Nancy Darsch
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Nancy Darsch, 2011
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Assistant Coach for  United States
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1996 Atlanta | Team Competition |
| Assistant Coach for United States
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1994 Sydney | Team Competition |
| Assistant Coach for United States
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1994 St. Petersburg | Team Competition |
| Assistant Coach for United States
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1991 Sheffield | Team Competition |
| Assistant Coach for United States
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| William Jones Cup | ||
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1984 Taipei | Team Competition |
| Assistant Coach for United States
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1984 Los Angeles | Team Competition |
Nancy Darsch (born December 29, 1951) is an American women's basketball coach who has worked at both the professional and Division I college levels. A native of Plymouth, Massachusetts, Darsch is a 1973 graduate of Springfield College. She also earned a master's degree in physical education from the University of Tennessee. Darsch was inducted into the Ohio State Athletics Hall of Fame on September 25, 2014.
Darsch began her coaching career at Longmeadow High School in Massachusetts, where she coached basketball, softball, and field hockey from 1973 to 1978. As an assistant under University of Tennessee head coach Pat Summitt from 1978 to 1985, Darsch helped lead the Lady Vols to five Final Four appearances. Darsch became the head coach at Ohio State University in 1985. In her 12 years at the helm at Ohio State, she led the Buckeyes to four Big Ten Conference Championships and seven NCAA appearances. In 1993, Darsch led Ohio State to a 24–4 record, a Big Ten Championship and the NCAA final. In the championship game, Ohio State lost to Texas Tech, 84–82. She compiled a record of 234–125 (.652) while at Ohio State. Darsch took on the role of assistant coach at Boston College in 2006 and 2007, helping the Eagles to compile a 33-27 record during those two seasons, as well as earning a berth in the post-season WNIT.
Since 1984 Darsch has been part of USA Basketball. As an assistant coach for the USA Women’s Olympic Basketball team she won Olympic gold medals in both the 1984 (Los Angeles) and 1996 (Atlanta) Olympic Games.
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