Laura Freimuth begins her third season as an assistant coach at Long Beach State after spending six years working with the USC women's basketball program. Freimuth helped lead the 49ers to a fourth-place finish in the Big West and an appearance in the quarterfinals of the conference tournament two years ago. LBSU also posted its first winning record in Big West action since 2005-06. In 2010-11, the 49ers were sixth in conference play and qualified for the Big West Tournament. For her first two seasons with the Women of Troy, Freimuth served as a team manager, including one as head manager in 2004-05, while completing her bachelor's degree in communications. She then took a position as video coordinator while earning her master's degree in postsecondary administration and student affairs. In 2008-09, Freimuth worked as the Trojans' director of basketball operations. Freimuth played basketball for two seasons at Fullerton College, serving as a team captain in 2002-03 and earning a scholar-athlete award in 2003. In high school, Freimuth competed in basketball, volleyball, golf and track at Henry M. Jackson High School in Mill Creek, Wash., and became the first student-athlete in school history to earn 12 varsity letters. |
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