Yvonne Sanchez

Yvonne Sanchez

Sanchez in 2016
Current position
Title	Assistant coach
Team	Arizona State
Conference	Big 12
Biographical details
Born	(1967-12-05) December 5, 1967 (age 57) Los Alamos, New Mexico, U.S.
Playing career
1985–1989	United States International
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1993–1999	New Mexico State (asst.)
1999–2000	San Diego State (asst.)
2000–2011	New Mexico (asst.)
2011–2016	New Mexico
2018–2021	Michigan (asst.)
2021–present	Arizona State (asst.)
Head coaching record
Overall	77–81 (.487)
Accomplishments and honors
Awards
2015 Mountain West Coach of the Year

Yvonne Marie Sanchez (born December 5, 1967) ^[1] is an American basketball coach who is currently an assistant women's basketball coach at Arizona State.

Career

From 2011 to 2016, Sanchez was head coach at New Mexico. ^{[2] [3]}

After leaving New Mexico, Sanchez returned to her alma mater Eldorado High School in Albuquerque, initially as an educational assistant for students who have autism. ^[4] In June 2016, she became a volunteer assistant boys' basketball coach at Eldorado High on the staff of her brother Roy Sanchez. ^[5]

On July 2, 2018, Sanchez joined the staff of Kim Barnes Arico at Michigan as an assistant coach. ^[6] On April 29, 2021, Sanchez left Michigan to become an assistant coach at Arizona State under Charli Turner Thorne. ^[7]

Head coaching record

Statistics overview

Season	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
New Mexico Lobos (Mountain West Conference)(2011–2016)
2011–12	New Mexico	11–20	3–11	7th
2012–13	New Mexico	17–14	8–8	T-4th
2013–14	New Mexico	11–19	6–12	9th
2014–15	New Mexico	21–13	14–4	2nd	WBI Second Round
2015–16	New Mexico	17–15	9–9	5th	WBI First Round
New Mexico:		77–81 (.487)	40–44 (.476)
Total:		77–81 (.487)
National champion        Postseason invitational champion         Conference regular season champion        Conference regular season and conference tournament champion       Division regular season champion      Division regular season and conference tournament champion       Conference tournament champion

References

1. "Yvonne Sanchez Named Head Women's Basketball Coach at the University of New Mexico". GoLobos.com. University of New Mexico. April 22, 2011. Archived from the original on April 29, 2011. Retrieved January 3, 2020.
2. "Yvonne Sanchez". University of New Mexico Athletics. 2015. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016.
3. Chester, Jared. "Yvonne Sanchez describes being fired as 'mind boggling'". KRQE News 13. Retrieved March 27, 2016.
4. Sickenger, Ken (May 25, 2016). "Yvonne Sanchez enjoys classroom job, but might coach again". Albuquerque Journal. Retrieved August 20, 2017.
5. Sickenger, Ken (June 30, 2016). "Ex-Lobo women's basketball coach to volunteer at Eldorado". Albuquerque Journal. Retrieved August 20, 2017.
6. "Sanchez Named Women's Basketball Assistant Coach". MGoBlue.com. University of Michigan. July 2, 2018. Retrieved July 3, 2018.
7. "Yvonne Sanchez named @SunDevilWBB assistant coach". Arizona State University. April 29, 2021. Retrieved January 16, 2022.