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Washington State women’s basketball coach on medical leave

File - In this Sunday, Jan. 21, 2018, file photo, Washington State head coach June Daugherty, left, directs her team against Washington as her husband, associate head coach Mike Daugherty, stands nearby during an NCAA college basketball game in Seattle. June Daugherty is taking an indefinite medical leave of absence and her husband will serve as acting coach until she returns, the school announced Thursday, Jan. 25, 2018. She says she needs time to rest and heal from a recent medical procedure. Photo: Associated Press/Elaine Thompson

PULLMAN, Wash. (AP) — Washington State women’s basketball coach June Daugherty is taking an indefinite medical leave of absence.

The school announced that Daugherty’s husband, associate head coach Mike Daugherty, will serve as acting coach until she returns.

June Daugherty says she needs time to rest and heal from a recent medical procedure. Other details were not released.

Daugherty is in her 11th season as Washington State’s head coach. She missed three games earlier this season, with Mike Daugherty taking charge.

The Cougars are 9-11 overall this season.

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