14 Facts About Nancy Darsch

Nancy Darsch was an American women's basketball coach who worked at both the professional and NCAA Division I college levels.

Nancy Darsch earned a master's degree in physical education from the University of Tennessee.

Nancy Darsch was inducted into the Ohio State Athletics Hall of Fame on September 25,2014.

Nancy Darsch began her coaching career at Longmeadow High School in Massachusetts, where she coached basketball, softball, and field hockey from 1973 to 1978.

Nancy Darsch became the head coach at Ohio State University in 1985.

Nancy Darsch served as an assistant coach of the team representing the US in 1984 at the William Jones Cup competition in Taipei, Taiwan.

Nancy Darsch served as the assistant coach to the team representing the US at the World University Games held in Sheffield, England, in July 1991.

Nancy Darsch served as an assistant coach to the USA National team which competed at the 1994 FIBA World Championship for Women in Sydney, Australia.

Nancy Darsch started her professional coaching career in the WNBA's inaugural season with the New York Liberty.

Nancy Darsch had the privilege of coaching the Liberty in the first-ever WNBA game against the Los Angeles Sparks.

In 1999, Nancy Darsch took over as head coach for the Washington Mystics.

Nancy Darsch joined the Seattle Storm and served as an assistant coach for the 2008 through 2013 seasons.

Nancy Darsch was a substitute teacher for Plymouth Public Schools.

Nancy Darsch died at the age of 68 on November 2,2020, of Parkinson's disease.