Lisa Camille Willis was born on June 13,1984 and is an American basketball coach currently working as an assistant coach for the Westchester Knicks of the NBA G League.
16 Facts About Lisa Willis
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Lisa Willis played professionally in the WNBA with the Los Angeles Sparks, New York Liberty and the Sacramento Monarchs.
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Lisa Willis entered the WNBA in 2006 as the overall fifth draft pick to the Los Angeles Sparks immediately following her college career at University of California, Los Angeles.
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In 2005 as a junior, Lisa Willis was deemed as UCLA's all time 3point shot leader, was selected first team All PAC10, was ranked sixth in nation in steals, became first Bruin to record back to back 100 steals seasons, tied her own school record for made 3point shots, recorded 26 double figure scoring games and tallied nine double figure rebounding games.
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Lisa Willis was selected to the 2005 USA Team and won a gold medal in Izmir, Turkey.
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In 2004 as a sophomore, Lisa Willis tallied a total of 100 steals, was ranked third in NCAA in steals per game, was ranked ninth for sophomores scoring at UCLA, ranked first in PAC10 in steals, ranked first in PAC10 in 3point shots made, ranked seventh in PAC10 in defensive rebounding, 15th in overall rebounding, and ranked tenth in PAC10 in scoring.
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In 2003 as a freshman, Lisa Willis finished the regular season seventh in PAC10 3pointers made and ranked second on UCLA's all-time single season frosh list for 3pointer.
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Lisa Willis grew up in Long Beach, CA and attended Narbonne High School in Harbor City, CA.
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Lisa Willis's Nickname is Raindropper as it was given to her in High School by Ebony Hoffman.
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Lisa Willis was a member of the team representing the US at the 2005 World University Games Team in Izmir, Turkey.
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Lisa Willis' efficiency showed in Turkey, when it was noted that she was a leading scorer and the top 3-point shooter but didn't tally as many minutes.
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Lisa Willis had a fun and exciting professional basketball career in Europe during the WNBA offseason.
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Lisa Willis played for teams in Vologda, Russia, Byron, Greece, Kayseri, Turkey and Riga, Latvia.
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Lisa Willis' career came to an end when she tore her ACL, MCL, and LCL the same day she received a contract to go back to Kayseri, Turkey where she once played.
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In November 2019, Lisa Willis was hired as an assistant coach to the Westchester Knicks.
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Lisa Willis is currently living in Laurel, Maryland, where she has decided to put collegiate coach aside and revamp her player development business named Think.