| Kay Yow Award | |
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| Awarded for | the nation's top women's coach in NCAA Division I basketball who also displays great character off the court |
| Country | United States |
| Presented by | Collegeinsider.com |
| First awarded | 2010 |
| Currently held by | Carly Thibault-DuDonis |
| Website | https://www.kayyowaward.com |
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The Kay Yow National Coach of the Year Award is an award given annually to the women's college basketball head coach in NCAA Division I competition who displays great character both on and off the court. The award was established in 2010 and is named for legendary women's head coach Kay Yow, who coached at NC State from 1975 to 2009 before succumbing to stage 4 breast cancer. Yow was diagnosed with breast cancer in 1987 but still continued to coach until the illness forced her to take a medical leave of absence in early 2009. Yow accumulated over 700 wins as a head coach, and also led the United States women's basketball team to an Olympic gold medal in 1988.[1]
- ^ "Inductees into the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame – Kay Yow". Women's Basketball Hall of Fame. Retrieved 9 April 2010.