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April 11,
2011
MATT BOLLANT WINS THE 2011 KAY YOW AWARD
BOSTON (MA) -- Wisconsin-Green Bay’s Matt Bollant
has had one of the more impressive runs by a
mid-major coach in recent history.
In four seasons as Phoenix coach, Bollant has
compiled a stunning 68-4 record in the Horizon
League and an equally impressive overall mark of
117-16 while guiding Green Bay to three NCAA
tournaments and one WNIT. He is the fastest coach in
school history to win 100 games.
This year, Bollant led the team to an unbeaten
league record (18-0) and a 13th-straight Horizon
League regular season title. After being named
Horizon League Coach of the Year for the third time,
Bollant led the team to a Horizon League tournament
title for the second time in his career. His team
was rewarded for its excellence with a fifth seed in
the Dallas region of the NCAA Tournament.
The Kay Yow Award was established last year to honor
the Division I women’s head coach who embodies not
only a winning spirit but who also displays great
character both on and off the court.
Yow was a coaching legend who led NC State to 737
wins during her 34 seasons at the school. She was
wildly successful in every forum in which she
coached, leading gold medal winners at the 1981
World University Games, the 1986 Goodwill Games,
1986 World Championship Games and the 1988 Olympic
Games.
2011 KAY
YOW AWARD FINALISTS
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Matt Bollant |
Green Bay |
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Nikki Caldwell |
UCLA |
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Tonya Cardoza |
Temple |
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Terri Flournoy |
Georgetown |
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Brian Giorgis |
Marist |
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Kelly Grave |
Gonzaga |
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Katie Meier |
Miami |
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Kevin McGuff |
Xavier |
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Karl Smesko |
Florida Gulf Coast |
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Tonya Warren |
Northern Iowa |
KAY YOW
AWARD SELECTION COMMITTEE
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Debbie Antonelli |
College Basketball Analyst |
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Gary Blair |
Texas A&M University |
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Pam Borton |
University of Minnesota |
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Joanne Boyle |
University of Virginia |
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Nikki Caldwell |
UCLA |
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Kristy Curry |
Texas Tech University |
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Lin Dunn |
Indiana Fever |
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Joe Dwyer |
CollegeInsider.com |
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Stephanie Glance |
Illinois State University |
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Shimmy Gray |
Saint Louis University |
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Dru Hancock |
Big 12 Conference |
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Dan Hughes |
San Antonio Silver Stars |
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Wendy Larry |
Old Dominion University |
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Angela Lento |
CollegeInsider.com |
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Joe McKeown |
Northwestern University |
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Cristy McKinney |
Former Division I Coach |
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Dr. M. Dianne Murphy |
Columbia University |
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Carolyn Peck |
ESPN |
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Debbie Ryan |
Former Division I Coach |
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Marsha Sharp |
Kay Yow/WBCA Fund |
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Dawn Staley |
University of South Carolina |
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Dee Stokes |
CollegeInsider.com |
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Holly Warlick |
University of Tennessee |
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Debbie Yow |
North Carolina State |
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Ronnie Yow |
Yow/WBCA Fund |
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Susan Yow |
Belmont Abbey College |
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