Ten years after Pat Summitt’s retirement, her former point guard is leading a Tennessee program with high expectations. But she isn’t trying to be a carbon copy of the legendary coach.
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The day before a fan event in Knoxville in mid-October, Volunteers coach Kellie Harper figured out exactly what she was going to wear. Collecting dust on a coat rack inside her office was a relic from her past: the white, No. 14 jersey she sported during her freshman season at Tennessee. She was sure it would bring smiles to the faces of both her players and the school’s rabid supporters.