UT MARTIN TO HOST WE BACK PAT GAME ON SATURDAY
2/29/2024 9:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball, Women's Basketball
MARTIN, Tenn. – The University of Tennessee at Martin will host a We Back Pat game on Saturday, March 2 against Tennessee State with a doubleheader beginning at 1 p.m. to benefit the Pat Summitt Foundation, a fund of East Tennessee Foundation.
While the SEC hosts its annual "We Back Pat" week in January of every year, UT Martin will honor Pat Head Summitt's legacy as a stand-alone day at her alma mater on the court that bears her name. A 1974 UT Martin graduate and Athletics Hall of Famer, Summitt went on to become one of the greatest coaches in college basketball history, winning eight national titles at the University of Tennessee over a 38-year career as leader of the Lady Vols.
We Back Pat week started in 2012 in the Southeastern Conference to show support for former UT Martin women's basketball standout and legendary Lady Vol basketball coach Pat Summitt after her diagnosis of early-onset dementia, Alzheimer's type. Since then, We Back Pat games have been adopted by high schools and colleges across the country to support Pat's legacy, raising funds for the Pat Summitt Foundation and promoting awareness.
"We are grateful for the commitment from schools like UT Martin to continue Pat's fight against Alzheimer's disease. Pat was willing to do whatever it took to advance the game, and I think she would be honored to see the game coming together in her name to make a difference in this disease. Together we will win," said Morgan Vance, director of advancement for the Pat Summitt Foundation.
Alzheimer's disease is the most common form of dementia, a neurodegenerative disease that currently has no cure. There are roughly 6.7 million Americans living with the disease, and over 11 million Americans providing unpaid care for them valued at approximately $340 billion.
For more information on how to get involved, please contact Morgan Vance at mvance@patsummitt.org.
About the Pat Summitt Foundation
The Pat Summitt Foundation, a fund of East Tennessee Foundation, was established by Pat and Tyler Summitt in November 2011. Its mission is to advance research for treatment and a cure, provide care and support for patients and caregivers, and educate the public about Alzheimer's disease and other forms of dementia. To learn more, please visit www.patsummitt.org, like the foundation on Facebook.com/webackpat, and follow it on Twitter and Instagram @webackpat.
About East Tennessee Foundation
ETF is a public charity and community foundation created by and for the people of East Tennessee. Serving 25 counties with East Tennessee, ETF consists of many donors joined together to make the region they love a better place. ETF seeks to build endowments, creating a permanent source of philanthropic funding for the East Tennessee region. For more information, visit www.easttennesseefoundation.org.
While the SEC hosts its annual "We Back Pat" week in January of every year, UT Martin will honor Pat Head Summitt's legacy as a stand-alone day at her alma mater on the court that bears her name. A 1974 UT Martin graduate and Athletics Hall of Famer, Summitt went on to become one of the greatest coaches in college basketball history, winning eight national titles at the University of Tennessee over a 38-year career as leader of the Lady Vols.
We Back Pat week started in 2012 in the Southeastern Conference to show support for former UT Martin women's basketball standout and legendary Lady Vol basketball coach Pat Summitt after her diagnosis of early-onset dementia, Alzheimer's type. Since then, We Back Pat games have been adopted by high schools and colleges across the country to support Pat's legacy, raising funds for the Pat Summitt Foundation and promoting awareness.
"We are grateful for the commitment from schools like UT Martin to continue Pat's fight against Alzheimer's disease. Pat was willing to do whatever it took to advance the game, and I think she would be honored to see the game coming together in her name to make a difference in this disease. Together we will win," said Morgan Vance, director of advancement for the Pat Summitt Foundation.
Alzheimer's disease is the most common form of dementia, a neurodegenerative disease that currently has no cure. There are roughly 6.7 million Americans living with the disease, and over 11 million Americans providing unpaid care for them valued at approximately $340 billion.
For more information on how to get involved, please contact Morgan Vance at mvance@patsummitt.org.
About the Pat Summitt Foundation
The Pat Summitt Foundation, a fund of East Tennessee Foundation, was established by Pat and Tyler Summitt in November 2011. Its mission is to advance research for treatment and a cure, provide care and support for patients and caregivers, and educate the public about Alzheimer's disease and other forms of dementia. To learn more, please visit www.patsummitt.org, like the foundation on Facebook.com/webackpat, and follow it on Twitter and Instagram @webackpat.
About East Tennessee Foundation
ETF is a public charity and community foundation created by and for the people of East Tennessee. Serving 25 counties with East Tennessee, ETF consists of many donors joined together to make the region they love a better place. ETF seeks to build endowments, creating a permanent source of philanthropic funding for the East Tennessee region. For more information, visit www.easttennesseefoundation.org.
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