University of Tennessee Athletics
Roberts Named SEC Legend
January 09, 2017 | Women's Basketball
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -- Lady Vol all-time great Patricia “Trish” Roberts has been named the University of Tennessee’s 2017 SEC Women’s Legend, the league announced on Monday.
The SEC’s 2017 Class of Women’s Legends showcases former student-athletes, coaches and administrators from all 14 SEC member institutions.
The class will be honored at the 2017 SEC Women’s Basketball Tournament, March 1-5, in Greenville, S.C. Each legend will be honored during halftime of their team’s first game of the tournament, and all 14 individuals also will be honored as a group as well as participate in an autograph session during the tournament. Complimentary posters of the Legends will be available at the session.
Roberts helped lead Tennessee to a 28-5 record in 1976-77 and was part of the school’s first-ever AIAW Final Four team, a squad that finished third nationally. That team helped propel the Lady Vols to the forefront of women’s college basketball.
The 6-foot-1 forward/center became UT’s first-ever Kodak All-American in 1977 after she averaged 29.9 points and 14.2 rebounds per game and shot 65 percent from the field. Those remain school records, as do her efforts for most points in a game (51), most points in a season (987), most field goals in a game (24), most field goals in a season (428), highest field goal percentage in a career (64.7%), most rebounds in a game (24) and most rebounds in a season (467).
Roberts was a U.S. Olympic silver medalist in 1976, played in the 1978 World University Games and was captain of the 1979 U.S. National Team. A professional playing career followed, as did a lengthy career as a coach in both the college and professional ranks.
Roberts is an inductee to the Women’s Basketball (2000), University of Tennessee (2003) and Georgia Sports Halls of Fame among several others.
Below is the list of the 2017 SEC Women’s Legends:
ALABAMA – Stacy Potter Inman, Swimming, 1992-95
ARKANSAS – Veronica Campbell Brown, Track & Field, 2004
AUBURN – Kerron Stewart, Track & Field, 1996-97
FLORIDA – Sha Brooks, Basketball, 2007-09
GEORGIA – Tasha Humphrey, Basketball, 2005-08
KENTUCKY – Bernadette Madigan-Dugan, Cross Country/Track & Field, 1981-85
LSU – Daniela “Dani” Reis, Volleyball, 1989-92
OLE MISS – Van Chancellor, Basketball (Coach), 1978-97
MISSISSIPPI STATE – Marrissa Harris, Track & Field, 2006-09
MISSOURI – Evan Unrau, Basketball, 2000-04
SOUTH CAROLINA – Megan Matthews Buning – Softball/ Pitcher; 1999-2002
TENNESSEE – Patricia “Trish” Roberts, Basketball, 1976-77
TEXAS A&M – Takia Starks, Basketball, 2005-09
VANDERBILT – Dee Davis, Basketball, 2004-07
