Trudi Lacey

Trudi Lacey (born December 12, 1958) is an American basketball head coach, most recently of the Washington Mystics of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA).

Trudi Lacey
Personal information
Born (1958-12-12) December 12, 1958
Clifton Forge, Virginia[1]
NationalityAmerican
Career information
CollegeNC State (1977–1981)
Coaching career1981–2016
Career history
As coach:
1981–1982Manhattan (assistant)
1982–1983James Madison (assistant)
1983–1984NC State (assistant)
1986–1988Francis Marion
1988–1996South Florida
1996–1997Maryland (assistant)
2001–2002Charlotte Sting (assistant)
2003–2005Charlotte Sting
2008–2010Queens (NC)
2009–2010Washington Mystics (assistant)
2011–2012Washington Mystics
2015–2016JWU–Charlotte
Medals
Women’s Basketball
Representing  United States
World University Games
Gold medal – first place1981 BucharestTeam Competition
Gold medal – first place1983 EdmontonTeam Competition
Assistant coach for  United States
William Jones Cup
Bronze medal – third place1995 TaipeiTeam Competition

NC State statistics

Source[2]

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high
Year Team GP Points FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG PPG
1977–78 NC State 34 399 53.2% 0.0% 69.1% 4.7 1.7 11.7
1978–79 NC State 34 477 47.4% 0.0% 72.5% 9.0 3.2 14.0
1979–80 NC State 32 478 47.5% 0.0% 69.2% 7.6 2.5 14.9
1980–81 NC State 30 603 45.9% 0.0% 74.7% 11.4 3.0 20.1
Total 130 1957 48.1% 0.0% 71.8% 8.1 2.6 15.1

USA Basketball

Lacey was named to the team representing the US at the inaugural William Jones Cup competition in Taipei, Taiwan. In subsequent years, the teams would be primarily college age players, but in the inaugural event, eight of the twelve players, including Lacey, were in high school. The USA team had a record of 3–4, finishing in fifth place, although one of the wins was over South Korea, who would go on to win the gold medal.[3]

Lacey was chosen to represent the USA on the USA Basketball team at the 1981 World University games, held in Bucharest, Romania. After winning the opening game, the USA was challenged by China, who held a halftime lead. The USA came back to win by two points, helped by 26 points from Denise Curry and 12 from Lacey. The USA was also challenged by Canada, who led at halftime, but the USA won by three points 79–76. The USA beat host team Romania to set up a match with undefeated Russia for the gold medal. The Russian team was too strong, and won the gold, leaving the US with the silver medal. Lacey averaged 6.4 points per game.[4]

Lacey played on the 1983 World University games team, coached by Jill Hutchison. She helped the team win the gold medal.[5]

In 1995, Lacey served as an assistant coach to the R. William Jones Cup Team. The competition was held in Taipei, Taiwan. The USA team won its first six games, but four of the six were won by single-digit margins. Their seventh game was against Russia, and they fell 100–84. The final game was against South Korea, and a victory would assure the gold medal, but the South Korean team won 80–76 to win the gold medal. The USA team won the bronze.[6]

References
  1. "Trudi Lacey – Head Women's Basketball Coach – Women's Basketball Coaches".
  2. "NC State Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved 2017-09-11.
  3. "1977 Women's R. William Jones Cup". USA Basketball. June 10, 2010. Archived from the original on September 7, 2015. Retrieved November 10, 2018.
  4. "Eleventh World University Games – 1981". USA Basketball. June 10, 2010. Archived from the original on September 7, 2015. Retrieved November 10, 2018.
  5. "12th World University Games – 1983". USA Basketball. June 10, 2010. Archived from the original on November 11, 2018. Retrieved November 10, 2018.
  6. "1995 Women's R. William Jones Cup". USA Basketball. June 10, 2010. Archived from the original on September 7, 2015. Retrieved November 10, 2018.
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