Jualeah Woods Hometown: Berkeley, Calif. Position: Associate Head Coach Experience: Seventh Season Alma Mater: USC, 1994

Jualeah Woods enters her seventh season at San Diego State and earlier this year, was promoted from assistant coach to associate head coach.

Woods is the Aztecs' recruiting coordinator, while her on-court duties include working with the forwards and centers, as well as concentrating on team defense. Overall, she has 13 years of experience coaching at the NCAA Division I level.

Since her arrival in May 2005, Woods immediately got to work on the recruiting trail, playing an instrumental part in laying a strong foundation for the future success of Aztec basketball.

During her time on The Mesa, SDSU has 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 coming to San Diego State, 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.

Woods earned her bachelor's degree in public administration from USC in 1994.

The Woods File

Hometown
Berkeley, Calif.

Education
Bachelor's of Arts -
Public Administration
Southern California, 1994

Playing Experience
1990-94
USC

Coaching Background
2005-Present
San Diego State -
Assoc. Head Coach
(2011-Present)
Asst. Coach (2005-11)

2000-05
Oregon State -
Assistant Coach

1998-2000
California -
Assistant Coach

1994-97
Santa Monica High -
Head Coach/Assistant Coach