Hall of Fame quarterback Peyton Manning and two-time WNBA MVP Candace Parker are among the figures looking to bring a WNBA expansion franchise to
Haslam and a group of investors are submitting an expansion bid to bring Nashville a WNBA team, called the Tennessee Summitt. The bid will be submitted on Thursday afternoon to WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert and the league’s expansion committee. If successful, the franchise would begin play in the summer of 2028 at Bridgestone Arena.
Tyler Summitt said the Nashville bid for a WNBA expansion team, named the Tennessee Summitt, is the "perfect way" to honor Pat Summitt's legacy.
Nashville's bid to join the WNBA features a star-filled investor group including Candace Parker, Peyton Manning and entertainers Tim McGraw and Faith Hill. The team would be named in honor of the late Pat Summitt.
A group that includes Candace Parker and Peyton Manning has placed a bid for a WNBA team in Nashville: the Tennessee Summitt, named after Pat Summitt.
The bid has the support of Summitt's son Tyler, as well as Nashville mayor Freddie O'Connell. Among the notable Tennessee icons joining the bid are former Volunteers quarterback Peyton Manning and Lady Vols legend Candace Parker, who played for Summitt from 2004 to '08 before becoming one of the greatest WNBA players in the league's history.
A group of investors, including a former governor of Tennessee, has made a bid to bring a professional women's basketball team to the Volunteer State.
Former Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam is looking to start a WNBA franchise in Nashville dedicated to Lady Vols legend Pat Summitt.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Former Tennessee Governor Bill Haslam and his wife Crissy Haslam submitted an expansion bid to bring a WNBA team named after legendary Lady Vols Coach Pat Summitt to Nashville.
In a groundbreaking move that would honor the legacy of legendary Lady Vols coach Pat Summitt, a star-studded group that includes Tennessee legends Candace Parker and Peyton Manning have come together to present a ownership bid for a new WNBA team in Nashville.
Here are the star-studded, well-funded investors trying to land a WNBA expansion dubbed Tennessee Summitt in Nashville, named after icon Pat Summitt.
The impact of Pat Head Summitt, professionally and personally, for former Ole Miss players, coaches, and staff is significant.