BANDIT SUITS UP TO LIGHT UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL TEAM NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP CELEBRATION

Knoxville, TN- the University of Tennessee Women’s Basketball Team recently celebrated their 64-48 win over Stanford University in the women's NCAA tournament championship game. This is the second National Championship win in as many years for the Lady Vols. They beat Rutgers University 59-46 last year.

The hometown party took place at Thompson-Boling Arena and served as both a celebration of the win and a thank you to the local fans for all their support. The event featured cheerleaders, a pep band as well as speeches from the coaches, players and other influential people from Knoxville.

Lighting Designer, Will Twork, said that the primary objective for this event was to light the stage and the podium. He used Martin MAC 600s to wash the stage. Twork also stagered six Martin MAC 500s with custom glass gobos to project the Lady Vols logo onto a 50’ filled white cyc. Lighting was controlled by a Whole Hog II.

The Lady Vols’ impressive basketball history includes eight NCAA titles, four players of the year, the Naismith Player of the Century and the winningest college basketball coach ever. This year senior, Candace Parker won the Wooden Award for the second year in a row and was recently selected by the Los Angeles Sparks as the No. 1 pick in the WNBA draft. She will graduate from the University of Tennessee this spring.

Coach Pat Summitt also received special honors in 2008. She became the first female recipient of the Legends of Coaching Award, which was adopted by the John R. Wooden Award Committee in 1999. The Award recognizes the lifetime achievement of coaches who exemplify Coach Wooden's high standards of coaching success and personal achievement.