April 15, 2011
SAN DIEGO - San Diego State head basketball coach Beth Burns announced Friday that Jualeah Woods has been promoted to the position of associate head coach.
Woods came to The Mesa in May of 2005, and recently completed her 13th season as an NCAA Division I assistant coach.
"It is with great pride that we announce the promotion of Jualeah Woods to Associate Head Coach," Burns said. "Coach Y has been my right hand through every aspect of the building of our program. It is with her loyalty and hard work that we have made the progress that we have had to date. She is a fantastic role model to both our current and future student-athletes. She will continue to excel in her role as our recruiting coordinator, as well as coaching the forwards and centers."
Since Woods' arrival, the Aztecs have won a Mountain West Conference regular season and tournament title, and recorded back-to-back NCAA appearances, including a trip to the Sweet Sixteen in 2010. On the court, she helped tutor four-time all-conference center Paris Johnson, who finished her career as the school's all-time leader in blocks and consecutive starts. Woods also mentored 2010 MWC Newcomer of the Year forward Jessika Bradley, who was tabbed a third-team all-league pick as a senior.
Before arriving in San Diego, Woods was an assistant coach at Oregon State for five years, serving as the program's recruiting coordinator for the last three seasons. The Beavers made four consecutive WNIT appearances from 2001-04, and advanced to the quarterfinals in 2004.
Woods was an assistant coach for two seasons at California and started her coaching career at Santa Monica High School as both an assistant and later as the head girls' basketball coach from 1994-97.
She was a four-year starter at small forward and two-time team captain at USC from 1990-94. The Berkeley, Calif., native helped lead the Women of Troy to four NCAA tournament appearances, including trips to the Elite Eight in 1993 and 1994 and the Sweet 16 in 1992.