Kay Yow
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Born | Gibsonville, North Carolina, U.S. | March 14, 1942|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | January 24, 2009 Cary, North Carolina, U.S. | (aged 66)|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1971–1975 | Elon | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1975–2009 | NC State | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Head coaching record | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Overall | 737–344 (.682) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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5× FIBA Hall of Fame (2009) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Basketball Hall of Fame Inducted in 2002 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Women's Basketball Hall of Fame | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Sandra Kay Yow (March 14, 1942 – January 24, 2009) was an American
In April 2010, CollegeInsider.com created a new award called the
Education and coaching career
Yow received her
In 1975, Yow became NC State's first full-time women's basketball coach and also coached women's volleyball and softball. She led the women's basketball team to an ACC championship in the first season of league play in 1978.[3]
On January 11, 2001, she reached the 600-win milestone for her career with a 71–64 win over
Yow also coached the silver-medal-winning U.S. women's basketball team in the 1981 World University Games; the 1986 gold-winning U.S. teams in the Goodwill Games and the FIBA World Championship; and the gold-medal-winning U.S. women's basketball team in the 1988 Seoul Olympics.[3][8]
USA Basketball
Yow was the assistant coach of the team representing the US at the World University Games held in
Yow was the head coach of the team representing the US at the World University Games held in
Yow served as an assistant coach of the team representing the US in 1984 at the
Yow was named head coach of the USA National Team which would compete at the 1986 World Championships and the 1990 Olympics. The World Championships were held in
All-Time College Coaching Record | |||||
Season | Team | Record | Postseason | AP Poll | |
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1971–72 | Elon | 5-11 | |||
1972–73 | Elon | 13-3 | NCAIAW State Tournament | ||
1973–74 | Elon | 20-1 | AIAW Regionals | ||
1974–75 | Elon | 19-4 | AIAW Regionals | ||
1975–76 | NC State | 19-7 | Women's NIT Quarterfinals | ||
1976–77 | NC State | 21-3 | AIAW Region II | 10 | |
1977–78 | NC State | 29-5 | AIAW Elite Eight | 3 | |
1978–79 | NC State | 27-7 | AIAW Region II | 11 | |
1979–80 | NC State | 28-8 | AIAW Sweet 16 | 10 | |
1980–81 | NC State | 21-10 | AIAW Sweet 16 | 13 | |
1981–82 | NC State | 24-7 | NCAA Sweet 16 | 12 | |
1982–83 | NC State | 22-8 | NCAA 1st Round | 16 | |
1983–84 | NC State | 23-9 | NCAA Sweet 16 | 16 | |
1984–85 | NC State | 25-6 | NCAA Sweet 16 | 12 | |
1985–86 | NC State | 18-11 | NCAA 2nd Round | ||
1986–87 | NC State | 24-7 | NCAA Sweet 16 | 13 | |
1987–88 | NC State | 10-17 | |||
1988–89 | NC State | 24-7 | NCAA Sweet 16 | 13 | |
1989–90 | NC State | 25-6 | NCAA Sweet 16 | 11 | |
1990–91 | NC State | 27-6 | NCAA Sweet 16 | 7 | |
1991–92 | NC State | 16-12 | |||
1992–93 | NC State | 14-13 | |||
1993–94 | NC State | 13-14 | |||
1994–95 | NC State | 21-10 | NCAA Sweet 16 | 24 | |
1995–96 | NC State | 20-10 | NCAA 2nd Round | 23 | |
1996–97 | NC State | 19-12 | NCAA 1st Round | ||
1997–98 | NC State | 25-7 | NCAA Final Four | 10 | |
1998–99 | NC State | 17-12 | NCAA 2nd Round | ||
1999–00 | NC State | 20-9 | NCAA 1st Round | 23 | |
2000–01 | NC State | 22-11 | NCAA Sweet 16 | 19 | |
2001–02 | NC State | 14-15 | |||
2002–03 | NC State | 11-17 | |||
2003–04 | NC State | 17-15 | NCAA 1st Round | ||
2004–05 | NC State | 21-8 | NCAA 1st Round | 21 | |
2005–06 | NC State | 19-12 | NCAA 1st Round | ||
2006–07 | NC State | 15-4 | NCAA Sweet 16 | 18 | |
2007–08 | NC State | 21-13 | Women's NIT Semifinals | ||
2008–09 | NC State | 8-7 | |||
Overall | 737-344 | .682 |
ACC Regular Season Champion | |
ACC Tournament Champion | |
ACC Regular Season and Tournament Champion |
Personal life
Yow lived in Cary, North Carolina.[14]
Yow and her two sisters are natives of Gibsonville, North Carolina. They were all three active in collegiate sports.
After her 1987 breast cancer diagnosis, Yow became active in raising awareness as well as money to battle the disease.[19] In 2007, the Kay Yow/WBCA Cancer Fund was instituted by the Women's Basketball Coaches Association and the V Foundation for Cancer Research, of which she served on the board of directors.[20] Her cancer recurred in November 2004 and she began radiation treatments the following month after having surgery.[21]
Death
Yow had been on a leave of absence from coaching since early January 2009 because of her disease.
Yow planned her own funeral before she died and recorded a 25-minute video to be played at the service.[24] More than 1,400 people attended the funeral on January 30 at Colonial Baptist Church in Cary, as Yow thanked her supporters on the video.[24] "And now I say farewell," she bade the mourners, "and it's been a wonderful journey, especially since the time I accepted Jesus as my Lord and Savior".[24]
Awards
- 1987—Amos Alonzo Stagg Coaching Award[25]
- 1988—Carol Eckman Award[26]
- 1990—Russell Athletic/WBCA National Coach of the Year[27]
- 2007—Coach Yow received the Mildred "Babe" Didrikson Zaharias Courage Award from the United States Sports Academy in recognition of courageous action in overcoming adversity to excel in sport.[28]
- 2007 - Jimmy V ESPY Award for Perseverance[29]
- 2009—FIBA Hall of Fame
See also
References
- ^ "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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b c d "A chronology of Kay Yow's life". News and Observer. 2009-01-24. Archived from the original on 2009-01-27.
- ^ Yow fifth women's coach to 600 victories – ESPN
- ^ "WBHOF Inductees". WBHOF. Archived from the original on 2017-12-06. Retrieved 2009-08-01.
- ^ "Hall of Famers". Basketball Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on 2009-08-31. Retrieved 2009-08-01.
- ^ Historical State: History in Red and White. "Kay Yow is inducted into the Women's Sports Hall of Fame (1987)". Archived from the original on 14 May 2012. Retrieved 23 December 2011.
- ^ a b "NC State moves on without Yow". Sports Illustrated. January 7, 2009. Archived from the original on February 2, 2009. Retrieved 2009-01-24.
- ^ "Tenth World University Games -- 1979". USA Basketball. Archived from the original on 7 September 2015. Retrieved 13 October 2015.
- ^ "Eleventh World University Games -- 1981". USA Basketball. Archived from the original on 7 September 2015. Retrieved 13 October 2015.
- ^ "1984 WOMEN'S R. WILLIAM JONES CUP". USA Basketball. Archived from the original on 28 April 2013. Retrieved 18 May 2013.
- ^ "TENTH WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP FOR WOMEN -- 1986". USA Basketball. Archived from the original on 25 May 2013. Retrieved 17 May 2013.
- ^ [1][permanent dead link] 2009-2010 Wolfpack Women's Basketball Media Guide
- ^ Jacobs, Barry (August 7, 1988). "Olympic Profile: Kay Yow". The New York Times. Retrieved February 3, 2002.
- ^ Yow accepts NCSU offer for AD Archived 2010-06-28 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Providence College coaching profile
- ^ WNBA.com on resignation
- ^ "NCSU women's basketball coach Kay Yow to take leave of absence". Chatham Weekly Journal. November 22, 2006. Retrieved 2009-01-24.
- ^ "Beloved women's basketball coach Kay Yow dies". CNN. 2009-01-24. Retrieved 2009-01-25.
- ^ Beard, Aaron (January 24, 2009). "Longtime NC State women's coach Kay Yow dies at 66". Associated Press. Retrieved 2009-02-06.
- ^ Charlotte Observer. January 30, 2009. Retrieved 2009-02-06.
- ^ "NCSU's Yow dies after long cancer fight". Triangle Business Journal. January 24, 2009. Retrieved 2009-01-24.
- ^ Goldstein, Richard (January 24, 2009). "Kay Yow, Hall of Fame Women's Basketball Coach, Dies at 66". The New York Times. Retrieved February 3, 2022.
- ^ Tampa Tribune. January 31, 2009. p. Sports 3.
- ^ "Amos Alonzo Stagg Coaching Award". ASAMA - The American Sport Art Museum and Archives. Archived from the original on 2014-02-01. Retrieved 6 Oct 2012.
- ^ "Carol Eckman Award". Women's Basketball Coaches Association. Archived from the original on 2014-07-15. Retrieved 1 Jul 2014.
- ^ "Past Russell Athletic/WBCA National Coaches of the Year". Women's Basketball Coaches Association. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 30 Jun 2014.
- ^ "Coach Yow Receives Courage Award From U.S. Sports Academy". WRALSportsFan.com. 2008-04-14. Retrieved 2015-07-16.
- ^ "ESPN's Play 4Kay Initiative to Feature Nine Top 25 Teams". Kayyow.com. 2013-09-04. Archived from the original on 2015-07-17. Retrieved 2015-07-16.