She died of complications from the disease, said family spokeswoman Erin Freeman.

Ms. Summitt unexpectedly became coach of the Tennessee Lady Vols when she was 22 and, over a 38-year career, formed a dynasty seldom matched in any college sport. She was the first college basketball coach, male or female, to reach 1,000 victories in a career.

She was national coach of the year seven times and was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2000, 12 years before she stepped down with a record 1 ,098 victories. She received the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation’s highest civilian honor, from President Obama in 2012.