After several successful coaching stops at the Louisiana high school level, Kenneth Lee Jr. is entering his seventh season as a member of the Southeastern women's basketball coaching staff. In September 2018, he was elevated to associate head coach.
During his tenure, Lee has been a key contributor helping head coach Ayla Guzzardo to increase the team's overall winning percentage in each of her five seasons, including leading the team to back-to-back winning seasons in 2020-21 and 2021-22 for the first time in over two decades. The 2021-22 Lady Lions advanced to the Southland Conference Tournament championship game for the first time in program history.
Prior to coming to Hammond, Lee spent the 2015-16 season as the head girls’ coach at Brusly High School. In his first season at BHS, he coached a pair of All-District performers and a spot in the Class 3A playoffs.
Prior to his time at Brusly, Lee spent two years as an assistant coach at Ponchatoula High School. In 2014-15, Lee was part of a staff that coached the Green Wave to the Class 5A state championship. Lee started his high school coaching career as an assistant coach at Dutchtown High School in Geismar, Louisiana.
Lee also has been the head coach for the Louisiana Lady Select Girls Basketball AAU team. Over 30 players out of his AAU program went on to sign with Division I institutions.
Lee earned his bachelor’s degree in business administration in 2013 from Nicholls, where he was a guard on the basketball team for three seasons.
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