The WNBA opened up the 2012 season on Friday, May 18 and once again the league looks like the SEC All-Stars.

University of South Carolina head women's basketball coach Dawn Staley was named Female Coach of the Year by Black Coaches and Administrators (BCA), the organization announced.

After 38 seasons as head basketball coach of the University of Tennessee Lady Volunteers, Pat Summitt successfully kept the team among the nation’s elite while changing the way women’s collegiate hoops is perceived and inspiring women across the country. The 2012 ESPYS will recognize the strength and courage Summitt displayed during her tenure at UT and in the face of illness by honoring her with the Arthur Ashe Courage Award.

Tennessee head women's basketball coach Holly Warlick announced today the hiring of her first new staff member as Lady Vol standout Kyra Elzy will be returning to Rocky Top as assistant coach/recruiting coordinator.

The Alzheimer's Association will present University of Tennessee Women's Basketball Head Coach Emeritus Pat Summitt and her son, Tyler Summitt, with its Sargent and Eunice Shriver Profiles in Dignity Award at the Alzheimer's Association National Dinner on Tuesday, April 24.