Debbie Yow was the director of athletics at North Carolina State University, and held the same position at the University of Maryland and Saint Louis University.
15 Facts About Debbie Yow
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Debbie Yow previously served as the head coach of the women's basketball teams of the University of Kentucky, Oral Roberts University, and the University of Florida.
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Debbie Yow then attended Elon University, where she played basketball and studied English.
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In 1987, Debbie Yow earned a master's degree from Liberty University in counseling.
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Debbie Yow married and later divorced Lynn Nance, a collegiate men's basketball coach.
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In 1983, Debbie Yow married Dr William Bowden, a university administrator, while she was coaching at Oral Roberts University.
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Debbie Yow coached women's basketball at the University of Kentucky and Oral Roberts University, and served as the women's basketball coach at the University of Florida where she took these three previously unranked teams into the top 20 national rankings.
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Debbie Yow averaged 20 wins per season over eight years as a head coach.
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Debbie Yow remained at Saint Louis University for four years, until hired to the same position at the University of Maryland in August 1994.
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At Maryland, Debbie Yow became the first female athletic director at any Atlantic Coast Conference school.
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Debbie Yow reportedly had a rocky relationship with Maryland men's basketball coach Gary Williams.
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Debbie Yow can't take any credit for the program he built nor should she take any of the blame for its recent struggles.
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On June 25,2010, Debbie Yow accepted the job as athletic director at North Carolina State University.
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Debbie Yow was awarded a five-year contract with a $350,000 annual salary with a supplemental income of $100,000.
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In early April 2011, Debbie Yow hired former Alabama coach Mark Gottfried as the new coach.