Lori McDaniel is employed by the Canterbury Basketball Association as their Community Coach and Women’s Development Manager, as well as an Academy Coach for the Mainland Eagles. McDaniel was the Head Coach of the Canterbury Wildcats Team that went undefeated in the 2016 Women’s Basketball Championship and was also an Assistant Coach for the NZ Select Women’s team that competed against China B in a two-test series in Auckland in June last year. She is the Head Coach of the New Zealand Under 17 Women’s team, that finished fourth at the FIBA U16 Women’s Asian Championships earning them a place in this year’s 2017 FIBA U17 World Cup .
