Semeka Randall Lay

Semeka Randall-Lay
Winthrop Eagles
PositionHead coach
LeagueBig South Conference
Personal information
Born (1979-02-07) February 7, 1979 (age 45)
Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.
Career information
High schoolTrinity (Garfield Heights, Ohio)
CollegeTennessee (1996–2000)
WNBA draft2001: 17th
Selected by the Seattle Storm
PositionGuard
Career history
As player:
2001Seattle Storm
2002Utah Starzz
2003San Antonio Stars
As coach:
2003–2004Cleveland State (assistant)
2005–2007Michigan State (assistant)
2007–2008West Virginia (assistant)
2008–2013Ohio
2013–2016Alabama A&M
2016–2018Wright State (assistant)
2018–2019Cincinnati (assistant)
2019–2020Winthrop (associate)
2020–2021Winthrop (associate/interim)
2021–presentWinthrop
Career highlights and awards
  • NCAA champion (1998)
  • 2x Second-team All-American – AP (1999, 2000)
  • All-American – USBWA (1999)
  • 2x Kodak All-American (1999, 2000)
  • 2x First-team All-SEC (1999, 2000)
  • SEC All-Freshman Team (1998)
Stats at Basketball Reference Edit this at Wikidata
Medals
Women's basketball
Representing  United States
U18 and U19
Silver medal – second place 1996 U18 Chetumal, Mexico Team Competition
Gold medal – first place 1997 U19 Natal, Brazil Team Competition
Jones Cup
Gold medal – first place 1998 Jones Cup Taipei, Taiwan Team Competition

Semeka Chantay Randall-Lay (born February 7, 1979) is the current head coach for the Winthrop Eagles women's basketball team. She is also a former collegiate and professional basketball player. She was hired as recruiting coordinator at Wright State in June 2016 after serving as the head coach of the Alabama A&M University women's basketball team for three years.[1][2] Randall was also head coach of the Ohio Bobcats, from 2008 to 2013.[3] She previously served as an assistant coach of the women's basketball teams at West Virginia University, Michigan State University, and Cleveland State University.

  1. ^ "Semeka Randall Named Alabama A&M Women's Basketball Coach". WHNT.com. May 16, 2013. Retrieved November 13, 2018.
  2. ^ "Randall not returning as Alabama A&M head coach". swac.org. May 26, 2016. Retrieved November 13, 2018.
  3. ^ "Ohio Athletics decides not to renew Randall's contract". Archived from the original on June 26, 2013. Retrieved March 10, 2013.