Sherri Coale
Sherri Coale is the head women’s basketball coach at the University of Oklahoma, a position she assumed in 1996. Her impressive tenure at the helm of the Sooners’ program has produced a 132-85 (.608) record in seven seasons and five post-season tournament appearances. A 1987 summa cum laude graduate of Oklahoma Christian College, Coale began her coaching career as the head coach at Norman (OK) High School. Taking over a declining girl’s basketball program, she led her Norman teams to a 147-40 record in seven seasons, including a 53-2 mark over the last two years. Widely regarded as one of the top young coaches in the game, Coale’s coaching efforts have earned her numerous honors, including being named Big 12 Conference Coach of the Year twice (2000 and 2001).
