Tasha Butts
American basketball player and coach (1982–2023) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Tasha Butts (March 10, 1982 – October 23, 2023) was an American basketball player. She played for the Minnesota Lynx of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). She was an assistant coach at several NCAA schools over 17 seasons. She was hired as the head coach of the Georgetown Hoyas women's basketball team, but died of breast cancer before her first game as a head coach.
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Personal information | |
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Born | (1982-03-10)March 10, 1982 Milledgeville, Georgia, U.S. |
Died | October 23, 2023(2023-10-23) (aged 41) |
Listed height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) |
Career information | |
High school | Baldwin (Milledgeville, Georgia) |
College | Tennessee (2000–2004) |
WNBA draft | 2004: 2nd round, 20th overall pick |
Selected by the Minnesota Lynx | |
Playing career | 2004–2006 |
Position | Forward |
Number | 1 |
Coaching career | 2007–2023 |
Career history | |
As player: | |
2004 | Minnesota Lynx |
As coach: | |
2007–2008 | Duquesne (assistant) |
2008–2011 | UCLA (assistant) |
2011–2019 | LSU (assistant) |
2019–2023 | Georgia Tech (associate HC) |
2023 | Georgetown |
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