NCAA Women's Final Four appearances and all 24 Division I Women's Basketball Championships. Summitt has captured 13 Southeastern Conference (SEC) regular-season and 11 SEC Tournament titles.

Summitt's accolades include being the fourth coach inducted into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame, named NCAA Coach of the Year seven times (1983, 1987, 1989, 1994, 1995, 1998 and 2004) and SEC Coach of Year six times (1993, 1995, 1998, 2001, 2003 and 2004).

The native of Henrietta, Tennessee, has never had a losing season at the collegiate level and is 63-4 in international coaching, helping the United States win its first women's basketball Olympic gold medal in 1984.

Summitt's Lady Vols will continue their bid for their seventh title Sunday, March 27, in the regional semifinals against Texas Tech. The game will be played at The Liacouras Center in Philadelphia at noon Eastern time on ESPN.


NCAA BASKETBALL
TOP 10 COACHES BY WINS (MEN AND WOMEN)


Coach (Alma Mater) NCAA
Teams Coached, Tenure Yrs. Won Lost Pct. Championships

1. Pat Summitt (Tenn.-Martin '74)*
Tennessee 1974-Present 31 880 171 .837 6

2. Dean Smith (Kansas '53)
North Carolina 1962-1997 36 879 254 .776 2

3. Adolph Rupp (Kansas '23)
Kentucky 1931-52, 1954-72 41 876 190 .822 4

4. Jody Conradt (Baylor '63)*
Sam Houston St. 1970-73;
Texas-Arlington 1973-76;
Texas 1976-Present 36 869 278 .758 1

5. Bob Knight (Ohio St. '62)*
Army 1966-71; Indiana 1972-2000;
Texas Tech 2002-Present 39 854 332 .720 3

6. Jim Phelan (La Salle '51)
Mt. St. Mary's 1955-2003 49 830 524 .613 1
(Division II)

7. Clarence Gaines (Morgan St. '45)
Winston-Salem 1947-93 47 828 447 .649 0

8. Jerry Johnson (Fayetteville St. '51)^
LeMoyne-Owen 1959-2005 47 821 447 .647 1
(Division III)

9. Don Meyer (Northern Colo. '67)*
Hamline 1973-75;
Lipscomb 1976-1999;
Northern St. 2000-Present 33 814 279 .745 0

10. Lefty Driesell (Duke '54)
Davidson 1961-69; Maryland 1970-86;
James Madison 1989-97;
Georgia St. 1998-2003 41 786 394 .666 0



*Active Coach.
^Retired after the 2004-05 season.

PAT SUMMITT
YEAR-BY-YEAR RECORD


Regular Season Postseason
Year Record Record Overall Record NCAA Finish
1974-75 11-6 5-2 16-8
1975-76 12-8 4-3 16-11
1976-77 20-3 8-2 28-5
1977-78 22-2 5-2 27-4
1978-79 22-7 8-2 30-9
1979-80 25-3 8-2 33-5
1980-81 16-5 9-1 25-6
1981-82 17-8 5-2 22-10 Final Four - T3rd
1982-83 21-6 4-2 25-8 Regional Final
1983-84 19-8 4-2 23-10 Final Four - 2nd
1984-85 18-9 4-1 22-10 Regional Semifinals
1985-86 21-8 3-2 24-10 Final Four - T3rd
1986-87 22-5 6-1 28-6 Champion
1987-88 25-2 6-1 31-3 Final Four - T3rd
1988-89 27-2 8-0 35-2 Champion
1989-90 23-4 4-2 27-6 Regional Final
1990-91 23-4 7-1 30-5 Champion
1991-92 24-2 4-1 28-3 Regional Semifinals
1992-93 27-1 2-2 29-3 Regional Final
1993-94 26-1 5-1 31-2 Regional Semifinals
1994-95 27-1 7-2 34-3 Final Four - 2nd
1995-96 23-4 9-0 32-4 Champion
1996-97 21-9 8-1 29-10 Champion
1997-98 30-0 9-0 39-0 Champion
1998-99 25-2 6-1 31-3 Regional Final
1999-00 25-3 8-1 33-4 Final Four - 2nd
2000-01 28-1 3-2 31-3 Regional Semifinals
2001-02 24-3 5-2 29-5 Final Four - T3rd
2002-03 26-3 7-2 33-5 Final Four - 2nd
2003-04 25-2 6-2 31-4 Final Four - 2nd
2004-05 26-4 2-0 28-4 ???
Totals 701-126 179-45 880-171
(.848) (.799) (.837)

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