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Florida State women's hoops coach Brooke Wyckoff has been diagnosed pinch bosom cancer, though nan schoolhouse says her semipermanent prognosis is 'excellent.'
The 43-year-old Wyckoff had room Tuesday to move a cancerous mass, nan schoolhouse said. Wyckoff will not coach nan 18th-ranked Seminoles successful their accumulation crippled Wednesday against Clayton State but does expect to beryllium connected nan sideline for Monday's play opener against Charleston Southern.
Wyckoff was 'recovering well' astatine Tallahassee Memorial Healthcare, nan schoolhouse said.
'My squad of doctors on pinch nan aesculapian unit astatine TMH and I are very optimistic that this tin beryllium successfully dealt pinch while maintaining a precocious quality, progressive lifestyle,' Wyckoff said done nan school, making her comments successful beforehand of nan surgery.
'I americium very comfortable pinch nan scheme for room and post-surgical treatment, and I americium looking guardant to continuing to lead our women's hoops programme done different successful season.'
Wyckoff is entering her 2nd play arsenic nan caput coach of nan Seminoles, though she has spent astir of her big life astatine nan schoolhouse either arsenic a subordinate — her No. 21 jersey is retired location — aliases an assistant, subordinate aliases interim coach.
Wyckoff played for Florida State earlier playing 8 seasons crossed 3 teams successful nan WNBA
The news comes days aft Georgetown coach Tasha Butts passed distant from bosom cancer
Wyckoff spent 8 seasons playing successful nan WNBA pinch stints successful Orlando, Connecticut, and Chicago earlier returning to her alma mater successful 2011.
'Obviously, our utmost interest is for Brooke and her family, and we will beryllium afloat supportive successful each measurement arsenic we navigate this business together,' Florida State diversion head Michael Alford said. 'Brooke's affirmative cognition and proactive quality is simply a tremendous plus for her and illuminates nan value of being thorough and fierce successful attacking this illness.'
Associate caput coach Bill Ferrara will lead nan squad successful nan accumulation game. The Seminoles went 23-10 past play and won their first accumulation connected October 26, beating Flagler College, 124-50.
Word of Wyckoff's test and room comes conscionable complete a week aft Georgetown women's hoops coach Tasha Butts died aft a two-year conflict pinch bosom cancer.
Butts was 41, and her test inspired nan 'Tasha Tough' run to raise consciousness and money to thief women who request financial assistance arsenic they conflict nan disease.
