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After spending the last two seasons as the University of Utah's Director of Basketball Operations and Graduate Assistant Coach, Lana Sitterud will begin her third year in the program as its assistant coach.
Sitterud was named an assistant coach on May 13, 2008. Prior to her current position, Sitterud was in charge of team travel, and she was also repsonsible for on-floor coaching.
Sitterud was a four-year player for the Utes from 2001-2005, serving as a team captain for three seasons. She played in 123 games during her Utah career, making 46 starts. For her career, she averaged 6.4 points and 2.5 rebounds a game.
As a senior in 2004-05, Sitterud was named the Mountain West Conference Defensive Player of the Year. She was also named third-team All-MWC during her final collegiate season. Sitterud averaged 9.1 points and 3.3 rebounds per game as a senior. She was also a prolific three-point shooter, finishing 2004-05 with a .400 percentage from behind the arc. Sitterud tied a Jon M. Huntsman Center record with seven three-pointers made in a 2004 game against TCU.
Sitterud earned a bachelor's degree in communications from the University of Utah in 2006.
