Summitt honored by legislators

NASHVILLE, Tenn. Tennessee women's basketball coach Pat Summitt was honored today by legislators in Nashville for becoming the winningest coach in the NCAA.

Summitt won her 880th game on March 22nd, surpassing Dean Smith, former head coach at North Carolina, for the career wins record.

Her team went on to the semifinals of the NCAA tournament.

Summitt began coaching at Tennessee in 1974 when she was 22.

She's a native of Henrietta, Tennessee, and played in college at Tennessee-Martin.


Tennessee women's basketball coach Pat Summitt, left, is congratulated by Rep. Kim McMillan, D-Clarksville, front, as Summitt is honored by the Tennessee House of Representatives on Wednesday, April 20, 2005, in Nashville, Tenn., for becoming the winningest coach in college basketball last season. Also shown are Tennessee women's athletic director Joan Cronan, second from left, and House Speaker Jimmy Naifeh, D-Covington, right.