Todd Lee

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Todd Lee
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Current position
TitleAssistant coach
Team USC
Conference Big Ten
Biographical details
Born (1964-02-20) February 20, 1964 (age 60)
Huron, South Dakota, U.S.
Alma mater University of South Dakota ('86)
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1986–1989 Southwestern CC (assistant)
1989–1992 San Diego (assistant)
1992–1994 Rapid City Thrillers (assistant)
1994–1997 Cal State Bakersfield (assistant)
1997–2005 UC Irvine (assistant)
2005–2013 Kentucky Wesleyan
2013–2018 Grand Canyon (assistant)
2018–2022 South Dakota
2023–2024 Arkansas (assistant)
2024–present USC (assistant)
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
2022–2023 Arkansas (director of scouting)
Head coaching record
Overall220–133 (.623)
Tournaments2–5 (NCAA Division II)
Accomplishments and honors
Awards
Summit League Coach of the Year (2021)

Todd Walter Lee (born February 20, 1964) [1] is an American college basketball coach who is the former head coach of the South Dakota Coyotes men's basketball team.

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Coaching career

Assistant coach (1986–2005)

After graduating from the University of South Dakota in 1986, Lee's first coaching job was as an assistant coach at Southwestern College in California where he stayed until 1989 when he joined Hank Egan's staff at San Diego from 1989 to 1992. Lee then headed to the professional ranks for two seasons as an assistant coach for the Rapid City Thrillers of the CBA under Eric Musselman. [2]

Lee returned to college coaching as an assistant coach under Pat Douglass at Cal State Bakersfield where he was on staff for the Roadrunners 1997 NCAA Division II national title winning squad. [3] Lee followed Douglass to UC Irvine as an assistant coach and was on staff until 2005. [4]

Kentucky Wesleyan (2005–2013)

On May 28, 2005, Lee became head coach at Kentucky Wesleyan, an NCAA Division II school. [1] Inheriting a program with limited scholarships due to NCAA sanctions, Lee had only 20 wins in his first two seasons. [5] However, in eight seasons at Kentucky Wesleyan, Lee went 154-81 with five straight NCAA Division II Tournament appearances from 2008 to 2012, advancing to the Sweet 16 round in 2012. [5] [6]

Grand Canyon assistant (2013–2018)

On April 9, 2013, Lee joined Dan Majerle's staff at Grand Canyon as the team transitioned to Division I. [2] [5]

South Dakota (2018–2022)

On April 4, 2018 Lee was named the 19th head coach in South Dakota history, replacing Craig Smith, who departed for the Utah State head coaching position. [7] Following a second place finish in the Summit League for the 2020–21 season, Lee was named Summit League Coach of the Year. [8] He was fired on March 10, 2022, despite finishing with a 66-52 mark in four seasons. [9]

Arkansas (2022–2024)

After his release from South Dakota, Lee was hired by Arkansas head coach Eric Musselman in 2022 as an assistant coach and director of scouting.

USC (2024–present)

Following the 2023–24 season, Lee followed Musselman to USC to serve as assistant coach.

Personal life

Lee grew up in Huron, South Dakota. [1] He has three children; when he took the job at South Dakota in 2018, his wife and children stayed in Arizona. [10]

Head coaching record

Statistics overview
SeasonTeamOverallConferenceStandingPostseason
Kentucky Wesleyan Panthers (Great Lakes Valley Conference)(2005–2013)
2005–06Kentucky Wesleyan 7–194–1512th
2006–07Kentucky Wesleyan 13–146–1312th
2007–08Kentucky Wesleyan 24–814–53rd NCAA Division II First Round
2008–09Kentucky Wesleyan 19–911–75th NCAA Division II first round
2009–10Kentucky Wesleyan 29–516–21st NCAA Division II first round
2010–11Kentucky Wesleyan 19–1010–85th NCAA Division II first round
2011–12Kentucky Wesleyan 23–812–66th NCAA Division II regional final
2012–13Kentucky Wesleyan 20–811–77th
Kentucky Wesleyan:154–81 (.655)84–63 (.571)
South Dakota Coyotes (Summit League)(2018–2022)
2018–19 South Dakota 13–177–9T–5th
2019–20 South Dakota 20–1210–63rd
2020–21 South Dakota 14–1111–42nd
2021–22 South Dakota 19–1211–75th
South Dakota:66–52 (.559)39–26 (.600)
Total:220–133 (.623)

      National champion        Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion        Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion      Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Todd Lee" (PDF). 2008-2009 Kentucky Wesleyan Basketball. Kentucky Wesleyan College. 2008. pp. 6–7. Retrieved December 1, 2021.
  2. 1 2 "Grand Canyon University Athletics". www.gculopes.com.
  3. ↑ NAJARIAN, ARA (17 December 1997). "Seniors Lead Bakersfield to Title" – via LA Times.
  4. ↑ "South Dakota names Lee men's basketball coach". University of South Dakota. April 4, 2018. Retrieved December 1, 2021.
  5. 1 2 3 "Todd Lee leaving Kentucky Wesleyan for Grand Canyon". Kentucky Wesleyan College. April 9, 2013. Retrieved December 1, 2021.
  6. ↑ "Todd Lee". University of South Dakota. Retrieved December 1, 2021.
  7. ↑ "University of South Dakota hires Todd Lee as next men's basketball coach".
  8. ↑ "Oral Roberts' Abmas collects #SummitMBB Player of the Year honors" (Press release). Summit League. March 4, 2021. Retrieved March 4, 2021.
  9. ↑ "USD fires men's basketball coach Todd Lee after four seasons". Mitchell Daily Republic . March 10, 2022. Retrieved March 14, 2022.
  10. ↑ Obert, Richard (January 10, 2019). "Family transition: Jackson Lee honors Seton hoops, while his dad coaches at South Dakota". The Arizona Republic. Retrieved December 1, 2021.
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