Tyler Summitt

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Tyler Summitt
Biographical details
Born (1990-09-21) September 21, 1990 (age 33)
Knoxville, Tennessee, U.S.
Playing career
2010–2012 Tennessee
Position(s) Guard
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2012–2014 Marquette (assistant)
2014–2016 Louisiana Tech
Head coaching record
Overall30–31 (.492)

Ross Tyler Summitt (born September 21, 1990) [1] is a former American college basketball player and coach.

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Early years

Summitt was born September 21, 1990, to R. B. Summitt, II and Pat Head Summitt. Pat Summitt was a former head coach of the University of Tennessee women's basketball team. Throughout his childhood, Summitt was often photographed with his mother at UT women’s basketball games and championships. [2] In 2006, Summitt graduated cum laude from high school at the Webb School of Knoxville where he was a three-year starter in basketball. In his senior year, Summitt earned Scholar-Athlete of the Year and the Spartan Award as a point guard. [3] He played basketball at the University of Tennessee as a freshman and sophomore. He was a 6'1", 180 lb guard. [4]

Coaching career

Marquette University

Summitt served as scouting coordinator and offensive coach for Marquette University from 2012 to 2014. [5]

Louisiana Tech

On April 1, 2014, Summitt was hired as head coach for women’s basketball in Louisiana Tech University. He led his team to a 16–15 record in his first season and 14–16 in his last season. Summitt resigned on April 7, 2016, after an extramarital affair with player Brooke Pumroy was exposed. [6]

Head coaching record

Statistics overview
SeasonTeamOverallConferenceStandingPostseason
Louisiana Tech Lady Techsters (Conference USA)(2014–2016)
2014–15 Louisiana Tech 16–1510–8T–7th
2015–16 Louisiana Tech 14–169–9T–6th
Louisiana Tech:30–31 (.492)19–17 (.528)
Total:30–31 (.492)

      National champion        Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion        Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion      Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

Personal life and controversy

Summitt was first married to Anne Dennis "AnDe" Ragsdale, whom he wed on June 1, 2013. [7]

In 2012, Summitt was a first-year assistant coach at Marquette University where freshman student Brooklyn Pumroy was a guard. In 2014, Summitt was hired as the head coach of women's basketball at Louisiana Tech University, prompting Pumroy to transfer to that school, which sparked rumors that she and Summitt were involved in an extramarital affair. [8]

Rochelle Vasquez, who was a junior guard and Pumroy's roommate, said athletic director Tommy McClelland and other school officials knew about the affair. Vasquez and the team's leading scorer, Brandi Wingate, said Pumroy had told them about the affair and that the team's perception of Summitt's favoritism for Pumroy divided the team to the point that players were resorting to violence against each other. Amid the scandal, the team lost seven of its last nine games. [8]

Summitt resigned from his position at Louisiana Tech University on April 7, 2016. [9] Summitt and Ragsdale divorced in June 2017, and he married Pumroy in December 2018. [8] Summitt and Pumroy live in London, Ohio with their sons, Breck and Rocky, and daughter, Patricia. [8] [10]

In 2019, Brooke Summitt was hired as head coach of Fairborn High School girls basketball. When the announcement of her hire was released, it included a quote from Brooke Summitt saying her husband would be her assistant coach. [11] After backlash followed the announcement of Summitt as assistant coach, Fairborn High School athletic director Kevin Alexander called the quote a miscommunication and announced that Tyler Summitt had not applied for the job nor had he been approved by the Fairborn City School board of education as required, and that Tyler Summitt would not coach at the high school. [11]

Summitt has said he will no longer coach professionally. He receives more than $173,000 a year as the beneficiary of his mother's state pension. Summitt helps with the Pat Summitt Foundation and efforts to fight Alzheimer’s disease. [8]

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  2. ↑ M.A. Voepel (April 8, 2016). "Tyler Summitt's fall crushing to Louisiana Tech and Tennessee". espnW.com. Retrieved April 11, 2016.
  3. ↑ "Tennessee Volunteers Basketball 2011-2012 Media Guide" (PDF). University of Tennessee Basketball Media Guide. University of Tennessee. 2011–2012. Retrieved April 8, 2021.
  4. ↑ "Tyler Summitt NCAA Stats, Tennessee, News, Rumors, Game Logs, Bests, Awards - RealGM". basketball.realgm.com. Retrieved April 8, 2021.
  5. ↑ Born, Jacob (April 3, 2014). "Tyler Summitt hired as Louisiana Tech's women's coach". The Marquette Wire (The official student media news source of Marquette University. It publishes original content as well as content from its partners at The Marquette Tribune, Marquette Journal, MUTV and Marquette Radio). Marquette University. Retrieved April 8, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link)
  6. ↑ Connelly, Kevin (April 7, 2016). "Summitt out at La. Tech after engaging in relationship". The News-Star. Gannett Louisiana. Retrieved April 8, 2021.
  7. ↑ Drash, Wayne (November 14, 2014). "Pat Summitt's son steps out of basketball legend's shadow". CNN.com. Retrieved November 15, 2014.
  8. 1 2 3 4 5 Peter, Josh (April 8, 2021). "'We still feel the guilt:' Tyler Summitt, son of legendary coach, tries to move on from scandal". usa-today. USA Today. Retrieved February 27, 2023.
  9. ↑ Chavez, Chris (April 7, 2016). "Tyler Summitt steps down as head coach at Louisiana Tech". Sports Illustrated. Sports Illustrated Wire. Retrieved April 8, 2021.
  10. ↑ Hill, Paige (February 9, 2023). "Tyler Summitt names daughter after mother, legendary coach Pat Summitt". wvlt-tv. Retrieved February 27, 2023.
  11. 1 2 Pendleton, Marc. "Fairborn official: Tyler Summitt joining girls basketball coaching staff was 'miscommunication'". dayton-daily-news. Retrieved April 8, 2021.
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