KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) – A Celebration of Life service to honor the legendary Lady Vols Coach Pat Summitt will be held in Knoxville on Thursday.
The free event will take place at Thompson-Boling Arena at 6 p.m. CST.
That’s where Summitt won many of the games that made her the winningest coach in Division I college basketball history. The court is named “The Summitt.”
The event will be streamed on News 2, ESPN2 and the SEC Network.
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Legendary Lady Vols Head Coach Emeritus Pat Summitt’s career as the winningest coach in college basketball history spanned nearly four decades and earned her a reputation as one of the toughest coaches of either a men’s or women’s team.
Summitt was born Patricia Sue Head in 1952 in Clarksville, Tennessee. Her family moved to nearby Henrietta when she was in high school so she could play basketball.