Kay Yow

Kay Yow
Biographical details
Born(1942-03-14)March 14, 1942
Gibsonville, North Carolina, U.S.
DiedJanuary 24, 2009(2009-01-24) (aged 66)
Cary, North Carolina, U.S.
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1971–1975Elon
1975–2009NC State
Head coaching record
Overall737–344 (.682)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
ACC regular season (1978, 1980, 1983, 1985, 1990)
ACC tournament (1980, 1985, 1987, 1991)
Awards
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
Women's Basketball
Head coach for  United States
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1988 Seoul Team Competition
FIBA World Championship for Women
Gold medal – first place 1986 Moscow Team Competition
Goodwill Games
Gold medal – first place 1986 Moscow Team Competition
World University Games
Silver medal – second place 1981 Bucharest Team Competition
Assistant coach for  United States
William Jones Cup
Gold medal – first place 1984 Taipei Team Competition
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1984 Los Angeles Team Competition
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 1983 Caracas Team Competition
World University Games
Gold medal – first place 1979 Mexico City Team Competition

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.

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.

  1. ^ "N.C. State women's hoops coach Kay Yow dies". NBC Sports. 2009-01-24. Archived from the original on 2009-01-29. Retrieved 2009-01-25.
  2. ^ Historical State: History in Red and White. "Kay Yow coaches in the Olympics (1988)". Archived from the original on 14 May 2012. Retrieved 23 December 2011.