▁( 2 0 0 1 ), ▁Spain ▁( 1 9 9 9 ) ▁and ▁Italy ▁( 1 9 9 8 ). ▁ ▁Before ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁W N BA ▁season ▁began , ▁Ny ga ard ▁signed ▁a ▁free ▁agent ▁contract ▁with ▁the ▁Houston ▁Com ets , ▁but ▁was ▁wa ived ▁by ▁the ▁team ▁during ▁training ▁camp . ▁ ▁She ▁signed ▁another ▁contract ▁with ▁the ▁Com ets ▁prior ▁to ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁season , ▁but ▁decided ▁to ▁announ ce ▁her ▁ret irement ▁instead . ▁ ▁Co aching ▁career ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 3 , ▁Ny ga ard ▁became ▁an ▁assistant ▁coach ▁for ▁the ▁women ' s ▁basketball ▁team ▁at ▁California ▁State ▁University , ▁Long ▁Beach . ▁ ▁The ▁following ▁year , ▁in ▁June ▁ 2 0 0 4 , ▁she ▁was ▁h ired ▁as ▁an ▁assistant ▁coach ▁with ▁Pe pp erd ine ▁University . ▁▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁she ▁was ▁named ▁as ▁an ▁assistant ▁coach ▁for ▁the ▁San ▁Antonio ▁Silver ▁Stars ▁and ▁helped ▁the ▁team ▁to ▁appear ▁in ▁the ▁W N BA ▁final s , ▁before ▁losing ▁to ▁the ▁Detroit ▁Sho ck . ▁ ▁In ▁January ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁she ▁was ▁named ▁as ▁an ▁assistant ▁coach ▁for ▁the ▁Washington ▁Myst ics . ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁Pe pp erd ine ▁University ▁coach es ▁profile ▁and ▁interview ▁April ▁ 2 7 , ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁Houston ▁Com ets ▁press ▁release ▁of ▁Ny ga ard ' s ▁ret irement ▁from