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Kay Yow was born on 14 March, 1942 in Gibsonville, North Carolina, U.S., is an American basketball coach (1942–2009). Discover Kay Yow's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is she in this year and how she spends money? Also learn how she earned most of networth at the age of 67 years old?
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14 March, 1942 |
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14 March |
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Gibsonville, North Carolina, U.S. |
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2009 |
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Cary, North Carolina, U.S. |
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United States
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Kay Yow Height, Weight & Measurements
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Kay Yow Net Worth
Her net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Kay Yow worth at the age of 67 years old? Kay Yow’s income source is mostly from being a successful coach. She is from United States. We have estimated Kay Yow's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
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Timeline
Sandra Kay Yow (March 14, 1942 – January 24, 2009) was an American basketball coach.
Yow received her Bachelor of Science degree in English from East Carolina University in 1964, she was a member of the Delta Zeta Sorority.
After graduation she worked as English teacher, librarian and girls' basketball coach at Allen Jay High School in High Point, North Carolina.
She then earned her Master's degree in Physical Education from UNC-Greensboro in 1970 and then took the position of women's athletics coordinator and women's basketball coach at Elon College.
The fifth game was against the USSR who had won the event in 1973 and 1977.
The Soviet team led at halftime, but the USA team outscored the USSR by three points in the second half to win 83–81, the first win by the USA over the USSR in a major competition in two decades.
The next game was a rematch against Canada, the team they had beaten by 14 points a few days earlier.
This time the Canadian team would take a nine-point lead at halftime, but the USA team came back and won 68–60.
The final game of the competition was against Cuba, which the USA won 73–60 to claim their first gold medal in a World University Games event.
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.
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.
Yow was the assistant coach of the team representing the US at the World University Games held in Mexico City, Mexico in August 1979.
The opening game was against Costa Rica, and the USA almost outscored them by triple digits, falling just shy at 132–34.
The next three games were closer, but all margins were in double digits.
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.
Yow was the head coach of the team representing the US at the World University Games held in Bucharest, Romania in July 1981.
The team started with a game against Finland and won easily, 68–49.
They trailed at halftime in their next game against China, but came back to win a close game 76–74.
After beating Poland, they played Czechoslovakia in a game that was close at the half, but the USA team went on to win 86–67.
In the following game against Canada, the USA team was again behind at the half, but played a close match in the second half and pulled ahead to win 79–76.
Despite being undefeated, they needed a win against Romania to advance to the gold medal game.
They had only a one-point lead at halftime, but went on to win 75–64 to meet the undefeated USSR for the gold medal.
The USA fell behind by sixteen and could not close the gap—the USSR team won 98–79 to claim the gold medal, leaving the US with the silver.
Denise Curry was the leading scorer for the USA team with 18.1 points per game.
Yow served as an assistant coach of the team representing the US in 1984 at the William Jones Cup competition in Taipei, Taiwan.
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.
In 2000, Yow was inducted into the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame.
On January 11, 2001, she reached the 600-win milestone for her career with a 71–64 win over Temple University.
In recognition for her dedication and success, Yow was selected for induction into the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame in 2000 and the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame on June 5, 2002, the fifth female coach to be selected.
On February 5, 2007, she reached the 700-win milestone for her career with a 68–51 win over Florida State University.
At the time of her death, she ranked as the fifth winningest active NCAA Division I women's basketball coach.
On February 16, 2007, the basketball court at Reynolds Coliseum was renamed Kay Yow Court in her honor.
On July 11, 2007, Yow received the inaugural Jimmy V ESPY Award for Perseverance, an award named for fellow NC State basketball coach and friend Jim Valvano.
She received a standing ovation.
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.
