Tasha Butts, who was in her first year as head coach of the Georgetown women’s basketball team, has died after a two-year battle with breast cancer, the school confirmed on October 23. Today we will discuss about Tasha Butts: Husband| Family| Ga tech| Net Worth.
Tasha Butts: Husband| Family| Ga tech| Net Worth
Tasha Butts (March 10, 1982 – October 22, 2023) was an American basketball player. She played for the Minnesota Lynx of the Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA). She was an assistant coach at several NCAA schools over 17 seasons. She was hired as the head coach of the Georgetown Hoyas women’s basketball team, but died of breast cancer before her first game as head coach.
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | March 10, 1982 Milledgeville, Georgia, U.S. |
| Died | October 22, 2023 (aged 41) |
| Listed height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Baldwin (Milledgeville, Georgia) |
| College | Tennessee (2000–2004) |
| WNBA draft | 2004: 2nd round, 20th overall pick |
| Selected by the Minnesota Lynx | |
| Playing career | 2004–2006 |
| Position | Forward |
| Number | 1 |
| Coaching career | 2007–2023 |
| Career history | |
| As player: | |
| 2004 | Minnesota Lynx |
| As coach: | |
| 2007–2008 | Duquesne (assistant) |
| 2008–2011 | UCLA (assistant) |
| 2011–2019 | LSU (assistant) |
| 2019–2023 | Georgia Tech (associate HC) |
| 2023 | Georgetown |
Husband
Tasha Butts is not married.
Family
Georgia Tech women’s basketball head coach Nell Fortner said in a tribute on October 23, “The news of Tasha’s passing is incredibly sad.” Tasha is survived by her parents, Spencer, Sr. and Evelyn, her brother Spencer, Jr., as well as her nephew Marquis.
Ga tech
A coaching veteran and former WNBA player, Tasha Butts spent four years on the Georgia Tech women’s basketball staff, arriving as an assistant coach in April 2019. He was promoted to associate head coach in April 2021. A native of Georgia, Butts returned to the Peach State after eight years as an assistant coach at LSU. He was named the head coach at Georgetown University on April 11, 2023.
In his second season on The Flats, Butts helped guide the Yellow Jackets to a 17-9 overall record and 12-6 mark in the Atlantic Coast Conference in 2020-21 during the global pandemic. In a historic season, Tech made its 10th overall appearance in the NCAA Tournament and advanced to the Sweet 16 for the second time in program history.
Net Worth
At the time of her demise, Tasha Butts had a substantial net worth, estimated to be no less than $1 million.
