Lee Anna Osei is in her fourth season as head coach of the X-Women basketball program. Having previously coached at the The RISE Centre (TRC) Academy in Brantford, Ont., Osei guided the women’s program in 2017-18. She was awarded the 2018 Prep School Coach of the Year award, concluding the season as one of the youngest and most successful coaches in Canadian prep school basketball, amassing an 18-3 record in the Ontario Scholastic Basketball Association.

With 12 years of coaching experience under her belt, Osei founded the Canletes Basketball program in Toronto, providing services ranging from general sport specific fitness training, recruitment consulting, and showcase events. She is a former basketball skills trainer for Universal Hoops Canada and has several years of coaching experience at the Ontario provincial level for various girls and boys teams. In honour of Canada's 150th anniversary, Osei was selected as 1 of 150 women nationally who excel in their field, push for greater diversity and who help build vibrant communities in the ‘HERSTORY in Black’ series as televised by CBC News. She recently founded the Black Canadian Coaches Association (BCCA) with the aim of celebrating, empowering and advocating for Black Canadians in the sport community.

Osei is a graduate and former varsity athlete at Wilfrid Laurier University where she was named an ‘Outstanding Woman of Laurier’, was an OUA all-star and was recognized as a four-time academic All-Canadian. She also competed for the University of Miami in the NCAA Division 1 level and at Trinity Valley C.C in Athens, Texas where her experiences have helped shape her coaching style and ability to mentor athletes.