Sue Darling, one of the assistant women's basketball coach in 2008, makes a phone call to a potential recruit in her office inside McKale Center. Darling is a Canyon del Oro High School and University of Arizona graduate. She was a police officer in Boulder, Colorado for three years before returning back to coaching. Thursday July 17, 2008. Photo by: Mamta Popat/Arizona Daily StarΒ 

 Mamta Popat

NAU on Friday dismissed women’s basketball coachΒ Sue Darling, a Canyon del Oro High School and UA grad who has spent two different periods as part of Arizona’s coaching staff. She was 36-82 in four seasons at Flagstaff. Darling is a good person, one of the leading figures in Tucson girls basketball history, spending time as head coach at Amphi High School and Pima College, among other stops. At 54, she should remain in demand as a coach at some level.

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