SPOKANE, Washington: June Daugherty, the former Washington and Washington state girls’ basketball coach who led the Huskies to seven NCAA tournaments, has died. She was 64 years old.
Washington state said Daugherty died at her home in Boise, Idaho on Monday.
A basketball game in the Northwest for nearly three decades, Daugherty was head coach at Boise State (1989-96), Washington (1996-2007) and Washington State (2007-18). She had a 443-441 record and has made it to the NCAA tournament eight times.
In 11-year-old Daughertys in Washington State, the Cougars had 130-217 overall and 56-141 in the league. Daugherty ended a 17-game losing streak with a 17-17 record in 2013-14 and enjoyed his first winning season a year later, at 17-15.
The Cougars have made the playoffs three times under Daugherty, advancing to the WNIT semi-finals in 2016-17. But the Cougars didn’t make it to the NCAA tournament under Daugherty.
In Washington, she compiled a 191-139 record in 11 seasons and went 113-85 in the league, winning nine playoff spots. This included seven trips to the NCAA tournament, with an Elite Eight appearance in 2000-01.
Daugherty got his first head coaching job in 1989 at Boise State, leading the Broncos to five winning seasons, an overall record of 122-75 and an appearance in the NCAA tournament.
The Columbus, Ohio native was an assistant coach at Kent State (1983-85) and Stanford (1985-89) after her playing career at Ohio State ended in 1978.
Stanford Hall of Fame coach Tara VanDerveer said she played against, coached and coached against Daugherty.
She was on my first team at Stanford. June was a “sociable person” as a coach, she was a great recruiter and an extremely positive person, VanDerveeer said.
UCLA coach Cori Close recalled that Daugherty was kind. Just a very, very good human, she said.
I had the honor of being coached by June and training alongside her for almost 20 years, and while she was obviously an exceptional coach who won many games, she was above all fun, loving and a visionary leader and mentor who has made countless players and peers live better, ”said Arizona State coach Charli Turner Thorne.
Southern California coach Lindsay Gottlieb said Daugherty took the time to coach young coaches.
I benefited from the time and effort she devoted to giving me advice, Gottlieb said. “Her influence on the Pac 12 conference was vast, and she will be sorely missed.
Pac-12 Conference Said: June Daugherty was a shining light in the Pac-12. She will be sorely missed. “
Daugherty is survived by her husband, Mike, who was her associate head coach on the three programs she led, as well as their two children and parents.
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AP sports writer Janie McCauley contributed to this report.
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