A group of investors, including a former governor of Tennessee, has made a bid to bring a professional women’s basketball team to the Volunteer State. Former Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam and his wife are reportedly leading a group of investors in the bid to bring a Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA) team to Nashville.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Former Tennessee Governor Bill Haslam and his wife Crissy Haslam submitted an expansion bid to bring a WNBA team named after legendary Lady Vols Coach Pat Summitt to Nashville.

Nashville's bid to join the WNBA features a star-filled investor group including Candace Parker, Peyton Manning and entertainers Tim McGraw and Faith Hill. The team would be named in honor of the late Pat Summitt.