Raise the Roof: The Inspiring Inside Story of the Tennessee Lady Vols’ Undefeated 1997-98 Season
Pat Summitt with Sally Jenkins, 1998, Broadway Books
This annotated index is based on the PAPERBACK edition of this book, and is intended for reference use only.
ABA men’s basketball league 23
ABL women’s professional league 16, 46, 47, 275, 291
Abrosimova, Svetlana UConn player 138, 146
Adidas Lady Vol sportswear 191
Akron basketball team 131
Alabama, University of basketball team 160, 161, 162, 164, 167, 168, 183, 195, 200, 217, 285
Alexander, Ted godfather, Semeka Randall 172
Ali, Mohammed boxer 265
All Star Café Sports Bar Broadway, NY 107
American Athletic Union (AAU) summer tournament 36, 255
Anderson, Kenny NBA player 45
Andrade, Mery Old Dominion forward 174
Appalachian State basketball team 286
Arkansas Lady Razorbacks basketball team 16, 236, 241, 248-250, 263
Artest, Ron NBA player 51, 52
Auburn basketball team 178-179
Auriemma, Geno UConn coach 139, 142, 143, 147, 249-250
Barrie, JM author, Peter Pan 215
Basketball Writers Association 259
Bernice Johnson Dancing School Queens, NY 49
Bloods gang 171
Boston College Eagles basketball team 286
Boys and Girls Club Cleveland, Ohio 51 Brown, Al UT assistant coach 27, 28, 39, 40, 41, 57, 73, 76, 97, 98, 99, 104, 113, 117, 128, 129, 140, 141, 144, 152, 180, 200, 219, 222, 229, 236-237, 243, 251, 275
Brown, Juana North Carolina freshman 216
Burras, Alisa Louisiana Tech player 35, 95, 96, 97, 98, 251, 268
Butts, Niya UT sophomore guard 13, Q &A 18, 72, 102, 131, 143, 145, 155, 166, 188 Q & A, 197, 199, 200, 266, 270, 278, 280
Cannizzarro, Vinny coach, Christ the King Highschool 52-53, 54
Cardinal O’Hara School in Philadelphia 93
Carney, Sue mother, Ace Clement 6
Carter, Cullen son, Mary Margaret and Lex Carter 78
Carter, Alex son, Mary Margaret and Lex Carter 78
Carter, Caleb son, Mary Margaret and Lex Carter death of 78-81, 89, 102
Carter, Lex Summitt friend 77-81, 89, 100, 275
Carter, Mary Margaret Summitt friend 77-81, 89, 100, 275
“Catch Us If You Can” song 247
Catchings, Harvey father, Tamika Catchings 10, 111-112 Q&A, 114-115, 118- 120, 122, 131, 182, 211, 244, 261
Catchings, Kenyon brother, Tamika Catchings 115, 121, 126
Catchings, Tamika UT freshman 10-11, 12, 13-14, 18, 19, 21, 28, 31, 32, 33, 38, 39, 41, 59, 68, 77, 89, 90, 98-99, 102, 103, 105, 111, 114-131, 132, 151, 156, 160, 180, 182, 183, 194, 206, 207, 211, 220, 231, 234, 236-237, 244, 251, 260, 261, 263, 267, 269, 271, 277-278, 280, 285, 287, 288, 289
Catchings, Tauja sister, Tamika Catchings. Player, 114, 115, 116, 118, 119, 120, 122, Illinois 130, 131, 211
Catchings, Wanda mother, Tamika Catchings 10-11, 21, 114-115, 118. 120-121, 122, 123, 131, 211, 261
Cavalli, Gary founder, ABL 47
Chamberlain, Wilt NBA player 5-6, 93
Chicago Bulls NBA team 155
Christ the King High school Queens. Holdsclaw’s alma mater 46, 52, 53 Cinderella Season, A HBO documentary 1997 Lady Vols 191
Clement, Kristen “Ace” UT freshman point guard 5-7, 11, 18, 20, 28, 31, 32-33, 38, 39, 71, 7, Q & A 84, 85-94, 96-97, 99, 100, 101, 102, 105, 106, 107- 110, 130, 149, 155 , 162, 166, 175- 176, 177, 178, 181, 182, 183-184, 192, 194, 197, 198, 199, 205, 211, 217, 231, 232, 238, 259, 260, 267, 268, 271, 276, 277, 280, 281, 286
Clement, Michelle sister, Kisten Clement 93
Clement, Robert father, Kirstin Clement 71
Clement, Richard father, Kirsten Clement 90, 93, 110
Clement, Sue mother, Kirsten Clement 90-91, 92, 93, 110
Cleveland Cavaliers NBA team 23
Cleveland Rockers WNBA team 292
Cole, Paula singer liked by Pat Summitt 218
Columbia High School alma mater, Teresa Geter 9
Colvin, Shawn singer liked by Pat Summitt 218
Conklin, Abby UT player graduate 25
Connecticut, University of basketball team 136- 137, 138-143, 219 upset by NC State, 257, 285
Crips gang 171
Cronan, Joan UT athletics director 193, 205, 207, 225-226
Crowne Plaza Hotel Kansas City 241
Definite Dozen twelve principles of UT Lady Vols 29
Delta Grocery and Lounge Wavery, LA 71
DeMoss, Mickie top assistant coach/recruiting 3, 4, 26-27, 28, 34, 39, 40, 41, 50, coordinator 54, 55, 56, 57, 60-61, 68, 71-2, 76, 78, 94-95, 97, 98, 99, 100, 101, 104, 107, 113, 117, 121, 122, 128, 129, 130, 132, 144, 145, 148, 149, 152, 153, 163, 178, 179, 181, 190 ice cream superstition, 196, 197, 200, 201, 206, 209, 218, 219, 220, 223, 224, 229, 233, 234, 236, 241, 243, 251, 252, 261, 263-264, 269, 273, 275, 284, 288
DeMoss, Wilma mother, Mickie DeMoss 71-72
DePaul basketball team 155, 156 Detroit, University of basketball team 47
Dihel, Sherry UT volunteer assistant 181
Diulius, Michele assistant coach, Trinity High 172 School
Diulius, Pat coach, Trinity High School 171, 172, 184, 185
Douglas, Katie Purdue guard 284
Drew UT team manager 260
Duke Blue Devils basketball team 287-288, 289, 291
Dunn, Latina Summitt friend and nanny 77, 215, 216, 226
Edwards, Dwayne player, Texas-El Paso 53
Elliott, Nina UT sports psychologist 59
Elzy, Kyra UT sophomore guard 12, 13, 20, 26, 28, 31, 32, 36, 37, 41, 58, 59, 64 Q & A, 69, 70, 71, 76, 89, 98, 102, 105, 107, 129, 131, 132, 135 Q & A, 143-155 stalker, 155, 160, 161, 162-166 torn ACL, 167, 173, 174, 179, 180, 183, 194, 196, 199, 204, 213, 223, 229, 230, 231, 232, 239, 250, 264, 270, 271, 277, 278, 280, 283
Elzy, Robert brother, Sheryl Elzy 69-70
Elzy, Sheryl mother, Kyra Elzy 69, 143, 150, 153, 154, 163, 278
ESPN cable network 115, 211
ESPY award 292
Esquire magazine, Holdsclaw article 275
Falwell, Jerry founder, Liberty College 190
Figgs, Ukari Purdue guard 284
Florida basketball team 16, 26, 150, 192, 285
Folkl, Kristin Stanford player 102
Foreman, George boxer 265
Fortner, Nell Olympic coach 142
Garnett, Kevin NBA player 47
Gaspar, Jessica North Carolina guard 216, 227, 232
George Mason basketball team 106, 107, 108
Georgia Tech basketball team 45 Georgia Lady Bulldogs basketball team 58, 75, 151, 157, 285
Geter, Joanne mother, Teresa Geter 9, 23-25, 36, 72, 149, 232
Geter, Faye stepmother, Teresa Geter 9
Geter, Robert Jr. brother, Teresa Geter 9, 24, 37
Geter, Robert Sr. Father, Teresa Geter 9-10, 22-24, 36, 99-100, 149, 244, 271
Geter, Teresa ‘Tree’ UT freshman center-forward 9, 10, 11, 14, 18, 20, 21-25, 31, 32- 38, 39, 41, 42, 72, 77, 96, 97, 98, 99-100, 104, 117, 130, 137, 149, 150, 153, 162, 174, 175, 183, 193, 197, 199, 201, 202, 213, 217, 218, 229, 230, 231, 232, 233, 234, 235- 236, 243, 244, 245, 263, 268, 280, 283, 285
Gilmore, Usha Rutgers player 209
Glamour Girls Chamique Holdsclaw, LaShonda 86 Stephens, Ace Clement
Good Morning America tv program, ABC 242, 276
Gordon, Bridgette UT all time leading scorer 86-89 67
Gore, Al Vice President, USA 272
Grease Broadway musical 106
Greater Tabernacle Baptist Church Cleveland, OH 172, 173
Green, Tyrone founder, Police Athletic /league in 50-51, 52, 53, 63 Queens
Greene, Misty UT junior role player 13, 26, 270, 280
Grentz, Theresa coach, Illinois 93, 116, 212, 249
Hackerott, Sara high school coach, Tamika 121, 127 Catchings
Harlem Professionals men’s semipro team 23
Harper, Jon fiance/husband, Kellie Jolly 277, 292
Harvard basketball team 204, 219
Hatchell, Sylvia coach, North Carolina 217
Haynes, LaTina Dunn see Dunn, Latina 289
Haywood, Spencer NBA player 47
HBO television broadcaster 191
Head, Hazel mother, Pat Summitt 74, 75 Head, Linda sister, Pat Summitt 203, 225
Head, Richard father, Pat Summitt 74, 75-76, 142, 235
Holdsclaw, Anita aunt, Chamique Holdsclaw 50
Holdsclaw, Bonita mother, Chamique Holdsclaw 49, 51
Holdsclaw, Chamique UT junior 11, 12, 13, 14, 16, 19, 25-26, 28, 30, 41, Q & A 43-63 courting by pro teams 46-47, 67, 72, 77, 86, 89, 90, 97, 98, 99, 102, 105, 106, 107, 116, 129, 130, 131, 132, 139-141, 146, 147, 151-152, 153, 155-157, 166, 173, 175, 177, 179, 182, 192, 193, 194, 199, 205, 206, 208, 210, 211, 213 Q & A, 217, 219, 220, 221-22, 224, 229, 230, 231, 232, 233, 235, 236, 237, 239, 242, 243, 248, 249, 253, 258, 259, 260, 261, 266, 267, 268, 269, 270-271, 272, 274, 275, 277, 280, 283, 284, 285, 286, 288, 289, 290, 291-292
Holdsclaw, Davon brother, Chamique Holdsclaw 49, 51
Holdsclaw, June grandmother, Chamique Holdsclaw 45, 48-58, 107
Illinois basketball team 113-118, 128-131, 134, 192, 208, 211
Jackson, Mildred godmother, Semeka Randall 172
Jackson, Tamicha Louisiana Tech guard 95, 252
Jamaica Hospital Queens, NY 50
Jennings, Debbie UT associate athletic director for 127 media relations
Johnson, Lee father, Semeka Randall 169
Johnson, Leslie Western Kentucky forward 200, 201, 205, 206, 207
Johnson, Tiffani UT senior dismissal of 25, 67
Johnson, William father, Chamique Holdsclaw 49 Jolly, Kellie UT junior point guard 11, 12-13, 14, 26, 28, 41, 59, 67, 88, 89, 96, 98, 99, 102, 105, 129- 130, 143, 146, 147, 155, 162, 165, 176, 178, 193, 194, 199, 205, 206, 217, 222, 227, 234, 236, 237, 239 Q & A, 240, 245, 247-248, 249, 250, 253-258, 261, 264, 265, 266, 267, 268, 269, 270, 271, 272, 274, 276-77, 280, 286, 288-289, 290, 291, 292
Jolly, Brent brother, Kellie Jolly 255-256
Jolly, Ken father, Kellie Jolly 254, 255
Jolly, Peggy mother, Kellie Jolly 254, 255, 256
Jones, Bobby father, Kyra Elzy 69, 70-71, 174
Jordan, Michael NBA player 12, 45, 46, 155-156, 275
Karlin, Karyn Arkansas Lady Razorbacks center 248
Keith, David actor 259
Kemper Arena Kansas City 242, 247
Kentucky college basketball team 153
Kessling, Bob sports director, Nashville’s Channel 183 10
King, Diane singer 265
Knoxville College basketball team 55
Kyra Kangaroo UT team award, best rebounder 180 lady Pat Summitt’s definition of 15
Landers, Andy coach, Georgia 157
Laxton, Brynae UT junior roleplayer 13, 26, 270, 271, 279
Liberty University Virginia 190, 195, 198-200, 202
Lloyds of London insurance policy on Chamique Holdclaw 62
Lobo, Rebecca UConn player 139
Louisiana Tech basketball team 16, 26, 35, 37, 88, 89, 94, 95, 96- 99, 104, 108, 110, 138, 200, 236, 247, 248, 249, 250-252, 262, NCAA championship game 267- 271, 285, 290
Louisiana State game, Feb 22, 1999 182, 183, 285
“Love Lifted Me” DeMoss favorite hymn 261 Manhattan College, Riverdale, NY basketball team 106
Manning, Peyton Heismann runner up, football 192
Marciniak, Michelle UT former player 75
Marriott Big Apple Classic 4-team invitational 106
Master P rap singer 210
Maxwell, Connie UT team masseuse 218, 248
Maxwell, Monica Louisiana Tech forward 95, 98, 263
McCulley, Danielle Western Kentucky center 200, 205, 207
McKnight, Brian singer 265
McLachlan, Sarah singer liked by Pat Summitt 218
Meeks, the three nickname, Tameka, Sameka and 19, 90 Chamique
Memorial Stadium site of Tennesee-North Carolina 220, 221, 235 game
Memphis basketball team 176
Mideast Regionals 1997 NCAA 208
Miles, Linda Rutgers forward 208, 209, 210
Milligan, Laurie UT senior guard 25, 72, 183, 200, 270, 271, 279
Minnesota Timberwolves NBA team 47
Miserables, Les musical 77
Mississippi State basketball team 183
Mississippi “Ole Miss’ basketball team 57, 78, 85, 89
Moody, Rick coach, Alabama 161
Moore, Billie Summitt friend and mentor 105-106, 142
Moshak, Jenny UT trainer 87, 88, 89, 101, 127, 151,159, 161, 164, 165, 196, 232, 257, 284, 286, 287
MTV music channel 191
Naismith Award player of the year 10, Holdsclaw wins 291
National League for the Deaf and 277 Hard of Hearing
NCAA tournament 1997 189-272
New York Library WNBA team 46 New York Times newspaper 142, 258
“No-Limit Soldier” song 158, 210
North Carolina basketball team 208, 211, 214, 215, 216, 219-234, 252, 268, 288
North Carolina State basketball team 219, 236, 247, 248
Northern Lights Invitational Anchorage, Alaska 131
O’Charleys restaurant 203
Officer and a Gentleman, An movie 259
Old Dominion Lady Monarchs basketball team 16, 138, 163, 166-167, 173-175, 219, 257, 287
Olympics Montreal 76, 161
131 st St Boys and Girls Club Cleveland, OH 172
O’Neill, Kevin UT former men’s coach 177
Peacemaker, The movie 236
Peck, Carolyn coach, Purdue 282
Penichiero, Ticha All-American, Old Dominion 163, 167, 175
Peter Pan J. M. Barrie 215
Phelps, Derrick player, North Carolina 53
Pillow, Shalon UT 1999 recruit 280, 283
Pointer, Natasha Rutgers freshman point guard 209
Portland Trailblazers NBA team 45
Puff Daddy rap singer 240, 243, 244, 264
Purdue Boilermakers basketball team 283, 284, 285
Randall, Semeka UT Freshman guard Q & A 2, 7-8, 11, 14, 18,19, 21, 22, 28, 31, 32, 38, 39, 40-41, 42, 68, 72, 77, 89, 90, 97, 98, 101, 102, 103, 105, 106, 107, 116, 130, 131, 132, 135, 139, 146, 147, 155, 158 Q & A, 166-175, 178-179, 184, 194, 197, 199, 202, 203, 207-209, 210, 211, 213, 223, 230, 233, 235, 241, 243, 259, 261, 262, 263, 264, 266, 267, 268, 272, 276, 285, 285, 286, 288, 289
Randall, Bertha mother, Semeka Randall 7-8, 169-173, 227, 262
Reach for the Summitt biography, Pat Summitt 17, 29, 76, 142 Reid, Tracy North Carolina All-American 216, 221, 222, 223, 231
Rio Bravo restaurant 211
Rizzoti, Jennifer UConn player 139
Roberts, Betsy UT assistant athletic director for 133, 134 development
Roberts, Nyree Old Dominion post player 167, 174
Roberts, Robin ESPN studio host 190, 243
Rotiers restaurant 235
Rutgers Scarlet Knights basketball team 208, 210-212
Sahner, Kelly UT team administrative assistant 154
Sales, Nykesha UConn senior guard 137, 138, 140, 146, 147
San Jose Arena Stanford basketball court 101, 102
Sauer, Paige UConn center 138, 139, 146
Scream Wes Craven movie 150
Seattle Supersonics NBA team 47
Small, Steve head coach, Western Kentucky 200, 206
Smith, Christy Arkansas Lady Razorbacks 248 pointguard
Snow, Michelle UT 1999 recruit 280, 283
Soul Food movie 153
South Carolina State basketball team 49, 148, 149
Southeastern Conference 1997, Columbus, Georgia 182, 183 Tournament
Spells, George uncle, Chamique Holdsclaw 50
Sports Illustrated magazine 95, 191, 243
St. John’s Prep Astoria, NY 45, 51, 52
Stallworth, LaQuan Louisiana Tech player 252
Stanford basketball team 16, 40, 101-102, 104-106, 138, 204, 219
Stephens, LaShonda ‘Wilt’ UT sophomore 13, 14, 20, 26, 28, 41, 86, 89, 96, 97, 102, 103, 104, 143, 155, 166, 174, 195-197, 199, 200, 201, 202, 205, 207, 271, 280, 283
Stevenson High School Deerfield, Il 120 Stringer, Vivian coach, Rutgers 208, 209, 211
Sullivan Award Holdsclaw wins 291
Summitt, Pat UT coach definition of girl and lady 15-16, on the press 39-40, breaking players down to build them up 34, finesse teams 25, on being close to your team 66, childhood 73-74, relationship with players 81, and handling young women 103, lucky coins 133-134
Summitt, R. B. husband, Pat Summitt 76, 77, 80, 94, 181, 189, 215-216, 218, 226, 234, 240, 262, 276, 290- 291
Summitt, Tyler son, Pat Summitt 76, 79, 80, 94, 167, 180, 181, 215, 218, 234, 238, 240, 244, 251, 260, 276, 283, 291
Sundquist, Don governor of Tennessee 226
Teasley, Nikki North Carolina freshman guard 216, 232, 234
Tennessee Tech basketball team 254
Tennessee-Martin, University of basketball team 74, 100, 101, 254
Texas Tech basketball team 219
Texas A & M basketball team 131, 132
Thomas, Donna UT associate athletics director, 150 compliance and operations
Thompson, Pashen UT player graduate 25
Time magazine magazine 191
Trinity High School Cleveland, OH 169, 184
Uconn women’s program 2, 16, 53
University of South Carolina basketball team 24
University of Tennessee Medical location of death of Caleb Carter 78 Center
USA Today newspaper 8, 93, 258
USA national team basketball team 60, 275
USA Junior national team basketball team 31, 143
Valley Park recreation center Columbia, SC 9, 23
Vanderbilt basketball team 56, 138, 180-181, 183, 192 VanDerveer, Tara coach, Stanford 102
Viceroys gang 171
Virginia Tech basketball team 286, 287
Virginia Cavaliers basketball team 53, 224
Waiting to Exhale movie 38
Waldorf-Astoria Hotel New York 277
Wall Street Journal newspaper 47
Wallace, James coach and math teacher, Semeka 171 Randall
Warlick, Holly UT assistant coach 27, 35, 36, 39, 40, 41, 57, 73, 76, 97, 98, 99, 100, 104, 113, 116, 117, 128, 144, 152, 161, 174, 182, 200, 202, 219, 223, 229, 239, 241, 251, 252, 263, 275
Warlick, Fran mother, Holly Warlick 73
Washington Post newspaper 191
WBCA Women’s Basketball Coaches 259, 291 Association
Western Kentucky basketball team 200, 204, 205
“When We Were Kings” song 239, 264
When We Were Kings documentary, Ali-Foreman fight 265
White-McCarty, Stephanie Purdue All-American 282, 284
Wilkerson, Sharon Liberty guard 198, 202, 203
Wisconsin basketball team 131
WNBA women’s professional league 16, 46, 275, 291
World University Games 116
Worrell, Dara UT ticket manager 133-134
Wright, Chanel North Carolina junior 216, 233, 234
Wynn, Katie secretary, Pat Summitt 181
Youmans, Bill UT team doctor, orthopedic 161, 287 surgeon
Young, Tomora Rutgers junior 209
Yovella, Ed UT chief of campus police 150