This, sadly, just in from North Carolina State:

One of the most beloved figures in NC State history and one of the most respected coaches in the nation, Women’s Basketball Coach Kay Yow,  died peacefully this morning after a long, heroic battle with breast cancer.  Yow, 66, had been supported by her family and her staff in the last several days and was even able to visit with her entire team at WakeMed Cary Hospital earlier this week.

Yow, who was in her 38th year of coaching, will be remembered for the hundreds and thousands of lives she touched through basketball and through her tireless efforts to fight cancer. 

To learn more about Kay Yow, follow this link to the NC State women’s basketball page.

Click here to find out how you can contribute the Kay Yow/WBCA Cancer fund.

Of course, Fastbreakers knew and admired the late Coach Yow as both a fellow Hall of Famer alongside Andy Landers and as the matriarch of a first-class program at NC State. The mutual respect and admiration between Coaches Yow and Landers was evident whenever the Wolfpack Women and the Lady Bulldogs hooked it up on the court. Please use the above NC State link to view Coach Yow’s message book and feel free to add your own condolences, fond memories, and hopeful wishes.