Statement from LSU Women's Basketball Head Coach Nikki Caldwell on Hall of Famer Pat Summitt

Statement from LSU Women’s Basketball Coach Nikki Caldwell on Hall of Famer Pat Summitt’s Diagnosis:

“I’ve known Coach Summitt for 23 years and there has never been a fight that she’s backed down from. All of us who have played or coached under her leadership, we know she will take this fight on like she does with every task. She will do it with dignity, toughness, courage and an unwavering commitment. Those are the same qualities she has always expected and instilled in her players for 37 years at Tennessee. She’s been a friend and a mentor for me my entire playing and coaching career. More importantly, she is the standard in the coaching profession and taken women’s basketball to unparalleled heights. I know she is going to coach as long as she wants to and continue to be the ultimate competitor she has always been. Our thoughts and prayers go out to her, her son Tyler and her entire family. I will always be here for her as a friend and I look forward to seeing her on the bench this season.”

Posted by Bill Martin