Lee Joins Oregon Women?s Basketball Staff
EUGENE, Ore. – University of Oregon head women’s basketball coach Paul Westhead announced the addition of Shandrika Lee to his coaching staff on Wednesday.
Lee, a former standout at Pepperdine University, comes to Oregon with six years of coaching experience.
“I couldn’t be more pleased to add Shandrika to our coaching staff,” Westhead said. “She is a young coach on the rise in the coaching community with strong ties to the West Coast, which will aid our recruiting endeavors. Shandrika will also be able to continue the development of our perimeter players with her focus on fundamentals and execution.”
For the last two seasons, Lee has been an assistant coach at Army, coordinating all recruiting efforts, admissions, overseeing the development of the program’s perimeter players, while also working with community outreach and alumni relations.
“I am very excited for this amazing opportunity with the University of Oregon and the women's basketball program, as well as the chance to coach alongside legendary Paul Westhead. It is an honor to be a part of Oregon’s tradition as well as its academic and athletic excellence. I am looking forward to a productive recruiting season, successful preseason and remarkable year for 2011-12.”
Prior to her appointment at West Point, Lee spent four years as an assistant under longtime Cal Poly head coach Faith Mimnaugh. While in San Luis Obispo, Calif., she was responsible for developing the guards, which included two-time All-Big West first team selection Jessica Eggleston. Under Lee’s watch, Tamara Wells and Ashlee Stewart were also named to the All-Big West freshman team.
Lee was a part of a staff that put together Cal Poly’s winningest season in 2008-09 (21-11). She also spearheaded many of the Mustangs’ community outreach programs and fundraising events. Lee also served as director of Cal Poly’s women’s basketball camps, and was the co-director of the Holiday Beach Classic from 2005-09.
A 2004 graduate and standout at Pepperdine, Lee led the Waves in points (13.4 ppg), assists (3.2 apg) and steals (1.4 spg) and earned West Coast Conference first team honors as a senior in 2003-04. She led her team to a 17-13 mark and a berth in the Women’s National Invitational Tournament. Lee’s junior season was cut short by an ACL injury just prior to Pepperdine’s WCC opener. She did, however, average 17.6 points, 2.5 assists and 2.5 steals per contest prior to her season-ending injury.
Lee, who paced Pepperdine in steals during three of her four seasons in Malibu, Calif., ranks fifth all-time in program history with 183 steals. Pepperdine’s 14th-leading scorer behind 1,172 career points, Lee also ranks second in program history with 173 three-pointers, third with an .813 free throw percentage and eighth with a .348 three-point percentage. Her .449 accuracy from behind the arc in 2002-03 remains a Pepperdine record.
During Lee’s tenure, Pepperdine qualified for two NCAA Tournaments and made a pair of WNIT showings under head coach Mark Trakh. Lee’s standout collegiate career earned her an invitational tryout with the Los Angeles Sparks of the Women’s National Basketball Association following graduation.
A two-time WCC All-Academic nominee, Lee graduated with a bachelor’s degree in sports medicine. She later earned her master’s degree in kinesiology with an emphasis in physical education and sport studies from Cal Poly in June 2008.
Originally from Moreno Valley, Calif., Lee served as the junior varsity girls’ basketball coach and varsity assistant at Ramona High in Riverside, Calif., prior to her time at Cal Poly.
Lee has also worked as a personal basketball trainer, working with professional-bound athletes as well as designing and training women’s basketball lift, strength and speed programs.
Lee’s brother, Malcolm Lee, finished his junior year at UCLA and entered the 2011 NBA Draft. He was the Bruins’ second-leading scorer for the past two seasons, and was named both All-Pac-10 First Team and All-Pac-10 Defensive Team in 2011.
