Latricia Trammell

Latricia Trammell

Latricia Trammell as Dallas Wing's coach in 2024.
Personal information
Born	(1968-02-20) February 20, 1968 (age 57) Claremore, Oklahoma, U.S.
Career information
High school	Seminole (Seminole, Oklahoma)
College	Seminole State College East Central University
Coaching career	1994–present
Career history
1994–1997	Midwest City High School (assistant)
1997–1999	Midwest City High School
1999-2002	Billy Ryan High School
2003–2005	Texas Woman's University (assistant)
2005–2007	Oklahoma City University (assistant)
2007–2012	Western State
2012–2015	Oklahoma City University
2015-2017	Georgia State (assistant)
2017	San Antonio Stars (assistant)
2019–2022	Los Angeles Sparks (assistant)
2023–2024	Dallas Wings

Latricia Trammell (born February 20, 1968) is an American basketball coach who most recently served as the head coach of the Dallas Wings of the WNBA. ^[1] Trammell has also previously been an assistant coach for the Los Angeles Sparks and the San Antonio Stars in the league. She has also coached at the collegiate level.

Early life and education

Trammell grew up in Oklahoma and was a prep star at Seminole High School. She scored a single game state record of 46 points. ^[2] Following her high school years, Trammell attended Seminole State College and East Central University, where she earned a bachelor of science degree in biology in 1992 from ECU. ^[3]

Coaching career

Trammell began her coaching career at the high school level. She coached in both Texas and Oklahoma and recorded a 105-45 record before she left for the collegiate ranks. ^[4]

Trammell moved to Western State in Colorado and helped turn the program around and she ranks third all-time in program wins. She coached three years at Oklahoma City University where she helped guide that team to back-to-back NAIA National Championships. She was also named the NAIA Coach of the Year in both seasons that they won the title. ^[5] Trammell moved onto Georgia State University where she was an assistant coach for two years.

San Antonio Stars

Trammell moved up the professional ranks and joined the coaching staff for the San Antonio Stars of the WNBA in 2017. ^[6] 2017 was the final year for the Stars in San Antonio and Trammell was not retained when the team relocated to Las Vegas.

Los Angeles Sparks

Trammell joined the Los Angeles Sparks staff in 2019 under head coach Derek Fisher. During her time in LA, Trammell was a part of playoff seasons with the Sparks and was known for her defensive focus. She was in charge of a Sparks defense that put four players on WNBA All-Defensive teams, including 2020 Defensive Player of the Year Candace Parker. ^[7]

Dallas Wings

Trammell got her first head coaching job in the WNBA for the 2023 season, when she joined the Dallas Wings organization.

Head coaching record

WNBA

Legend

Regular season	G	Games coached	W	Games won	L	Games lost	W–L %	Win–loss %
Playoffs	PG	Playoff games	PW	Playoff wins	PL	Playoff losses	PW–L %	Playoff win–loss %

Team	Year	G	W	L	W–L%	Finish	PG	PW	PL	PW–L%	Result
DAL	2023	40	22	18	.550	2nd in West	5	2	3	.400	Lost in Semifinals
DAL	2024	40	9	31	.225	5th in West	—	—	—		Missed Playoffs
Career		80	31	49	.388		5	2	3	.400

College

Statistics overview

Season	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
Western State Mountaineers (Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference)(2007–2012)
2007–08	Western State	13–14	7–12	5th (West)
2008–09	Western State	14–14	10–9	T–3rd (West)
2009–10	Western State	11–17	9–10	T–4th (West)
2010–11	Western State	11–16	9–13	T–8th
2011–12	Western State	16–15	13–9	4th
Western State:		65–76 (.461)
Oklahoma City Stars (Sooner Athletic Conference)(2012–2015)
2012–13	Oklahoma City	28–4	16–0	1st	NAIA Elite Eight
2013–14	Oklahoma City	27–4	18–2	1st	NAIA champions
2014–15	Oklahoma City	30–2	17–1	1st	NAIA champions
Oklahoma City:		85–10 (.895)
Total:		150–86 (.636)

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References

1. "DALLAS WINGS TAB LATRICIA TRAMMELL AS HEAD COACH". wings.wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved December 6, 2022.
2. "Native Oklahoman to coach WNBA's Wings". journalrecord.com. The Journal Record. Retrieved December 6, 2022.
3. "LATRICIA TRAMMELL". gomountaineers.com. Western Colorado Athletics. Retrieved December 6, 2022.
4. "Latricia Trammell: Know WNBA Dallas Wings Head Coach". hindiable.com. HindiAble. Retrieved December 6, 2022.
5. "Wings name Latricia Trammell new coach". sportsnaut.com. Sportsnaut. Retrieved December 6, 2022.
6. "Oklahoma scene: Former OCU coach joins WNBA staff". oklahoman.com. The Oklahoman. Retrieved December 6, 2022.
7. "Wings hire defensive-minded Trammell as coach from Sparks". usatoday.com. AP. Retrieved December 6, 2022.
8. "History". Oklahoma City University. Retrieved June 1, 2024.