Former Baylor Bears coach and now LSU Tigers champion tactician Kim Mulkey once drew bold comparisons between two legendary coaches of her sport. In June 2016, late Tennessee Volunteers coach Pat Summitt died at the age of 64, leaving an irreplaceable mark in women\u2019s basketball as a whole.<\/p>\n
This prompted<\/a> Mulkey, who was interviewed by SportsCenter, to express gratitude and praise Summitt, who she said was her friend. SportsCenter published the three-minute interview with Mulkey on their X\/Twitter handle. She compared Summitt to legendary UCLA Bruins coach, the late John Wooden.<\/p>\n \u201cShe\u2019s the equivalent of John Wooden in the women\u2019s game,\u201d Mulkey claimed<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u201cShe\u2019s the equivalent of John Wooden in the women\u2019s game.\u201d \u2013 Kim Mulkey remembers Pat Summitt https:\/\/t.co\/VxEtxLIY1B<\/a><\/p>\n