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Friendship and rivalry between Conradt and Summitt sparked ascent of Women's Basketball

Official Site of the Longhorns | June 28, 2016

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Jody Conradt reflects on friendship with former Tennessee head coach, who has recently been in declining health.

Long before they were inducted into a multitude of Halls of Fame, a pair of prominent women's basketball coaches made a successful attempt to enter into the Guinness Book of World Records.

AUSTIN –

The year was 1987 – just the sixth season since the NCAA began sponsorship of women's basketball – and the University of Tennessee had six days earlier christened Thompson-Boling Arena, a nearly 25,000-seat gem situated on the banks of the Tennessee River.

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