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Anne LaprayAnne Lapray

Head Coach
Office Phone: (503) 370-6132
E-mail: alapray@willamette.edu

Anne (McShane) Lapray is the head women's basketball coach at Willamette University. She was an assistant coach with the Bearcats for three years and was co-coach in 2008-09. She also was a starting forward on the WU women’s basketball team that qualified for the 1995-96 NAIA Division II National Tournament. In high school, she was the 1989-90 Gatorade Player of the Year for her efforts as a player at Oregon City High School.

Lapray played basketball at Oregon State University until a knee injury sent her to the sidelines. Later, she played at Portland State, where a second knee injury almost ended her career.

At Willamette, she was selected Honorable Mention All-NWC as a senior. She received her degree from WU in 1996.

Lapray and her husband, John, live in South Salem. They are the parents of three daughters, Janie, Maggie and Mary, and a son, Jack.

Anne LapraySara Brooks

Assistant Coach
Office Phone: (503) 370-6219
E-mail: sbrooks@willamette.edu

Sara Brooks is an assistant coach for the Willamette University women's basketball team. She is in her third season on the Bearcat coaching staff. She served as head coach for the Bearcats during the 2008-09 season, following the death of Bruce Henderson.

Brooks played for Willamette University during the 2005-06 and 2006-07 seasons. During her two years with the Bearcats, she played in 41 games with 41 starts and was a captain for the '06-'07 squad. Brooks accumulated 133 assists in her two seasons as the Bearcat point guard. The Bearcats upset Whitman on the road in the final game of Brooks' career.

She transferred to Willamette following two seasons at Chemeketa Community College. Her freshman year the Storm finished second in the NWAACC tournament. She earned All-Conference recognition while playing for the Storm.

Brooks received a Bachelor of Arts degree with a major in History from Willamette in 2007. Following WU, she earned her Masters in Sports Administration and Leadership from Seattle University. She currently works as the Assistant Communications Director for the Bearcats. She makes her home in Salem with her fiance Joey and their dog Maci.

Kevin Eakin

Assistant Coach
E-mail: keakin@willamette.edu

Kevin Eakin is in his first season on the Bearcat coaching staff. He has previously coached at the high school and youth levels with his most recent stint being with the Lincoln Youth Basketball Program (Portland, Ore.) working with both boys and girls. He has also been a clinician at numerous summer camps and specializes in individual skill development.

Beyond the Bearcats, Eakin is a co-owner in Camp Cascade and Cascade Sports Camp which is located 45 miles east of Salem. He is also involved in several commercial and residential real estate projects in the Willamette Valley.

Eakin is a 1982 graduate from Oregon State University with a degree in Business Administration. He lives in NW Portland with his wife, Renae and two children, Adam and Abby.