Knoxville, TN (My Sportsbook) - Tennessee women's basketball coach Pat Summitt underwent shoulder surgery on Thursday, correcting an injury she suffered while chasing a raccoon off the deck of her home. "Pat is doing well," said Jenny Moshak, Tennessee's associate athletics director for sports medicine. Moshak said that Summitt will begin rehabilitation on the shoulder in about a week. Summitt, who is beginning her 35th season at Tennessee, is the winningest coach in NCAA basketball history with a 983-182 overall record. She dislocated her shoulder on March 5 in attempt to prevent a raccoon from attacking her yellow Labrador Retrievers. The injury didn't slow down Summitt or her Lady Vols in March, as they won a 13th SEC Tournament title on the way to their second NCAA championship in a row, the eighth for Tennessee under Summitt. Practice for the Lady Vols starts on October 17, and they open the 2008-09 season at home against the University of San Francisco on November 15. |
