KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) \u2014 Pat Summitt is stepping aside as Tennessee\u2019s women\u2019s basketball coach and taking the title of \u201chead coach emeritus\u201d with long-time assistant Holly Warlick being promoted to replace the sport\u2019s winningest coach.<\/p>\n
Tennessee released a statement Wednesday announcing the move.<\/p>\n
The 59-year-old Summitt will report to the athletic director and help the women\u2019s program she guided to eight national titles. She says she supports Warlick, her assistant for 27 years and a three-time All-American playing for Summitt, as her replacement and wants to ensure the stability of the program.<\/p>\n
The move comes less than a year after her diagnosis with early onset dementia-Alzheimer\u2019s type.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019ve loved being the head coach at Tennessee for 38 years, but I recognize that the time has come to move into the future and to step into a new role,\u201d said Summitt.<\/p>\n
\u201cI want to help ensure the stability of the program going forward. I would like to emphasize that I fully intend to continue working as head coach emeritus, mentoring and teaching life skills to our players, and I will continue my active role as a spokesperson in the fight against Alzheimer\u2019s through the Pat Summitt Foundation Fund.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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