The wait is over for Lady Vol Head Coach Pat Summitt as the legendary coach earned her 1,000th win in fine fashion as the Lady Vols routed Georgia 73-43 in Thompson-Boling Arena Thursday night.
I posted this on a site i frequent herein Arkansas... Sorry if something close has already been posted.
Pat Summit by the numbers...
First win was January 10, 1975 when she was 22 years old. UT beat MTSU 69-32. There were 53 people in the stands that night.
She has recruited and coached players from 34 different states.
She has coached 152 players in her 34 years.
58 different players have national championship rings.
18 players have multiple NC rings.
CPS' largest deficit at halftime came against Rutgers when UT trailed by 20 points. UT came back and won that game. No other time has her team trailed by 20 points.
All 5 starters from the last two National Championship teams are playing in the WNBA.
553 weeks in the AP polls.
27 NCAA appearances.
27 Sweet Sixteen appearances.
34 winning seasons.
8 NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS.
14 SEC Titles.
13 SEC Tourney Titles.
Only lost 13 SEC games at home in her career.
18 seasons with 30+ wins. closest competition is Mike Krzyzewski who has 9. Roy Williams has 8. Bob Knight has 4. Rupp has 4. Dean Smith has 3.
401-60 against SEC schools.
Makes 1.25 million a year.
Gets 75,000 for speaking engagements.
Has written 2 books.
1 of only 5 women in the college basketball hall of fame.
1000-184 overall career record.
Won 84% of all games.
111 of 153 players have earned degrees.
and the most important of all.....
100% graduation rate of all women that stayed all four years. (111)
And I'll place the over/under on how many times she has heard Rocky Top at 2.5 million. Any takers?