Legendary coach Pat Summitt steps down as head coach of Tennessee

Summit, who holds the NCAA record for victories in any sport, stepped down after 38 seasons as women’s basketball coach at the University of Tennessee.

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March 31, 1996

Tennessee Coach Pat Summitt and son Tyler, 5, take down the net after winning the NCAA Women's Final Four championship basketball game against Georgia, 83-65, at the Charlotte Coliseum in Charlotte, N.C.

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May 20, 1996

President Bill Clinton and Kentucky Coach Rick Pitino listen to Summitt during a White House ceremony honoring the NCAA men's and women's college basketball champions.

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March 24, 1997

Summitt yells instructions to her team at the NCAA Midwest Regional finals in Iowa City.

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April 9, 1997

Coaches, editors and athletes pose before a news conference unveiling the Sports Illustrated Women/Sport magazine in New York. From left: Tennessee star Chamique Holdsclaw; Summitt; Sandy Bailey, editor of Sports Illustrated Women/Sport magazine; women's hockey player Cammi Granato; and basketball commentator Ann Meyers.

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March 21, 1998

Summitt signals to her players in the second half of their game against Rutgers at the NCAA women's Mideast Regional in Nashville, Tenn.

Mark Humphrey / AP

Dec. 5, 1999

Tennessee's Niya Butts, left, gives Summitt a hug and a bouquet of flowers after Summitt’s 700th career victory in Madison, Wis. Tennessee beat Wisconsin, 85-62.

Andy Manis / AP

Oct. 13, 2000

Summitt and former Detroit Pistons all-star guard Isiah Thomas react at a news conference introducing inductees into the Basketball Hall of Fame in Springfield, Mass.

Elise Amendola / AP

Dec. 18, 2002

Tennessee's Courtney McDaniel grimaces as she's assisted by Summitt and trainer Jenny Moshak after injuring her shoulder during their game against Stanford. The Volunteers won, 71-56.

Wade Payne / AP

Jan. 14, 2003

Summitt, center, smiles as she stands with her team after defeating DePaul, 76-57, to get her 800th career win in Knoxville.

Wade Payne / AP

March 16, 2003

Summitt, right, reacts to her team's No. 1 seed in the NCAA women's basketball tournament's Mideast Region pairings as they are announced.

Wade Payne / AP

March 16, 2003

Summitt, right, talks with husband R.B. about her team's No. 1 seed in the NCAA women's basketball tournament's Mideast Region pairings.

Wade Payne / AP

March 6, 2004

Summitt instructs her players during a timeout in the final minutes of their semifinal game at the SEC women's tournament in Nashville.

Mark Humphrey / AP

Jan. 8, 2005

Summitt reacts with her team as they pull ahead in the final minutes against Connecticut to win, 68-67, in Hartford.

Steve Miller / AP

March 6, 2005

Summitt celebrates with guard Shanna Zolman after defeating LSU, 67-65, in the SEC championship game in Greenville, S.C.

John Bazemore / AP

March 22, 2005

Summitt gives her mother, Hazel Head, a hug during the ceremony naming the court after her after Tennessee beat Purdue, 75-54, in the NCAA women's Chattanooga Regional at Thompson-Boling Arena in Knoxville, Tenn.

Alex Brandon / AP

April 22, 2005

President George W. Bush, left, talks with Summitt before speaking to reporters at McGhee Tyson Airport in Alcoa, Tenn.

Wade Payne / AP

March 26, 2006

Summitt yells to her team in the first half of their women's NCAA Cleveland Regional semifinal basketball game against Rutgers.

Mark Duncan / AP

Feb. 27, 2007

Summitt cheers while being held up by members of her coaching staff during a timeout of a game against Florida.

Wade Payne / AP

April 3, 2007

Summitt is congratulated by her brother, Charles Head, right, after beating Rutgers in the NCAA Women's national championship game in Cleveland. Tennessee defeated Rutgers, 59-46.

Mark Duncan / AP

April 25, 2007

Summitt signs a basketball for Tennessee Senate Speaker Ron Ramsey (R-Blountville), after Summitt and her 2007 NCAA national championship team was honored in the House of Representatives in Nashville.

Mark Humphrey / AP

July 11, 2007

Summitt arrives at the 15th annual ESPY Awards in Los Angeles.

Kim Johnson Flodin / AP

April 9, 2008

Summitt speaks to fans as they gather to celebrate their eighth national championship at Thompson-Boling Arena in Knoxville.

Wade Payne / AP

Feb. 22, 2009

Summitt, right, talks with players during the first half of a game against Mississippi State in Knoxville.

Wade Payne / AP

March 26, 2010

Summitt talks with guard Taber Spani, right, during practice in Memphis.

Mark Humphrey / AP

Jan. 9, 2011

Summitt high fives Tennessee's Meighan Simmons as she leaves the game during the second half against Mississippi in Knoxville.

Wade Payne / AP

March 6, 2011

Summitt leads her team and their fans in singing "Rocky Top," the school's fight song, after Tennessee beat Kentucky, 90-65, to win the SEC tournament in Nashville.

Mark Humphrey / AP

June 17, 2011

Pat Summitt speaks as she is inducted into the Tennessee Women's Hall of Fame in Nashville.

Mark Humphrey / AP

March 19, 2012

Pat Summitt waves as she leaves the court after Tennessee defeated DePaul 63-48 in an NCAA tournament second-round women's college basketball game in Rosemont, Ill.

Nam Y. Huh / AP

March 26, 2012

Summitt embraces Baylor coach Kim Mulkey before the Volunteers played the Bears in an NCAA tournament regional final game in Des Moines, Iowa.

Nati Harnik / AP

March 26, 2012

Pat Summitt yells instructions with assistant coach Mickey DeMoss, right, in the first half of Tennessee's regional final loss to eventual national champion Baylor. This would be Summitt's last game with the Volunteers.

Nati Harnik / AP

March 31, 2012

Summitt signs autographs at the NCAA Women's Final Four in Denver.

Julie A. Jacobson / AP

April 1, 2012

Pat Summitt waves to the fans as she is honored along with former USA Women's basketball coaches at halftime of Baylor's Final Four win over Stanford.

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