Babe Didrikson Zaharias Award, highest honor in women's sports (2007)
North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame (1989)
Records
All-time winningest coach in NCState women's basketball history
Fifth winningest coach in NCAA women's basketball history
Team Records
Career record: 737-344; NC State record: 680-325
Four ACC Tournament championships (1980, ` 85, `87 and `91)
Five ACC regular-season championships (1978, ` 80, `83, ` 85 and `90)
20 NCAA Tournament appearances, 11 Sweet Sixteens, 1998 Final Four
21 20-win seasons in 34 years at NC State
Guided United States women to gold medal at 1988 Seoul Olympics
Also won gold medals at 1986 World University Games and FIBA World Championships
Assistant coach for 1984 gold-medal U.S. Olympic team
General Information
Became the first full-time women's college coach in state of North Carolina when she was hired in 1974 to be the volleyball, women's basketball and slow-pitch softball coach at NC State
Also served as the first administrator for women's sports in ACC history. Namesake of Kay Yow Court at Reynolds Coliseum
Respected motivational speaker, faithful Christian witness and long time ambassador for NC State and women's athletics
Founded Kay Yow Cancer Fund, a part of The V Foundation for Cancer Research, which has raised more than $7 million for cancer research, through the annual Hoops for Hope basketball game, the Drive4Kay golf tournament and other charity fundraisers
