State coach Kay Yow led the United State Olympic team to a gold medal in 1988 and was elected to the Basketball Hall of Fame. She will truly be missed, and our thoughts and prayers are with her staff and her players. Yow, 66, died Saturday after a 21-year battle with the disease. She definitely always knew the pulse of our team and had a calmness about her that was so settling to me as a young coach trying to bring home the gold while playing in front of the home team USA fans. read more

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