Women’s Soccer | April 22, 2022
LOS ANGELES — USC head women’s soccer coach Jane Alukonis announced the addition of Shigeyoshi “Sugar” Shinohara as an assistant coach on the Trojan soccer staff today (April 22), filling the final vacancy on the coaching staff.
Shinohara comes to USC after serving as an assistant at Arizona State for the past five seasons.
“I couldn’t be more grateful to have Shigeyoshi ‘Sugar’ Shinohara join our coaching staff,” said Alukonis. “Sugar is an extremely special human. His coaching and mentorship will have a lifelong impact on our student-athletes. Sugar is a teacher at heart, super intelligent, and has an especially enthusiastic and positive coaching demeanor. I can’t wait for the players to experience his high-energy delivery and everyday passion for life. He spreads joy everywhere he goes.
“Sugar was a big part of ASU’s recent success and I owe a huge thank you to Head Coach Graham Winkworth for his openness and selflessness in the process. To Sugar and his wife Arin, welcome to the Trojan Family!”
Shinohara helped lead the Sun Devils to winning seasons three of the five years he was there and helped guide the program to its first postseason appearance since 2014 when ASU made the NCAA Tournament in 2020, picking up the program’s fifth postseason win that season. During his tenure, ASU also produced its first All-American since 2002, when Nicole Douglas earned third-team honors in 2021.
“Firstly, I would like to thank Ray Anderson, and all of Sun Devil Athletics, for giving me the opportunity to work at Arizona State,” said Shinohara. “I would particularly like to thank Graham (Winkworth), Jo (Chubb), and all past and present players for a wonderful five and a half years as a Sun Devil.
“Moving forward, I am both humbled and excited for this great opportunity to become a part of such a decorated program. I would like to thank President Carol Folt, Director of Athletics Mike Bohn, Lindsay Jaffe and Coach Alukonis for inviting me to be a part of the Trojan Family. After meeting with Coach Alukonis and her staff, learning their visions for the program moving forward, and meeting with the student-athletes, my wife Arin and I are increasingly excited about this new chapter. I cannot wait to get to Los Angeles to get started.”
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