Howard Payne University Women's Basketball

Rodney Gee took over the HPU Lady Jacket basketball program in the summer of 2025 after 33 years of girl’s basketball coaching experience and over 600 career coaching wins,    As a very successful high school coach, Coach Gee spent the previous 14 seasons as the Head Girls Basketball Coach and Assistant Athletics Director at Lorena High School in Lorena, Texas.   At Lorena, Gee won seven District Championships (2011, 2012, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024) along with several Bi-District (2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018), Area (2020, 2024), Regional Quarterfinals (2019, 2021, 2022), Regional Finals (2011), Regional Championship (2012), including the State Semi-Finals in 2012.   Coach Gee would spend one season as the Women’s Assistant Basketball coach at Cisco College from 1996-1997.   Gee also has high school coaching stints in Texas at Eastland (1995-96, 1997-1998), Levelland (1992-95), and Westview Middle School (1991-1992) in Pflugerville, Texas   At Eastland, Gee led the program to three District Championships (2002, 2005, 2006), ten Bi-District Championships (2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2008, 2010), and six Area Championships (2001, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008)   He was named District Coach of the Year six times (2002, 2005, 2006, 2012, 2021, 2022) and the Centex Coach of the Year in 2012.   He was honored as an All-Star game coach five times and was recognized as the Texas Association of Basketball Coaches Class 3-A Dean Weese Outstanding Coach Award winner in 2011.   Serving as a leader in his field, Gee has been the President of the Texas Girls Coaches Association, served as a member of the Texas Association of Basketball Coaches (TABC) board, and is on the Texas Basketball Championships board.   Gee holds a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Texas (1991). Rodney Gee is married to Rachelle, and they have three adult children, Alexa, Abbie, and Gage.