Lance Randall, who made a name for himself leading Oshkosh West High School to back-to-back state titles in 2006 and 2007 and a top-10 ranking in the nation begins his second season as assistant men’s basketball coach at UW-Stevens Point in 2010-11.
Randall, who has experience as a head coach at the high school, collegiate and professional levels, and has taken teams to the NCAA tournament as player, an assistant and as a head coach, guided Oshkosh West to consecutive state titles after taking over the program prior to the 2005 season. In three seasons with the Wildcats, Randall led his teams to an impressive 71-3 overall record. His 2006 team posted a perfect 26-0 record on it’s way to the state title. Randall’s teams led the entire state in defensive points per game and field goal percentage all three seasons. His teams averaged an amazing six turnovers per game during his tenure. He A two-time Coach of the Year honoree, Randall helped the program break a 34-year-old Fox Valley Association record, winning 48 consecutive games. His Wildcat program was one of only two WIAA Division I boys basketball programs not from Milwaukee or Madison to win a state title. SPASH won the other title in 1994.
Prior to UWSP, Randall spent one season as the Head Coach, Dean of Students and Assistant Athletic Director at Cedarburg High School, leading the program to a 5th place finish in the rugged North Shore Conference in his first year at the helm. Prior to his return to high school basketball, Randall spent one season as assistant coach for Loyola University in Chicago. There, he helped lead the Ramblers in all facets of the program , including their Midwest recruiting helping land numerous Horizon league statistical leaders and award winners
Prior to Oshkosh West, he served on Brad Soderberg’s staff at Saint Louis University from 2002 to 2004. The team twice earned National Invitation Tournament bids and posted the universities best finish in Conference USA while Randall was there. Randall’s duties included helping develop and implement opponents scouting reports, worked specifically with post player development and on court practice and game strategies. He assisted in recruiting Atlantic 10 all-newcomers Tommie Liddell and Kevin Litsch.
Randall was also the head coach at NCAA Division III Webster University in St. Louis where he led the Gorloks to their first NCAA Tournament appearance and a St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference championship in 1999-2000. He took over a 2-23 program and led them to their first ever winning season and the third-best turnaround in the country in all divisions. He left Webster as the all-time winningest coach and was also two-time SLIAC Coach of the Year.
During the 2000-2002 seasons Randall was the head coach and vice president of operations for the Pertemps Birmingham Bullets professional team in Birmingham, England. He led the team to the Final Four of the Northern European Basketball League Challenge Cup and the British Basketball League Playoffs where they advanced to the finals for the first time in 21 seasons. During the team’s preseason tour of the United States, the Bullets defeated eventual NCAA Sweet 16 teams Southern Illinois and Mississippi State in 2002.
Randall is a 1994 graduate of Beloit College with a degree in Government and also holds a Masters of Arts in Teaching, from Webster University. At Beloit, Randall was a two-time basketball team captain and Johnny Orr Leadership award winner on a nationally ranked squad and team MVP. He also served as assistant coach at his alma mater from 1994-1997, winning two conference championships at Beloit.
A highly touted motivational speaker and clinician, Randall has spoken all over the country . He has produced numerous national bestselling videotapes on offensive and defensive strategies of coaching basketball. An admired eye for talent, Randall brought in three all-Americans, two conference newcomers of the year and one runner –up in his three seasons at Webster. He also recruited and signed the top newcomer of the year in both his seasons in Europe and was part of multiple all-newcomer recruits at Saint Louis and Loyola.
Randall is a member of the NABC and an executive board member of the Wisconsin Basketball Coaches Association.
Randall and his wife Pamela, have four children, Evelyn (7), River (5) Ruby (2) and Rocco (1).
