Kay Yow
American basketball coach (1942–2009) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Sandra Kay Yow (March 14, 1942 – January 24, 2009) was an American basketball coach. She was the head coach of the NC State Wolfpack women's basketball team from 1975 to 2009. A member of the Naismith Hall of Fame, she had more than 700 career wins. She also coached the U.S. women's basketball team to an Olympic gold medal in 1988 despite having been diagnosed with breast cancer in 1987.[1][2] In 2000, Yow was inducted into the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame. In 2009, she was inducted into the FIBA Hall of Fame.
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Born | (1942-03-14)March 14, 1942 Gibsonville, North Carolina, U.S. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | January 24, 2009(2009-01-24) (aged 66) Cary, North Carolina, U.S. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1971–1975 | Elon | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1975–2009 | NC State | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Head coaching record | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Overall | 737–344 (.682) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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5× ACC regular season (1978, 1980, 1983, 1985, 1990) 4× ACC tournament (1980, 1985, 1987, 1991) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Jimmy V ESPY for Perseverance (2007) FIBA Hall of Fame (2009) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Basketball Hall of Fame Inducted in 2002 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Women's Basketball Hall of Fame | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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In April 2010, CollegeInsider.com created a new award called the Kay Yow National Coach of the Year Award in her honor. It will be presented annually to the women's college basketball head coach who displays great personal character on and off the court.