Laura Beeman
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San Bernardino, California, U.S.
 Beeman in 2011 | |
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | April 16, 1968 San Bernardino, California, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1987–1988 | UC Riverside |
| 1989–1991 | Cal State San Bernardino |
| Position | Guard |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1992–1994 | Redlands (asst.) |
| 1994–1995 | Mt. San Antonio (asst.) |
| 1995–2010 | Mt. San Antonio |
| 2008–2009 | Los Angeles Sparks (asst.) |
| 2010–2012 | USC (asst.) |
| 2012–2026 | Hawaii |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 244–180 (.575) (college) 390–110 (.780) (junior college) |
| Tournaments | 0–3 (NCAA) 0–4 (WNIT) 0–2 (WBIT) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| Awards | |
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Laura Lynne Beeman (born April 16, 1968) is a retired American college basketball coach who was the head women's basketball coach at the University of Hawaii from 2012 to 2026.
Born and raised in San Bernardino, California, Beeman attended San Gorgonio High School in ninth grade before transferring to San Bernardino High School and graduating in 1986.[1] She redshirted a year due to a knee injury,[2] then played 24 games for then-Division II UC Riverside in the 1987–88 season under coach Nancy Simpson. Beeman averaged 2.1 points and 1.2 rebounds.[3]
Beeman then transferred to then-Division III Cal State San Bernardino and played from 1989 to 1991. As a sophomore in 1989–90, Beeman averaged 7.3 points and 3.0 rebounds and helped Cal State San Bernardino to a 24–4 season and a berth in the NCAA Tournament.[2][4] In 1990–91, her junior year, Beeman averaged 6.5 points and 3.7 rebounds.[5] Beeman left the team after that season and graduated with a degree in business marketing in 1992.[2][6]