Lady Vols Basketball Legend Candace Parker Shares Why She Chose to Play for Pat Summitt, Tennessee
Tennessee is home to one of the greatest players in basketball history. Candace Parker was a multi-time national champion with the Lady Vols and went on to become a WNBA superstar. Out of high school, there was no question that she had the ability to become this level of a star. Due to this, her […]
WATCH: Lady Vols Basketball Legend Candace Parker, More Tell Pat Summitt Stories Ahead of Reunion
On Thursday night, Omaha Productions put on CELEBRATING PAT SUMMITT: A LIVE REUNION SPECIAL at the Tennessee Theatre in Knoxville. This brought former players and coaches such as Candace Parker, Nikki Fargas and Andraya Carer, along with ESPN reporter Holly Rowe and South Carolina head coach Dawn Staley, together to tell stories of Pat Summitt’s […]
Lady Vols Legend Candace Parker to be Inducted into Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame
Lady Vols basketball legend Candace Parker, one of the greatest players of all time, will be inducted into the Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame in Knoxville, first reported by Cora Hall of KnoxNews. Parker was in her first year of eligibility to be inducted and received enough votes for the honor. She joins a class […]
Lady Vols Basketball Coach Kim Caldwell Details Connection with Candace Parker
The Lady Vols basketball program has no shortage of notable alumni. Perhaps none are more notable than Candace Parker, a multi-time national champion at the college level and champion and MVP in the WNBA. When Kim Caldwell took the job at Tennessee, it meant she’d be taking over the program with as much history as […]
Lady Vols Basketball Legend Candace Parker Gets Jersey Retired by Hometown WNBA Team
After completing one of the greatest careers the sport has seen, Lady Vols basketball legend Candace Parker is getting her flowers. With her jersey already up in both Tennessee and the LA Sparks’ rafters, she got her jersey retired by the Chicago Sky on Monday. “Growing up in Naperville, playing on courts around here with […]
Lady Vols Basketball Legend Candace Parker Backs Tennessee’s Move to Adidas
After 12 years with Nike, Tennessee athletics is headed back to a partnership with adidas. UT was formerly with the company from 1995-2014 before the switch. Now, it’s headed back to donning the three stripes on uniforms. Lady Vols basketball legend Candace Parker is naturally a fan of the change. Not only did she wear […]
Tennessee Lands Three Legends on ESPN’s Top 100 Athletes Since 2000 List
Three Tennessee Athletics legends earned a spot in the Top 60 of ESPN’s “Top 100 Professional Athletes Since 2000” list that was released in chunks over the summer. Tennessee earned a nod thanks to a Hall of Fame quarterback and two iconic Hall of Fame players from the Pat Summitt Era. Peyton Manning comes in […]
Former Vol Keon Johnson Hits Overtime Game-Winner in Summer League Opener, Candace Parker Calls the Action
Keon Johnson called “game” on Friday night in Sin City. Candace Parker called for “Rocky Top” to be played. With opportunities winding down in the overtime period of Friday’s NBA Summer League opener between Brooklyn and Indiana, former Tennessee guard and former Summer League champion Keon Johnson hit a game-winning turnaround jump shot to give […]
Candace Parker Entering Presidential Role Following Retirement
Former Tennessee and WNBA superstar Candace Parker has been named the President of Adidas women’s basketball moving forward, first reported by AJ Hess of Fast Company. The former league champion announced her retirement from the WNBA on Apr. 28, 2024. Parker’s relationship with Adidas dates back more than a decade, signing with the shoe/sporting brand […]
Tennessee Legend Candace Parker Announces Retirement From Basketball
Tennessee and WNBA legend Candace Parker is retiring from basketball, she announced on her Instagram on Sunday afternoon. “I’m retiring,” Parker wrote in her post. “I promised I’d never cheat the game & that I’d leave it in a better place than I came into it. The competitor in me always wants 1 more, but […]