Gwen Jackson received an unexpected call from Pat Summitt. Instead of a normal conversation, the former Lady Vols star received a heartfelt apology from her old college basketball coach.

Former Lady Vols Gwen Jackson and Nicky Anosike lead a Girls Inc. of the Tennessee Valley basketball camp at Austin-East High School on Nov. 10, 2024.

Former Lady Vol Gwen Jackson talks about working with Tennessee team and Nicky Anosike at Girls Inc. clinic at Austin-East, where Jackson coaches McKenna Gibson on Tennessee softball sweeping ...

It turns out, Jackson and I grew in the same town (Columbia), in the same neighborhood (Riverside), on the same street (Second Avenue). More specifically, we grew up two blocks — and about 20 ...