Angie Lee
Angie Lee (born 1962 or 1963) is the director of student affairs at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse since 2016. Before working at Wisconsin-La Crosse, Lee was an assistant coach with the Western Illinois Leathernecks women's basketball from 1987 to 1988 and a scout for the Iowa Hawkeyes women's basketball team from 1988 to 1995. Lee was promoted to head coach for Iowa in 1995 and was the 1996 Associated Press College Women's Basketball Coach of the Year. Upon her departure from Iowa in 2000, Lee was an assistant coach on the Virginia Tech Hokies women's basketball team from 2000 until she ended her coaching career in 2004.
Biographical details | |
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Born | 1962 or 1963 Paxton, Illinois |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
1987–1988 | Western Illinois (asst.) |
1988–1995 | Iowa (scout) |
1995–2000 | Iowa |
2000–2004 | Virginia Tech (asst.) |
Accomplishments and honors | |
Awards | |
AP Coach of the Year (1996) |
Early life and education
In 1963, Lee was born in Paxton, Illinois with six siblings and played volleyball alongside basketball in high school. She continued to play basketball as a member of the Iowa Hawkeyes women's basketball team during her post-secondary education.[1] At Iowa, she graduated with a Bachelor of science in 1984 and a Master's degree specializing in sports administration in 1987.[2]
Career
Lee began her sports career as an assistant basketball coach for the Western Illinois Leathernecks women's basketball from 1987 to 1988. After leaving Western Illinois, she continued her assistant coaching tenure as a scout for the Iowa Hawkeyes from 1988 to 1995.[3] When head coach Vivian Stringer left Iowa in 1995, Lee was the Hawkeye's interim head coach in July 1995 before her promotion to head coach in August 1996.[4] She had 84 wins and 60 losses as Iowa's head coach before leaving the university in 2000. Lee briefly worked in athletic fundraising at the University of Denver in 2000 before becoming an assistant basketball coach for the Virginia Tech Hokies women's basketball team in 2000.[5][6] When Lee ended her coaching career with Virginia Tech in 2004, she held multiple jobs including truck unloading and pet sitting. That year, Lee returned to academics to work in university admission and student affairs at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse. In 2016, she became the director of student affairs for Wisconsin-La Crosse.[7][8]
Awards and honors
Lee was the 1996 Associated Press College Women's Basketball Coach of the Year while with Iowa.[9]
References
- Brumleve, WIll (29 April 2015). "Angie Lee loved 'teaching the game of life'". Ford County Record. Retrieved 7 April 2019.
- Skaine, Rosemarie (2001). Women College Basketball Coaches. McFarland. p. 125. ISBN 9780786409204. Retrieved 7 April 2019.
- Evans, Tim (23 March 2016). "Angie Lee: True to her roots". Ford County Record. Retrieved 7 April 2019.
- "Iowa Hopes It Has 2nd Stringer". Chicago Tribune. 15 August 1996. Retrieved 8 April 2019.
- "Angie Lee to Join Pioneers Athletics Staff". University of Denver Athletics. 15 June 2000. Retrieved 7 April 2019.
- "Angie Lee returns to coaching at Virginia Tech". Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier. 25 May 2001. Retrieved 7 April 2019.
- Geyer, Allison (21 April 2014). "Former Big Ten coach of the year Angie Lee helps struggling students". La Crosse Tribune. Retrieved 7 April 2019.
- Brown, Jeff (30 June 2016). "Coach Pat Summitt had impact on many, including UW-L's Lee". Retrieved 8 April 2019.
- "Lee honored for season". Ottumwa Courier. 29 March 1996. p. 9.