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Having it both ways WNBA's Mystics want Summitt as consultantPosted: Thursday January 10, 2002 6:00 PMUpdated: Saturday January 12, 2002 6:59 PM
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- Pat Summitt isn't leaving her coaching job at Tennessee, but she might do some work on the side with the Washington Mystics of the WNBA. The Mystics have approached Summitt and Tennessee women's athletic director Joan Cronan about a possible consulting job. Washington is looking for a new coach and general manager. Coach Tom Maher and general manager Melissa McFerrin both resigned Jan. 4. Summitt, who was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame last year, turned down a chance to be the new coach for the team, which includes former Lady Vols star Chamique Holdsclaw. But Cronan said Thursday the idea for the consulting job came out of those conversations and some "brainstorming." Discussions about such a partnership are at the very beginning stages. No formal offer has been made. "We don't have anything on the table to look at," Cronan said. No timetable for an agreement has been set. Summitt's second-ranked Lady Vols were playing No. 19 Auburn on Thursday night, and neither she nor Mystics officials immediately returned calls seeking comment. Summitt has a contract through 2005 with a package worth about $550,000 a year. New NCAA rules allow coaches to work for professional teams if the university approves the outside income, just as the university has done in the past for Summitt to be a television commentator for WNBA and college games, Cronan said. Currently, no men's or women's college coach is a consultant for a pro team. "I think we would be breaking new ground," Cronan said.
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