The Kay Yow National Coach of the Year Award

THE KAY YOW AWARD

Seth Greenberg hosted the 2012 CollegeInsider.com Awards Banquet in New Orleans. Among the honorees were Mike Brey (Notre Dame), Anthony Davis (Kentucky) and Doug McDermott (Creighton).

April 9, 2012

KARL SMESKO WINS THE 2012 KAY YOW AWARD

BOSTON (MA) -- After leading his team to a 29-3 record, Florida Gulf Coast's Karl Smesko is the recipient of the 2012 Kay Yow award.

FGCU had one of the most historic season in its Division I history, advancing to the NCAA Tournament and earning a No. 12 seed in the Raleigh Region. Led by three-time Atlantic Sun Coach of the Year Karl Smesko, FGCU finished with a 29-3 overall record that included a league-first 18-0 mark in the A-Sun.

The Eagles verified the conference’s third-ever unbeaten regular season by cruising through the Atlantic Sun Tournament, taking the league’s automatic berth into the NCAA Tournament with a convincing 67-39 win over second-seeded and 20-game winner Stetson. The Green and Blue, with their seven trifectas vs. St. Bonaventure in the first round of the NCAA Tournament, set the NCAA record for three-pointers in a season (342).

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.


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