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Image 1 of 1: Constructed by architect Bullock Smith, the 35,000 square foot Women's Basketball Hall of Fame opened in June 1999 and is dedicated to the past, present, and future of women's basketball. Inductees may be nominated in the following categories: Coach, Veteran Coach, Player, International Player, Veteran Player, Contributor, and Official. The Hall of Fame is home to the world's largest basketball, weighing 10 tons, which sits on the north rotunda. Within the rotunda, visitors can test their skills on three separate basketball courts. The seventeen-foot tall bronze Eastman statue is located at the Hall of Fame entrance in the Pat Summitt Rotunda.
Constructed by architect Bullock Smith, the 35,000 square foot Women's Basketball Hall of Fame opened in June 1999 and is dedicated to the past, present, and future of women's basketball. Inductees may be nominated in the following categories: Coach, Veteran Coach, Player, International Player, Veteran Player, Contributor, and Official. The Hall of Fame is home to the world's largest basketball, weighing 10 tons, which sits on the north rotunda. Within the rotunda, visitors can test their skills on three separate basketball courts. The seventeen-foot tall bronze Eastman statue is located at the Hall of Fame entrance in the Pat Summitt Rotunda.

Constructed by architect Bullock Smith, the 35,000 square foot Women's Basketball Hall of Fame opened in June 1999 and is dedicated to the past, present, and future of women's basketball. Inductees may be nominated in the following categories: Coach, Veteran Coach, Player, International Player, Veteran Player, Contributor, and Official. The Hall of Fame is home to the world's largest basketball, weighing 10 tons, which sits on the north rotunda. Within the rotunda, visitors can test their skills on three separate basketball courts. The seventeen-foot tall bronze Eastman statue is located at the Hall of Fame entrance in the Pat Summitt Rotunda.

Women's Basketball Hall of Fame

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Constructed by architect Bullock Smith, the 35,000 square foot Women's Basketball Hall of Fame opened in June 1999 and is dedicated to the past, present, and future of women's basketball. Inductees may be nominated in the following categories: Coach, Veteran Coach, Player, International Player, Veteran Player, Contributor, and Official. The Hall of Fame is home to the world's largest basketball, weighing 10 tons, which sits on the north rotunda. Within the rotunda, visitors can test their skills on three separate basketball courts. The seventeen-foot tall bronze Eastman statue is located at the Hall of Fame entrance in the Pat Summitt Rotunda.

Title Women's Basketball Hall of Fame
Creator Nashville Historical Foundation
Author Daley Curry, Belmont University; 2022
Date 1999
Address 700 S Hall of Fame Dr, Knoxville, TN 37915
Type Building
Coverage Other
Source Bullock Smith and Partners, architect
Contributor Bell & Associates Construction; Pat Summitt; Senda Berenson; Elizabeth MacQueen; Eastman
Subject Education; Entertainment; Museums; Sports; Recreation
Keywords Buildings, Pat Summitt, Knoxville, University of Tennessee-Knoxville, Basketball, History
Rights CC BY-NC 4.0