Dave Baisden

Baisden is currently in his first year as the assistant coach for the Lady Flames.He comes to Lee from Carson-Newman University where he had served as an assistant coach on the men's staff since 2018.
 
The Middlesbrough, England native was a highly touted student-athlete at Tennessee Wesleyan University. He was named to the NAIA Appalachian Athletic Conference All-Tournament team during the 2014-15 season before being recognized as a back-to-back first-team All-Conference player.
 
Baisden closed out his collegiate career as a captain for the Bulldogs during his senior season as well as winning the Stan Harrison Award for the contributions he made to the team and his overall career as a student. He was a four-year starter as a defender for the TWU side before graduating with a degree in Business Administration and General Management.
 
His first year with C-N saw a seventh-seed Eagles squad make their first run to the SAC Tournament semifinals since 2015. He assisted in coaching a trio of All-Conference picks that season, as well. In his second season, he worked heavily with a defender group that allowed just 1.11 goals per game with five clean sheets on the season.
 
 "We are really excited for Dave and his wife Reagan to join the Lee family! He is a massive addition to our staff, not only a top-quality coach but a first-class human! We are thankful he decided to join our program," proclaimed Lee Head Coach Lee Hughes. 
 
Coach Baisden currently resides in Athens, Tenn. with his wife Reagan.