Trudi Lacey

Trudi Lacey
Personal information
Born	December 12, 1958 (age 65); Clifton Forge, Virginia
Nationality	American
Career information
College	NC State (1977–1981)
Coaching career	1981–2016
Career history
As coach:
1981–1982	Manhattan (assistant)
1982–1983	James Madison (assistant)
1983–1984	NC State (assistant)
1986–1988	Francis Marion
1988–1996	South Florida
1996–1997	Maryland (assistant)
2001–2002	Charlotte Sting (assistant)
2003–2005	Charlotte Sting
2008–2010	Queens (NC)
2009–2010	Washington Mystics (assistant)
2011–2012	Washington Mystics
2015–2016	JWU–Charlotte
Career highlights and awards
	Sun Belt Coach of the Year (1989);
Women's Basketball
Representing United States
World University Games
Assistant coach for United States
William Jones Cup

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).

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]