Men's Basketball
Lee, Todd
Todd Lee
- Title:
- Assistant Coach
- Email:
- uschoops@usc.edu
Todd Lee brings more than 30 years of coaching experience to the USC men’s basketball program, including 12 seasons as a collegiate head coach. He was named an assistant coach under Eric Musselman on May 16, 2024, and enters his second season with the Trojans in 2025-26.
Lee joined Musselman at USC after two seasons on his staff at Arkansas (2022–24), where he served as director of scouting and later as an assistant coach. His longstanding relationship with Musselman dates back to the early 1990s, when the two coached together for the Rapid City Thrillers in the CBA (1992–94).
During his first season at Arkansas, the Razorbacks advanced to the NCAA Sweet 16 and had three players selected in the top 40 picks of the 2023 NBA Draft - Anthony Black, Nick Smith Jr., and Jordan Walsh. Another standout, Ricky Council IV, earned All-SEC honors and signed with the Philadelphia 76ers.
Prior to Arkansas, Lee was the head coach at his alma mater, South Dakota, from 2018 to 2022, compiling a 66-52 record and earning Summit League Coach of the Year honors in 2021. During his tenure, he coached multiple All-Summit League selections, including Stanley Umude, who was a three-time All-League performer and one of the nation’s top scorers in 2020-21.
Lee led South Dakota to a 19-12 record in 2021-22, including a 12-5 mark down the stretch after a two-week shutdown of the program due to COVID, while reaching the Summit League semifinals. His 2020-21 squad won 10-straight games and started 9-0 in league play for the first time since 1992-93. That season also featured a road win at rival South Dakota State, snapping SDSU’s 32-game conference home win streak. In 2019-20, the Coyotes finished 20-12 and ranked among the national leaders in field goal percentage, three-point percentage, and points per possession.
Before South Dakota, Lee served five seasons (2013–18) as associate head coach at Grand Canyon University, where he helped lead the Antelopes through a successful transition to Division I. GCU posted a 103-58 record during his tenure, made four straight postseason appearances, and reached the WAC championship game in 2018.
From 2005 to 2013, Lee was the head coach at Division II powerhouse Kentucky Wesleyan. He guided the Panthers to five NCAA Division II Tournament appearances, a Sweet 16 berth in 2012 and a No. 1 national ranking. His teams averaged 22 wins per season over his final six years as he was recognized as the 2008 GLVC Coach of the Year, 2010 NABC Midwest Region Coach of the Year and a finalist for the 2012 Clarence "Big House" Gaines National Coach of the Year award.
Lee also spent eight seasons at UC Irvine (1997–2005), the final four as associate head coach. Under his guidance, the Anteaters captured two Big West regular-season titles and achieved three consecutive 20-win seasons. UC Irvine also played in the National Invitation Tournament in 2001 and 2002.
He previously served as an assistant coach at Cal State Bakersfield (1994–97), where the Roadrunners won the 1997 NCAA Division II National Championship.
Lee’s professional coaching career began in 1992 as an assistant coach with the CBA’s Rapid City Thrillers, where he helped organize the first U.S. pro team to tour China, finishing 5-0 against the Chinese National Army team.
His coaching journey began at the junior college level with Southwestern College (1986–89) before spending three seasons as an assistant at the University of San Diego (1989–92).
A native of Huron, South Dakota, Lee graduated from the University of South Dakota in 1986 with a degree in business administration and earned a master’s in education from Azusa Pacific in 2003.
He and his wife, Brooke, have six children: Carson, Jackson, Peyton, Georgia, Emi, and Anna.
Lee joined Musselman at USC after two seasons on his staff at Arkansas (2022–24), where he served as director of scouting and later as an assistant coach. His longstanding relationship with Musselman dates back to the early 1990s, when the two coached together for the Rapid City Thrillers in the CBA (1992–94).
During his first season at Arkansas, the Razorbacks advanced to the NCAA Sweet 16 and had three players selected in the top 40 picks of the 2023 NBA Draft - Anthony Black, Nick Smith Jr., and Jordan Walsh. Another standout, Ricky Council IV, earned All-SEC honors and signed with the Philadelphia 76ers.
Prior to Arkansas, Lee was the head coach at his alma mater, South Dakota, from 2018 to 2022, compiling a 66-52 record and earning Summit League Coach of the Year honors in 2021. During his tenure, he coached multiple All-Summit League selections, including Stanley Umude, who was a three-time All-League performer and one of the nation’s top scorers in 2020-21.
Lee led South Dakota to a 19-12 record in 2021-22, including a 12-5 mark down the stretch after a two-week shutdown of the program due to COVID, while reaching the Summit League semifinals. His 2020-21 squad won 10-straight games and started 9-0 in league play for the first time since 1992-93. That season also featured a road win at rival South Dakota State, snapping SDSU’s 32-game conference home win streak. In 2019-20, the Coyotes finished 20-12 and ranked among the national leaders in field goal percentage, three-point percentage, and points per possession.
Before South Dakota, Lee served five seasons (2013–18) as associate head coach at Grand Canyon University, where he helped lead the Antelopes through a successful transition to Division I. GCU posted a 103-58 record during his tenure, made four straight postseason appearances, and reached the WAC championship game in 2018.
From 2005 to 2013, Lee was the head coach at Division II powerhouse Kentucky Wesleyan. He guided the Panthers to five NCAA Division II Tournament appearances, a Sweet 16 berth in 2012 and a No. 1 national ranking. His teams averaged 22 wins per season over his final six years as he was recognized as the 2008 GLVC Coach of the Year, 2010 NABC Midwest Region Coach of the Year and a finalist for the 2012 Clarence "Big House" Gaines National Coach of the Year award.
Lee also spent eight seasons at UC Irvine (1997–2005), the final four as associate head coach. Under his guidance, the Anteaters captured two Big West regular-season titles and achieved three consecutive 20-win seasons. UC Irvine also played in the National Invitation Tournament in 2001 and 2002.
He previously served as an assistant coach at Cal State Bakersfield (1994–97), where the Roadrunners won the 1997 NCAA Division II National Championship.
Lee’s professional coaching career began in 1992 as an assistant coach with the CBA’s Rapid City Thrillers, where he helped organize the first U.S. pro team to tour China, finishing 5-0 against the Chinese National Army team.
His coaching journey began at the junior college level with Southwestern College (1986–89) before spending three seasons as an assistant at the University of San Diego (1989–92).
A native of Huron, South Dakota, Lee graduated from the University of South Dakota in 1986 with a degree in business administration and earned a master’s in education from Azusa Pacific in 2003.
He and his wife, Brooke, have six children: Carson, Jackson, Peyton, Georgia, Emi, and Anna.
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