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 Thursday, October 12
Reaching for the Summitt
 
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Last season, her 26th as head coach of the Tennessee Lady Vols, Pat Summitt notched her 700th career coaching victory. Only one other women's coach, Texas' Jody Conradt, has more wins.

Here's a year-by-year look at Summitt's career in Knoxville, which includes six NCAA championships:

SUMMITT'S COACHING RÉSUMÉ
SEASON RECORD HIGHLIGHTS
1974-75 16-8 Wins 67 percent of games and posts winning record in first year
1975-76 16-11 Earns her first AIAW Regional berth
1976-77 28-5 Lady Vols make first appearance in AP poll, at No. 17 on Dec. 8
1977-78 27-4 Beat Delta State, the three-time AIAW champion, by 20 in front of a then-record 6,000 fans; attain first No. 1 ranking (AIAW poll)
1978-79 30-9 Wins 100th game with a 79-66 win over N.C. State on Jan. 13; reaches the AIAW Final Four
1979-80 33-5 Wins inaugural SEC Tournament; AIAW runner-up, losing to Old Dominion
1980-81 25-6 Goes 3-0 against ODU; places second at third straight AIAW Final Four
1981-82 22-10 Invited to first-ever NCAA Tournament, where Vols go 3-1 before losing in Final Four
1982-83 25-8 Despite being riddled with injury, Vols reach Tournament and Summitt wins 200th game
1983-84 23-10 Lady Vols reach first NCAA title game despite 6-4 start
1984-85 22-10 Lady Vols earn fourth consecutive berth to the NCAA Tournament
1985-86 24-10 Set single-game record* for most points in 130-38 win; Vols return to Final Four as Mickie DeMoss, Holly Warlick join coaching staff
1986-87 28-6 Lady Vols win their first NCAA title, picking up Summitt's 300th win along the way
1987-88 31-3 Reach second straight NCAA title game while making third consecutive Final Four appearance
1988-89 35-2 Lady Vols win their second NCAA title, beating every Tournament opponent by at least 12 points
1989-90 27-6 Wins 400th game as Lady Vols beat South Carolina 70-69 on Jan. 25
1990-91 30-5 Vols win their third NCAA title, beating Virginia 70-67 in first overtime championship game
1991-92 28-3 Vols let regular-season SEC title slip away but claim fifth SEC Tournament title with wins over LSU, Kentucky and Georgia
1992-93 29-3 Beat defending national champ Stanford twice; Vols go undefeated against SEC teams during the regular season for the first time
1993-94 31-2 Wins 500th game with 80-45 victory over Ohio State on Nov. 21
1994-95 34-3 Vols reach their fifth NCAA title game; in November, Summitt signs Chamique Holdsclaw
1995-96 32-4 With freshman Holdsclaw, Lady Vols win their fourth NCAA title
1996-97 29-10 Lady Vols become second team in NCAA history to win back-to-back national titles
1997-98 39-0 Lady Vols cap undefeated season with unprecedented third straight NCAA title
1998-99 31-3 Vols draw NCAA record 413,580 fans; Meeks become first trio from one team named to Kodak All-America team
1999-00 33-4 Summitt, who goes on to win the Naismith Coach of the Century honor, gets win No. 700 on Dec. 5 with 85-62 victory over Wisconsin; team reaches NCAA title game; ESPY's co-winner of The Collegiate Team of the Decade
TOTAL 728-150 Summitt's 728 women's college basketball wins ranks second only to Texas' Jody Conradt, who enters the 2000-01 season with a 746-235 mark after 31 seasons.
* Record broken Nov. 19, 1999, with 133-60 win over Tennessee-Martin

 



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