Mens Basketball

Coach Randy Lee

On July 27, 2005, Coach Randy Lee was announced as the new Head Men’s Basketball coach of The University of Texas of the Permian Basin.  Lee, who is in his 10 th coaching season at the collegiate level, has his eye on establishing stability and a winning tradition for the Falcon program, which is entering its 6 th year of existence during the 2007-2008 season. Lee’s overall collegiate coaching record is: 118-52.

Since his arrival, Coach Lee has helped put the UTPB basketball program on the map with a record of 30-27 during his initial two years. The program is continuing to transition since it left the NAIA for the NCAA DII Heartland Conference.

Some of the highlights thus far:

• Most Wins in a Single Season (20)
• Most Wins in a Two-Year Period (30)
• Division I Win versus Texas State University
• Home Record – (15-6)
• Neutral Record (3-2)
• Away Record (12-19) including 6 Division I opponents
• Played 5 NCAA II Regional Participants (2006-07 season)
• 2005-2006 Red River Conference Coach of the Year

Lee left behind a successful program at the University of Maine at Machias where he had an intense two year stint as the head coach of both men’s and women’s basketball.  Accomplishments at UMM included:

- Advanced to the NAIA DII National Tournament
2nd time in the University's history

- Sunrise Conference Champions
1 st Time Ever

- Sunrise Conference Regular Season Champions
Two Years in a Row

- Most Wins by Men’s Basketball team in State of Maine (23/29)
Two Years in a Row

- Most Single-Season Wins at UMM (29)

Prior to his arrival at UMM, Lee served as an assistant at several Division I programs and enjoyed success at the high school level. Lee brings with him experience in a variety of Division I conferences: America East, Big East, MEAC and as an Independent. Most recently at the University of Maine, Lee helped Dr. John Giannini lead the Black Bears to the America East conference championship game. While at Maine, Lee’s responsibilities focused on the individual development of post players, recruiting and scouting.

Prior to Maine, Lee served as an assistant for Coach Kevin Johnson at Centenary College ( Louisiana). During the 2000-2001 campaign, Lee recruited Andrew Wisniewski, who became All-Independent Player-of-the-Year and two-time member of the All-Independent first team. Lee also assisted in the development of guard, Ronnie McCollum, who led all D-I players in scoring during that season.

At Delaware State, Lee helped Tony Sheals lead the Hornets to second-place team rankings in all defensive categories after finishing last the year before their arrival. Lee had the opportunity to coach two-time All-MEAC selection, Andre Matthews, and assisted in assembling a recruiting class that was ranked #108 in the nation by HoopScooponline and was ranked 1st in the MEAC conference.

During the 1997-1999 seasons, Lee served as an assistant at Towson University ( Baltimore, MD) for current University of Central Florida associate head coach and former University of Miami assistant, Mike Jaskulski. In their first season at Towson, the program went from last to first in almost all team defensive categories. The coaching staff also had the top-ranked recruiting class in their conference during the 1997-1998 season according to HoopScoopOnline.com.

Prior to arriving at Towson, Lee served as a staff member for Coach Leonard Hamilton (later of the Washington Wizards and now head coach at Florida State University). During this stretch, the Hurricanes advanced to the NIT tournament. Notable victories during the season included wins over #7 ranked Villanova 61-59 and #11 Syracuse. The ‘Canes broke Villanova’s 23 game home winning streak and Georgetown’s 24 game home winning streak. The team finished 6th in the nation in field goal percentage defense. Lee aided the staff in the development of Big East Conference Player-of-the-Year and first round draft choice of the Miami Heat, Tim James.

Lee also served stints as an assistant at an NAIA school, Palm Beach Atlantic College in Florida, and as an assistant coach/assistant general manager of the Florida Sharks, a team in the USBL.

Lee coached at the high school level prior to arriving at UMM and during his college days. He inherited a rebuilding task at Orono High and immediately restored the tradition of winning. It would be the Riots 1st winning season in 5 years. Under Lee's tutelage, Orono advanced to the State Quarterfinals before losing to the #1 seed.

While completing his undergraduate degree at the University of South Carolina, Lee worked for Coach Gary Fulmer at Lower Richland and Richland Northeast High Schools. While at Lower Richland, the Diamonds, on their way to the state playoffs, beat two teams ranked in the Top 25 by USA Today. As an AAU coach, Lee took his team to a 2nd place finish in the South Carolina State AAU tournament and advanced the team to play at the 17 & Under AAU Nationals in Winston-Salem in 1993.

As a camp clinician and lecturer, Lee has worked internationally in Belgium, Holland, Canada, and the Dominican Republic. He has worked at some of the top summer camps in the nation, including the prestigious Five Star Basketball camps- Pennsylvania, Florida, Virginia and Texas. Other camps include: University of Kentucky, Notre Dame University, University of Tennessee, University of Georgia and LSU. Lee is a current member of the NABC (National Association of Basketball Coaches) and the TABC (Texas Association of Basketball Coaches).

Other duties on UTPB’s campus have included: Assistant Intramural Director and Adjunct Faculty within the Kinesiology Department having taught several courses and also teaching a Freshman Orientation class.

Randy Lee is a native of Lakeland, Florida. He is a 1995 graduate of the University of South Carolina and received his Master’s degree in Education with an emphasis in Sports Leadership from Virginia Commonwealth University. Lee resides in Odessa, Texas with his wife Christine.  Lee has two step-daughters, Sydney 15 and Anna 12.

Coach Randy Lee
4901 E. University Blvd.
Odessa, Texas 79762

Office (432)552-3677
Fax (432)552-3675

Email: lee_r@utpb.edu

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