Megan Osmer was added to the University of Portland women’s basketball staff as an assistant coach in July of 2014. Osmer had been the Director of Women’s Basketball Operations at the University of Washington since 2011.
Osmer was with the Huskies for three straight 20-win seasons and three consecutive trips to the WNIT.
A native of Bellevue, Wash., Osmer was responsible for a variety of roles as the team's DOBO, from handling team travel logistics to managing the team's budget, running summer camps, on-campus recruiting and donor/alumni relations.
Before heading back to the Pacific Northwest, Osmer spent three seasons as an assistant coach with San Jose State. With the Spartans, Osmer worked with the post players, managed and coordinated academic goals, while also assisting with recruiting.
Osmer played prep basketball at Bellevue High School. She then played one season at Michigan State before transferring to D-II Lynn University. In three seasons at the Boca Raton-based school, Osmer established herself as an effective interior presence, and still ranks in the top five in both blocks and rebounding. During her senior season, she led the Sunshine State Conference in rebounding and was the Fighting Knights Team MVP.
Following her 2006 graduation from Lynn with a degree in communications/broadcasting, Osmer added international basketball to her resume. She played with the Manchester Mystics in the United Kingdom for two seasons. While with the club, she also ran coaching sessions for local boys and girls and was an assistant coach for their U-16 team. Osmer also worked with the U-20 Great Britain team as a team manager/assistant coach at the European Championships in Ohrid, Macedonia.