“For me personally, when I came to LSU, one of the things that just appealed to me was that I was taking over a program that Sue Gunter made famous. That was a pleasant thought for me personally. She and I were both raised in small, rural Mississippi towns about 50 miles apart, and we just have so much in common. I can’t think of a greater way to honor someone. She was a better person than she was a coach, and she was a great coach.”
-- LSU head coach
Van Chancellor
“You look at the program and how far it’s come and it really speaks volumes for what she’s done. If you look at the people that she’s brought into the program, the people that she’s trusted and instilled so much value in, you see in the record books how well she did and what a great job she did. It’s not just the records, though. Look at all the alumni that come back. It has to be something that she’s done. When you’re around great people, you always want to embrace that. Coach Gunter was a player’s coach. Even though she was a little older, she adapted to the generations that she recruited, which was good for us. We never had to change to try to fit her. She basically changed to fit us. You don’t ever see that. Once certain people get older, you just adapt to them, but she did everything she could to try to adapt to us. She was always there to pick us up.”
-- Former LSU point guard and 2009 WNBA champ
Temeka Johnson“Coach Gunter is someone who has greatly influenced me as a coach and as a person. That influence is just as strong today ever before. I feel obligated to carry on her legacy of love for the game and the players that play it so that I can share her influence.”
-- LSU associate head coach
Bob Starkey“Sue Gunter was a wonderful friend, an exceptional person and an incredibly talented basketball coach. Sue was definitely one of the pioneers of women’s collegiate basketball. She was one of my mentor. She taught me about the delicate balance of coaching and teaching the game and the value of great player-coach relationships. She made playing basketball fun due to her ability to connect with her players.”
-- Tennessee head coach
Pat Summitt“There was always a lot of respect, not just as a coach, but in life. She was an unbelievable friend and sister. I will always cherish what we had. And she was a hell of a coach.”
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Ann Meyers
“I’m reminded every day this is how I want to be remembered. I want to live my life the way Coach Gunter lived.”
-- Former LSU three-time All-SEC player
Cornelia Gayden