Lisa O'Meara

Biography

Oregon head women's basketball coach Kelly Graves announced the hiring of Eugene native Lisa O'Meara as the Ducks' director of creativity and assistant coach on June 29, 2023. O'Meara joined Graves' staff after spending the 2022-23 season as an assistant coach at Montana. She spent the previous nine seasons at Saint Mary's, six as an assistant coach and three as the team's director of operations. "We are really excited to have Lisa join our program and come home to Eugene," Graves said. "Her experience as a player and a coach, in addition to being from Eugene, will really help her connect with our student-athletes. We love what she will bring to the staff and she will be a great fit." The Gaels qualified for the WNIT in each of O'Meara's nine seasons at SMC while averaging more than 21 wins a season – and never winning fewer than 19. Twice Saint Mary's advanced to the WNIT quarterfinals and five times advanced past the opening round.