NHL Owner Announces Bid for Nashville WNBA Team, With Name Honoring Pat Summitt

General view of the logos on the court before practice for the semifinals of the Final Four in the 2014 NCAA Womens Division I Championship tournament at Bridgestone Arena. | Don McPeak-Imagn Images

The state of Tennessee has a rich women's basketball tradition, thanks in large part to Pat Summitt's legendary run leading the University of Tennessee Lady Vols. Summitt won eight national championships and posted a 1,098–208 record during her Hall of Fame coaching career, which lasted from 1974 to 2012.

Now, the owner of the NHL's Nashville Predators hopes to make the Music City the home to an expansion WNBA franchise, one that would honor the legendary coach in the process.