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LSU's Theresa Plaisance (55) walks past then-LSU assistant coach Tasha Butts as she celebrates the team's win over Kentucky with guard Jeanne Kenney after an NCAA college basketball game in Baton Rouge, La., Feb. 24, 2013. Georgetown women's basketball coach Tasha Butts died Monday, Oct. 23, 2023, after a two-year battle with breast cancer. The 41-year-old coach was diagnosed with advanced-stage breast cancer in 2021. She stepped away from coaching Georgetown last month. (AP Photo/Bill Feig, File)

Georgetown coach Tasha Butts dies after 2-year battle with breast cancer

By Doug Feinberg - Associated Press

LSU's Theresa Plaisance (55) walks past as then-LSU assistant coach Tasha Butts celebrates the team's win over Kentucky with guard Jeanne Kenney after an NCAA college basketball game in Baton Rouge, La., Feb. 24, 2013. Long-time college assistant Tasha Butts was hired as head coach of Georgetown's women's basketball team on Tuesday, April 11, 2023. Butts replaces James Howard, whose contract was not renewed last month after four consecutive losing seasons at the school. (AP Photo/Bill Feig, File) **FILE**

Georgetown women’s coach Tasha Butts steps away to focus on ongoing battle with breast cancer

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