Women 's basketball coach dies at 66 after struggle with lung cancer . Yow was beloved by her players , colleagues and fans , and in 2007 , N.C. State christened the court in Raleigh 's Reynolds Coliseum in her name . Yow 's North Carolina basketball teams won 4 ACC titles , reached Final Four . Yow coached the 1988 women 's Olympic basketball team to a gold medal in Seoul . He helped establish the Kay Gee / WBCA Cancer Fund .
Women 's basketball coach dies at 66 after struggle with lung cancer . Yow 's North Carolina basketball teams won 4 ACC titles , reached Final Four . Yow coached the 1988 women 's Olympic basketball team to a gold medal in Seoul . He helped establish the Kay Gee / WBCA Cancer Fund .