Kay Yow, a true Carolina treasure, dies at 66 after her fourth battle with breast cancer.Kay Yow will always be one of the most admired and respected coaches on the national and international scenes. She was a leader, role model, mentor, coach, supporter, community friend and entrepreneur. As for women’s basketball history, Yow’s name will most certainly be delivered in the same breath as those words forever more. She was there for the implementation of Title IX and the first NCAA Tournament in 1982. Yow has never relented her pursuit to improve the sport of women’s basketball despite all of her achievements. The game has been good to her, but more importantly, Yow has been instrumental for the game.
Coach Yow was the first recipient of the Espy's "Jimmy V. Award for Perseverence". Her story (as played out in the video) is more than inspirational. Yow appears in this video with her wonderful friend and Tennessee coach, Pat Summit and Ashley Judd.
In her 37 years as a head coach at the college level, she has led her teams to a combined record of 729-337 and is one of only six Division I head women's basketball mentors to achieve 700 career victories. Yow has guided her squads to 20 of the 27 NCAA Tournaments, 11 trips to the Sweet 16, and a trip to the Elite Eight and Final Four in 1998. She has also collected five Atlantic Coast Conference regular season championships, four ACC Tournament titles, amassed 21, 20-win seasons and a staggering 29 winning seasons. Her career victory total is the fourth most among active coaches in NCAA Division I and in 2003-04, won her 650th game to become the first ACC women’s basketball coach to eclipse that special milestone. She also coached the US Women to a Gold Medal in 1988.
Coach Yow was the first recipient of the Espy's "Jimmy V. Award for Perseverence". Her story (as played out in the video) is more than inspirational. Yow appears in this video with her wonderful friend and Tennessee coach, Pat Summit and Ashley Judd.
In her 37 years as a head coach at the college level, she has led her teams to a combined record of 729-337 and is one of only six Division I head women's basketball mentors to achieve 700 career victories. Yow has guided her squads to 20 of the 27 NCAA Tournaments, 11 trips to the Sweet 16, and a trip to the Elite Eight and Final Four in 1998. She has also collected five Atlantic Coast Conference regular season championships, four ACC Tournament titles, amassed 21, 20-win seasons and a staggering 29 winning seasons. Her career victory total is the fourth most among active coaches in NCAA Division I and in 2003-04, won her 650th game to become the first ACC women’s basketball coach to eclipse that special milestone. She also coached the US Women to a Gold Medal in 1988.
A few other statistics:
• Yow has averaged 20 wins a season during her 33 seasons at NC State.
• She has directed the Wolfpack to 19, top-three finishes in the final ACC standings.
• Her teams have been ranked in the top-25 poll a total of 326 weeks, the seventh most nationally and first in the ACC.
• She is one of only six coaches to have won 700 career games in Division I WBB history.
• She has the fourth most wins among active NCAA Division I coaches.
• She has coached more than 900 games at NC State, which is fifth in NCAA DI WBB history.
• She was the first ACC WBB coach to eclipse 600 wins at the same school and was the sixth among all-time NCAA DI coaches.
• Her teams have advanced to 20 of the 27 NCAA Tournaments, which is tied for the 10th most appearances.
• She was the first women's basketball coach in ACC history to reach 650 career wins.
• 1998 Final Four
• 21, 20-win seasons
• Sweet 16, 11 Times
• 1998 Elite Eight
• Yow has averaged 20 wins a season during her 33 seasons at NC State.
• She has directed the Wolfpack to 19, top-three finishes in the final ACC standings.
• Her teams have been ranked in the top-25 poll a total of 326 weeks, the seventh most nationally and first in the ACC.
• She is one of only six coaches to have won 700 career games in Division I WBB history.
• She has the fourth most wins among active NCAA Division I coaches.
• She has coached more than 900 games at NC State, which is fifth in NCAA DI WBB history.
• She was the first ACC WBB coach to eclipse 600 wins at the same school and was the sixth among all-time NCAA DI coaches.
• Her teams have advanced to 20 of the 27 NCAA Tournaments, which is tied for the 10th most appearances.
• She was the first women's basketball coach in ACC history to reach 650 career wins.
• 1998 Final Four
• 21, 20-win seasons
• Sweet 16, 11 Times
• 1998 Elite Eight
• Five ACC Championships
• Four ACC Tournament Titles
• 21, Top-25 Finishes and seven Top-10 Finishes
• Four Kodak All-Americans, three AP All-Americans
• Four ACC Tournament Titles
• 21, Top-25 Finishes and seven Top-10 Finishes
• Four Kodak All-Americans, three AP All-Americans
• One of 30 teams with more than 650 wins in Division I
• 23rd all-time winningest team in NCAA history (Second highest in the ACC)
• 28th all-time winningest program by victories (Third highest in the ACC)
• 55 All-ACC honorees and 34 All-ACC Tournament players
• Two ACC Players of the Year
• Two ACC Rookies of the Year
• 23rd all-time winningest team in NCAA history (Second highest in the ACC)
• 28th all-time winningest program by victories (Third highest in the ACC)
• 55 All-ACC honorees and 34 All-ACC Tournament players
• Two ACC Players of the Year
• Two ACC Rookies of the Year
• Four ACC Tournament MVP's
• 15 WNBA Players and Two Coaches
• Nine ACC 50th Anniversary players
• 15 WNBA Players and Two Coaches
• Nine ACC 50th Anniversary players
• Three Golden Anniversary team members
•85 ACC Honor Roll members
• Second most victories in ACC history
• Second highest winning percentage in ACC history
• Six players rank in the ACC's top-25 all-time records for field goals made and field goal percentage
• Five players rank in the ACC's top-25 all-time records for points, rebounds and blocks
• Three players rank in the ACC's top 25 all-time record for assists and steals
• Jennifer Howard is the ACC's All-time leader in 3-Point Field Goal Percentage
• NC State ranks in the top-10 among programs sending players to the WNBA
• NC State and Coach Yow, in conjunction with the Jimmy V Foundation, started the Jimmy V Women's Classic, the first of its kind to donate money to cancer research in the game of women's basketball
• NC State and Coach Yow have started the "Hoops for Hope" game. A basketball game centered around hope. Hope for early detection, hope for increased survival, hope for a cure for Breast Cancer. The fourth annual game will take place during the 2008-09 season
• In December 2007, the Kay Yow/WBCA Cancer Fund in partnership with The V Foundation was established as a charitable organization committed to finding an answer in the fight against women’s cancers
•85 ACC Honor Roll members
• Second most victories in ACC history
• Second highest winning percentage in ACC history
• Six players rank in the ACC's top-25 all-time records for field goals made and field goal percentage
• Five players rank in the ACC's top-25 all-time records for points, rebounds and blocks
• Three players rank in the ACC's top 25 all-time record for assists and steals
• Jennifer Howard is the ACC's All-time leader in 3-Point Field Goal Percentage
• NC State ranks in the top-10 among programs sending players to the WNBA
• NC State and Coach Yow, in conjunction with the Jimmy V Foundation, started the Jimmy V Women's Classic, the first of its kind to donate money to cancer research in the game of women's basketball
• NC State and Coach Yow have started the "Hoops for Hope" game. A basketball game centered around hope. Hope for early detection, hope for increased survival, hope for a cure for Breast Cancer. The fourth annual game will take place during the 2008-09 season
• In December 2007, the Kay Yow/WBCA Cancer Fund in partnership with The V Foundation was established as a charitable organization committed to finding an answer in the fight against women’s cancers
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Kay Yow is a true role model, not only for women, but for humanity. She will be terribly missed by all.
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Bio information from the NC State.
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