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.
Selection The award is presented to the coach who has exhibited great personal character both as a coach and as a person. A committee of 26 members, ranging from women's basketball analysts, former and current head coaches, and Yow's three siblings (sisters Deborah and Susan, and brother Ronnie), chooses the winner among a field of finalists.
Winners *Awarded the Naismith College Coach of the Year the same seasonCoach (X)Denotes the number of times the coach has been awarded the Kay Yow Award YearCoachSchoolRecordPostseason result Reference 2009–10 * Nebraska 32–2 NCAA Sweet 16 2010–11 Green Bay 34–2 NCAA Sweet 16 2011–12 Florida Gulf Coast 29–3 NCAA first round 2012–13 Albany 27–4 NCAA first round 2013–14 Hampton 28–4 NCAA first round2014–15Tricia FabbriQuinnipiac31–4 NCAA first round2015–16Brian BoyerArkansas State27–6WNIT second round2016–17Maureen MagarityNew Hampshire26–6WNIT first round2017–18Sue GuevaraCentral Michigan30–5NCAA Sweet 162018–19Kellie HarperMissouri State25–10NCAA Sweet Sixteen2019–20Brian GiorgisMarist26–4Canceled2020–21Jarrod OlsonCalifornia Baptist26–1WNIT Quarterfinal2021–22Dawn PlitzuweitSouth Dakota29–6NCAA Sweet Sixteen2022–23Teri MorenIndiana28–4NCAA second round2023–24Carly Thibault-DuDonisFairfield31–2NCAA first round2024–25Larry VickersNorfolk State30–5NCAA first round2025–26Jory CollinsNorth Dakota State29–5WBIT second round
See also Clair Bee Coach of the Year Award – a character award given to an NCAA Division I men's basketball coach Skip Prosser Man of the Year Award – an annual award given to an NCAA Division I men's basketball coach who exhibits moral character off the court; the award is also presented by CollegeInsider.com
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