| Todd Lee | |
| Current Title: | Assistant coach |
| Current Team: | USC |
| Current Conference: | Big Ten |
| Birth Date: | February 20, 1964 |
| Birth Place: | Huron, South Dakota, U.S. |
| Alma Mater: | University of South Dakota ('86) |
| Coach Years1: | 1986–1989 |
| Coach Team1: | Southwestern CC (assistant) |
| Coach Years2: | 1989–1992 |
| Coach Team2: | San Diego (assistant) |
| Coach Years3: | 1992–1994 |
| Coach Team3: | Rapid City Thrillers (assistant) |
| Coach Years4: | 1994–1997 |
| Coach Team4: | Cal State Bakersfield (assistant) |
| Coach Years5: | 1997–2005 |
| Coach Team5: | UC Irvine (assistant) |
| Coach Years6: | 2005–2013 |
| Coach Team6: | Kentucky Wesleyan |
| Coach Years7: | 2013–2018 |
| Coach Team7: | Grand Canyon (assistant) |
| Coach Years8: | 2018–2022 |
| Coach Team8: | South Dakota |
| Admin Years1: | 2022–2023 |
| Admin Team1: | Arkansas (director of scouting) |
| Coach Years9: | 2023–2024 |
| Coach Team9: | Arkansas (assistant) |
| Coach Years10: | 2024–present |
| Coach Team10: | USC (assistant) |
| Tournament Record: | 2–5 (NCAA Division II) |
| Awards: | Summit League Coach of the Year (2021) |
Todd Walter Lee (born February 20, 1964)[1] is an American college basketball coach who is the former head coach of the South Dakota Coyotes men's basketball team.
After graduating from the University of South Dakota in 1986, Lee's first coaching job was as an assistant coach at Southwestern College in California where he stayed until 1989 when he joined Hank Egan's staff at San Diego from 1989 to 1992. Lee then headed to the professional ranks for two seasons as an assistant coach for the Rapid City Thrillers of the CBA under Eric Musselman.[2]
Lee returned to college coaching as an assistant coach under Pat Douglass at Cal State Bakersfield where he was on staff for the Roadrunners 1997 NCAA Division II national title winning squad.[3] Lee followed Douglass to UC Irvine as an assistant coach and was on staff until 2005.[4]
On May 28, 2005, Lee became head coach at Kentucky Wesleyan, an NCAA Division II school.[1] Inheriting a program with limited scholarships due to NCAA sanctions, Lee had only 20 wins in his first two seasons. However, in eight seasons at Kentucky Wesleyan, Lee went 154-81 with five straight NCAA Division II Tournament appearances from 2008 to 2012, advancing to the Sweet 16 round in 2012.[5] [6]
On April 9, 2013, Lee joined Dan Majerle's staff at Grand Canyon as the team transitioned to Division I.[2] [5]
On April 4, 2018 Lee was named the 19th head coach in South Dakota history, replacing Craig Smith, who departed for the Utah State head coaching position.[7] Following a second place finish in the Summit League for the 2020–21 season, Lee was named Summit League Coach of the Year.[8] He was fired on March 10, 2022, despite finishing with a 66-52 mark in four seasons.[9]
After his release from South Dakota, Lee was hired by Arkansas head coach Eric Musselman in 2022 as an assistant coach and director of scouting.
Following the 2023–24 season, Lee followed Musselman to USC to serve as assistant coach.
Lee grew up in Huron, South Dakota.[1] He has three children; when he took the job at South Dakota in 2018, his wife and children stayed in Arizona.[10]