(1972-05-21) May 21, 1972 (age 52) Oak Ridge, Tennessee, U.S.
Career information
High school
Oak Ridge (Oak Ridge, Tennessee)
College
Tennessee (1990–1994)
Position
Guard
Coaching career
1998–2021
Career history
As coach:
1998–1999
Tennessee (assistant)
1999–2002
Virginia (assistant)
2002–2008
Tennessee (assistant)
2008–2011
UCLA
2011–2021
LSU
Career highlights and awards
As player:
NCAA champion (1991)
SEC All-Freshman team (1991)
As coach:
Pac-10 Coach of the Year (2010)
Career coaching record
NCAA
248–154 (.617)
Medals
Women's basketball
Assistant coach for United States
FIBA Americas U18 Championship
2012 Puerto Rico
FIBA U19 World Championship
2013 Lithuania
Yolanda Nicole Fargas (née Caldwell; born May 21, 1972)[1] is an American basketball coach and executive. She is the president of the Las Vegas Aces of the WNBA. Fargas was formerly the head coach for the women's basketball programs at UCLA and LSU.
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