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The iconic Pat Summitt is stepping aside, a moment fans of the Tennessee Lady Vols and women's basketball have been dreading since August. 
  
 FILE - In this March 26, 2012, file photo, Tennessee coach Pat Summitt directs her players in the first half of an NCAA women's college basketball tournament regional final against Baylor in Des Moines,... (Associated Press) 
  
 FILE - In this March 17, 2012, file photo, Tennessee head coach Pat Summitt, right, associate head coach Holly Warlick, center, watch their team during the second half of an NCAA tournament first-round... (Associated Press) 
  
 FILE - In this March 4, 2012, file photo, Tennessee head coach Pat Summitt looks up at the confetti as she holds the championship trophy after Tennessee defeated LSU 70-58 in the championship game of... (Associated Press) 
  
 FILE - In this April 8, 2008, file photo, Tennessee coach Pat Summitt waves to the fans as her son Tyler holds the trophy after the Lady Vols defeated Stanford 64-48 in the NCAA college basketball national... (Associated Press) 
  
 FILE - In this March 21, 1998, file photo, Tennessee coach Pat Summitt signals to her players in the second half of an NCAA college basketball game against Rutgers at the NCAA Women's Mideast Regional... (Associated Press) 
  
 FILE - In this March 4, 2012, file photo, Tennessee head coach Pat Summitt waves to the fans after Tennessee defeated LSU 70-58 in the championship game at the women's Southeastern Conference tournament... (Associated Press) 
  
 FILE - In this March 25, 2011, file photo, Tennessee head coach Pat Summitt watches practice for an NCAA women's college basketball tournament regional semifinal, n Dayton, Ohio. Summitt, the sport's... (Associated Press) 
  
 FILE - In this Feb. 5, 2009, file photo, Tennessee coach Pat Summitt has confetti dumped on her by players Alicia Manning (15) and Alex Fuller (2) after the Lady Vols defeated Georgia 73-43 an NCAA college... (Associated Press) 
  
 FILE - In this March 19, 2012, file photo, Tennessee head coach Pat Summitt gives a thumbs-up as she leaves the court after Tennessee defeated DePaul 63-48 in an NCAA tournament second-round women's college... (Associated Press) 
  
 Since the 59-year-old Summitt _ the sports all-time winningest coach _ revealed on Aug. 23 she had been diagnosed with early onset dementia, Alzheimer's type, the move has been anticipated. The Lady Vols played through an emotional season with Summitt's every move studied closely for glimpses of the disease that caused her problems with memory loss. 
  
 Summitt said Wednesday the time had come. 
  
 "I've 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," said Summitt. 
  
 Tennessee said that Summitt _ the sports all-time winningest coach _ will become "head coach emeritus" with long-time assistant Holly Warlick being promoted to replace her. 
  
 Tennessee has scheduled a news conference Thursday afternoon in Knoxville with Summitt and Warlick. 
  
 When the Lady Vols lost in a regional final to eventual national champion Baylor, Warlick's tears during the postgame news conference gave a glimpse of how draining the season had been and the possible reality that it was Summitt's last game. 
  
 Athletic director Dave Hart said summing up Summitt's career is impossible. 
  
 "She is an icon who does not view herself in that light, and her legacy is well-defined and everlasting," Hart said. "Just like there will never be another John Wooden, there will never be another Pat Summitt. I look forward to continuing to work with her in her new role. She is an inspiration to everyone." 
  
 Summitt will report to Hart and help the women's program she guided to eight national titles. 
  
 "I want to help ensure the stability of the program going forward," Summitt said. "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's through the Pat Summitt Foundation Fund." 
  
 Summitt supports Warlick as her replacement, the two have a long history together. Warlick was Summitt's assistant for 27 years and a three-time All-American playing for the Hall of Fame coach. 
  
 Hart said he watched Warlick grow tremendously this season under what he called "unique circumstances" and that she is deserving of the head job. Warlick will be the first head coach the Lady Vols have had since Summitt took over in 1974. 
  
 "Her mentor will be available for insight and advice, but this is Holly's team now," Hart said. 
  
 Warlick said she is very thankful for all Summitt has done in preparing her for this opportunity as her coach, mentor and friend. 
  
 "We will work as hard as we possibly can with the goal of hanging more banners in Thompson-Boling Arena," Warlick said. 
  
 With the blessing of University of Tennessee, Knoxville Chancellor Jimmy Cheek, the Hall of Fame coach said she planned to continue coaching as long as possible and that she wanted to show the world that it was still possible to function, even in the face of dementia and Alzheimer's. 
  
 Summitt had been going about business as usual since the loss to Baylor. 
  
 But the season showed just how challenging being a Division I coach could be. Summitt needed to devote more attention to managing her health, so she had handed over more duties to her longtime assistants during the season. Warlick as associate head coach took the lead during games and handles postgame interviews, while the entire staff handled the bulk of the recruiting and management of practices. 
  
 Even with Warlick and assistant coaches Mickie DeMoss and Dean Lockwood carrying a larger load, Summitt continued to leave her mark through guidance and motivation with her trademark icy stare, even if she did wear the look more infrequently. 
  
 Then DeMoss left the program earlier this month for an assistant's job with the Indiana Fever in the WNBA, another signal that Summitt's tenure as head coach might be ending. 
  
 Summitt's diagnosis came during one of the Lady Vols' most disappointing stretches _ by Summitt's lofty standards, anyway. Tennessee hasn't won a national championship since 2008 and hasn't even reached the Final Four, which ties for their longest such drought in program history. 
  
 Tennessee's five seniors were a part of the team that lost in the first round of the 2009 NCAA tournament, the only time in school history the Lady Vols had bowed out on the first weekend. 
  
 Those seniors promised they would win a ninth national championship this season not just to change their legacy and to honor Summitt, but as center Vicki Baugh put it, "We're playing for everyone who has Alzheimer's." 
  
 They just couldn't get back to the Final Four, and the group of seniors wound up the first Lady Vols to miss the Final Four. They lost to Baylor and Brittney Griner, a player Summitt couldn't convince to come to Knoxville. 
  
 It's unlikely anyone will ever come close to matching Summitt's accomplishments in women's basketball, which has seen more parity in the past decade. 
  
 Summitt's career ends with a 1,098-208 record, 16 regular season Southeastern Conference championships and 16 SEC tournament titles. She also led the 1984 Olympic team to a gold medal. 
  
 During her time, Tennessee never failed to reach the NCAA tournament, never received a seed lower than No. 5 and reached 18 Final Fours. 
  
 Her impact reaches beyond wins and losses. Every Lady Vol player who has completed her eligibility at Tennessee has graduated, and 74 former players, assistants, graduate assistants, team managers and directors of basketball operations are currently among the coaching ranks at every level of basketball. ||||| Photo by Saul Young, Knoxville News Sentinel 
  
 Pat Summitt is diagnosed with early onset dementia 
  
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 After a storied 38-year career, Pat Summitt is stepping down as head coach of the Tennessee women’s basketball team to become a coach emeritus with the program. 
  
 Lady Vols associate head coach Holly Warlick will be named the new head coach. 
  
 Summitt said that she met with Tennessee athletic director Dave Hart and Warlick on Wednesday morning to finalize the transition. She said that the decision was hers and she’s comfortable with it. 
  
 “I feel really good about my decision,” Summitt said. “I think this is going to be a win-win situation for everybody. Holly and I will work really well together.” 
  
 Hart lauded Summitt’s legacy as “well-defined and everlasting.” 
  
 “Just like there will never be another John Wooden, there will never be another Pat Summmitt,’’ he said. “I look forward to continuing to work with her in her new role. She is an inspiration to everyone.” 
  
 Summitt announced last August that she had been diagnosed with early onset dementia, Alzheimer’s type, but continued to coach with the blessing of university officials. In the wake of her announcement, Warlick assumed a bigger role, taking on many of the responsibilities normally reserved for the head coach. 
  
 “I feel like Holly’s been doing the bulk of it,’’ Summitt said. “She deserves to be the head coach. I’m going to support her. No doubt, I’ll be there for her.” 
  
 Summitt conceded that she doesn’t yet know the full scope of her new position. 
  
 “We had to give it a name; that’s pretty much what it is,’’ she said. “They kind of outlined everything. I don’t know exactly what it’s going to be. We have some things we have to talk about.” 
  
 Summitt still can attend practice and mentor the players. She can send letters, emails or handwritten notes to recruits, which will be of paramount importance. The Lady Vols currently have just six returning players on campus and three high school seniors signed for next season. 
  
 Warlick will be making her head coaching debut after spending the past 27 seasons as a UT assistant, a tenure that began with the 1985-86 season. While acknowledging the difficulties of her revised role during the season, Warlick, a former Lady Vols point guard, seemed more comfortable in her role late in the season. If so, Summitt was a big reason why. 
  
 “She was very complimentary of me and so that to me means so much and to these kids because I’m doing something in front of the best coach in the world,’’ Warlick said before the NCAA tournament. “And I’m not trying to be Pat Summitt. I’m trying to take what she’s given me and carry on with this team.” 
  
 Hart said that Warlick has earned her opportunity. 
  
 “I watched Holly grow tremendously as a coach throughout this past season,’’ he said. “Under unique circumstances, the job she did away from the glare of the lights and crowds was an impressive as the job she did during game action.” 
  
 Tennessee’s season ended with a 77-58 loss to eventual national champion Baylor in the final of the Des Moines (Iowa) Regional. 
  
 During her career, which began with the 1974-75 season, Summitt coached Tennessee to eight national championships. She finished this season with 1,098 career victories and stands alone at that victory plateau among all NCAA coaches. Gene Bess of Three Rivers Community College in Poplar Bluff, Mo., entered the season with 1,131 victories at the junior college level. 
  
 Summitt’s annual salary started at $8,900 in 1974. This season, her total compensation package was $1.5 million. 
  
 Earlier this month, senior Glory Johnson became the 21st player coached by Summitt to be named a State Farm (formerly Kodak) All-American. These players accounted for 36 total All-America honors under Summitt’s tutelege. 
  
 Summitt has two basketball courts named after her — one at Thompson-Boling Arena and the other at her alma mater, UT Martin. She also has a street named after her on both campuses. |||||

It's the end of an era: Pat Summitt is stepping down as head coach of the Tennessee Lady Vols after 38 seasons and eight national titles, sliding into a less demanding "coach emeritus" job, the Knoxville News Sentinel reports. Though it was not explicitly given as a reason for her decision, the move comes less than a year after Summitt revealed that she had early onset dementia. Associate head coach Holly Warlick will take over for Summitt. "I feel really good about my decision," says Summit, 59. "I feel like Holly's been doing the bulk of it. She deserves to be the head coach." Summitt, who AP notes is the sport's winningest coach of all time, won't be entirely out of the picture, however. She believes her newly created position will allow her to attend practices, talk with players, and, crucially, help recruit. "I don't know exactly what it's going to be," she admitted.