Pattison Inducted Into CCCWVCA Hall of Fame

Le Valley Pattison is the only women's athlete to win a California Community College state championship both as a player (1983, MVP) and as a coach (2007 and 2008). She directed 16 South Coast Conference titles, two  state crowns, and 14 Coach of the Year Awards.

She was inducted into the CCCWVCA Hall of Fame in 2024 following her induction into the 3C2A Hall of Fame earlier that year. She spent 26 season coaching the Warriors indoor program.

Pattison began her collegiate career as a setter for UC Santa Barbara in 1982, then transferred to ECC where she captured the regional and state tournament MVP awards for the Warriors.

Pattison went on to play at CSU Long Beach State from 1984-85. Both years the 49ers competed in the NCAA tournament. Pattison graduated from CSU Long Beach in 1987 with a bachelor's degree in physical education with an emphasis on coaching and fitness. In 1990 she earned a master's degree in administration in education from National University.

Pattison's first coaching job was at Mira Costa High, then on to NCAA Division 1 with head coach Nina Matthies at Pepperdine University in Malibu. The Waves were Western Athletic Conference Champions and made the NCAA playoffs each season she was with the team.

"I have had an amazing journey with many different student-athletes and what I find most memorable is to see how they grow as individuals and the path that they took after El Camino College," Pattison said. "Having success on the court was always a tremendous feeling, but it does not come close to being able to see students thrive at a four-year college/university and in life."