Women's Basketball
- Title:
- Director of Operations
- Phone:
- 541-737-2800
Sharon Rissmiller joined the Oregon State coaching staff in June of 2015 as the team’s Director of Operations. In her first season with the team, she coordinated the squad’s logistics, as it made an unprecedented run to the Final Four.
Prior to joining the Beavers, Rissmiller spent seven seasons as the head coach of Pacific (Ore.), leading the team to back-to-back winning seasons in 2012-13 and 2013-14. The University of Portland graduate also led the program to one of the best seasons in school history in 2008-09, when Pacific finished third in the Northwest Conference en route to its first appearance in the league’s postseason tournament since 1996.
During her time with the Boxers, Rissmiller coached six All-Northwest Conference players, including a pair of two-time honorees.
Prior to taking over at Pacific, Rissmiller spent three seasons as head coach of Tacoma Community College, heading up a substantial turnaround in the program, as the team finished 18-11 in 2006-07 after going 1-19 in her first year with the squad. In her time at Tacoma, Rissmiller led the team to an NWAACC Playoff Tournament appearance, and saw a pair of players selected to the NWAACC All-West Region Team.
Prior to her stint in Tacoma, Rissmiller spent one season as the head women’s basketball coach at Clark College in Vancouver, Wash., and one season as the head junior varsity coach at Sunset High School in Beaverton, Ore. She also spent one season coaching Team Concept, a northwest AAU program.
