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Jualeah Woods

Jualeah Woods

Jualeah Woods joined the women's basketball staff in August of 2022. Woods has over two decades of coaching experience, including a previous six seasons at UC Irvine.

"We are so fortunate to add such an experienced and well-respected coach to our women's basketball staff," said Fisher. "Jualeah 'Y' is such a wonderful person and one of the top recruiters on the West Coast. Her ability to connect with student-athletes is such a gift that will benefit our team in an amazing way. She brings a wealth of basketball knowledge to our program along with a positive attitude that will be an integral part of the future success of our program."

Last year, Woods helped orchestrate one of the best seasons in program history as UCI set a school record with 14 conference victories, while tying the overall mark with 21 wins. The Anteaters also made it to the Big West championship game for the second year in a row and earned the program's first WNIT postseason berth. They led the league in scoring offense (66.5 ppg) and scoring margin (+5.6), and set single-season records in free throw percentage (76%) and 3-pointers made (224).

Woods arrived at UC Irvine from USC where she was an assistant coach from 2013-17. In her first year, the Trojans advanced to the 2014 NCAA Tournament after winning their first-ever Pac-12 Tournament title. Over her four seasons, the Women of Troy went 70-57.

Prior to her stint at USC, Woods spent eight years in multiple roles at San Diego State. She was named SDSU's interim head coach after two seasons as an associate head coach and six as an assistant. Woods was also the Aztecs' recruiting coordinator. During her tenure, San Diego State won two Mountain West Conference regular season and tournament titles, and made three NCAA appearances, including a trip to the Sweet Sixteen in 2010. Woods mentored numerous All-Mountain West Conference performers, highlighted by four-time selection Paris Johnson and 2010 MWC Newcomer of the Year Jessika Bradley.

Woods was previously an assistant at Oregon State for five seasons (2000-05), where she helped the Beavers make four-straight WNIT appearances. She worked closely with the OSU guards, including All-American Felicia Ragland. Woods was also Oregon State's recruiting coordinator in each of her last three years in Corvallis.

Woods began her coaching career at Santa Monica High School before returning to her hometown of Berkeley for her first collegiate job as an assistant at Cal (1998-2000).

Woods prepped at Berkeley High School, where she garnered honorable mention All-America honors and was tabbed the Northern California Player of the Year as a senior. She went on to play at USC where she was a four-year starter and two-time team captain. Woods led the Trojans to four NCAA Tournaments with runs to the Elite Eight in 1992 and 1994. The Women of Troy also advanced to the Sweet Sixteen in her junior campaign.

Woods earned her bachelor's degree in public administration from USC in 1994.

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