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June Daugherty

June Daugherty

Women's basketball coach (1956–2021)


June Karen Daugherty (née Brewer; August 11, 1956 – August 2, 2021)[1] was an American women's college basketball coach who was head coach at Washington State University.[2]

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Coaching career

In her seven years as head coach at Boise State from 1989 to 1996, Daugherty finished with a 122–75 record, 73–31 in the Big Sky Conference.[3]

In her 11 years at Washington from 1996 to 2007, Daugherty took her teams to the NCAA tournament 6 times, including her final year. Her contract was not renewed after the season. Daugherty finished with a 191-131 record, 113-85 in the Pac-10.[1]

Daugherty became head coach at rival Washington State in 2007 after being fired from Washington. She led Washington State to WNIT appearances in 2014 and 2015.[4] On March 13, 2018, it was announced that Daugherty was fired as head coach of WSU.[5]

Personal life

Daugherty was married to husband Mike, who formerly served as the associate head coach for WSU, and UW. They have twin children, Doc and Breanne.[4]

She suffered from health issues for many years, and died at the age of 64 from heart troubles.[6]

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References

  1. "Women's Basketball Coaches Career". NCAA. Retrieved 30 Sep 2015.
  2. Associated Press (March 13, 2018). "Washington State fires women's hoops coach June Daugherty". USA Today. Retrieved March 13, 2018.
  3. Don Day (August 4, 2021). "Star former Boise State coach Daugherty dies". Boise Dev News. Retrieved August 4, 2021.
  4. "June Daugherty". Washington State University. Retrieved November 19, 2016.
  5. Raley, Dan (4 August 2021). "Former Husky Basketball Coach June Daugherty Dies at 64". si.com. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
  6. "Year-by-year review" (PDF). Boise State Women's Basketball 2014-15 Almanac. Boise State University. 2014. p. 134. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-12-19. Retrieved 2016-11-21.
  7. "Year-by-year records" (PDF). University of Washington Women's Basketball Record Book. University of Washington. 2016. pp. 39–40.

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