Summitt Presented Cleary Award

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Summitt Presented Cleary Award University of Tennessee Athletics

DALLAS - University of Tennessee Women's Basketball Head Coach Emeritus Pat Summitt has become just the ninth recipient of the Michael J. Cleary Merit of Honor Award in the 47-year history of the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA). The organization presented the award Tuesday during the association's national convention at the Hilton Anatole Hotel.

The award recognizes an individual whose superior integrity is displayed in tireless commitment to the highest ideals of athletics in general and intercollegiate athletics in particular.

Summitt, the all-time winningest coach in NCAA basketball history (men or women), was at the helm of the Lady Vols basketball team for nearly four decades and guided the program into the nation's elite, recording 1,098 total victories and eight NCAA titles. Included in those victories are a combined 32 Southeastern Conference (SEC) tournament and regular season championships. Tennessee is the only school to appear in all 31 NCAA Women's Basketball Tournaments since the event's inception in 1982.

She had a 100 percent graduation rate for all Lady Vols who completed their eligibility at Tennessee. In addition, 12 players went on to become Olympians and she coached 21 Kodak All-Americans, while 82 Lady Vol players earned All-SEC accolades on 217 occasions.

 

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Congrats to her. She is one of the few true legends of collegiate athletics