Sherri Coale
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1990–1996 | Norman HS | |||||||||||||||||||||||
1996–2021 | Oklahoma | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Overall | 513–294 (.636) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Oklahoma Women's Hall of Fame | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Women's Basketball Hall of Fame | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Sherri Kay Coale (born January 19, 1965)[1] is a retired college basketball coach. She was the head coach of the University of Oklahoma Sooners women's basketball team for 25 years, from 1996 to 2021.[2] Coale was inducted into the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame in 2016.
Personal
Coale grew up in Healdton, Oklahoma and married Dane Scott Coale (born 1964) on June 20, 1987. The couple has two children, son Colton (born 1992) and daughter Chandler (born 1996). Coale has one brother, Jack. Their parents are Beverly Stash and Joe Buben.
Coale completed her undergraduate studies at
Coale was inducted into the Oklahoma Women's Hall of Fame in 2007.[4]
Coaching career
Coale accepted the Oklahoma position in 1996. She went directly from a high school squad (having coached the previous six years at the local
In 2005–2006, Coale's Sooners went 16–0 in
Coale announced her retirement at the conclusion of the 2020–21 season.[7]
USA Basketball
Coale was named as assistant coach of the USA team which would compete at the Junior World Championship in
Head coaching record
Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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Oklahoma Sooners (Big 12 Conference) (1996–2021) | |||||||||
1996–97 | Oklahoma | 5–22 | 1–15 | 12th | |||||
1997–98 | Oklahoma | 8–19 | 2–12 | T–9th | |||||
1998–99 | Oklahoma | 15–14 | 8–8 | T–5th | WNIT Second Round | ||||
1999–2000 | Oklahoma | 25–8 | 13–3 | T–1st | NCAA Sweet 16 | ||||
2000–01 | Oklahoma | 28–6 | 15–1 | 1st | NCAA Sweet 16 | ||||
2001–02 | Oklahoma | 32–4 | 14–2 | 1st | NCAA Runner-Up | ||||
2002–03 | Oklahoma | 19–13 | 9–7 | T–5th | NCAA first round | ||||
2003–04 | Oklahoma | 24–9 | 9–7 | 6th | NCAA second round | ||||
2004–05 | Oklahoma | 17–13 | 8–8 | T–6th | NCAA first round | ||||
2005–06 | Oklahoma | 31–5 | 16–0 | 1st | NCAA Sweet 16 | ||||
2006–07 | Oklahoma | 28–5 | 13–3 | T–1st | NCAA Sweet 16 | ||||
2007–08 | Oklahoma | 22–9 | 11–5 | T–3rd | NCAA second round | ||||
2008–09 | Oklahoma | 32–5 | 15–1 | 1st | NCAA Final Four | ||||
2009–10 | Oklahoma | 27–11 | 11–5 | T–2nd | NCAA Final Four | ||||
2010–11 | Oklahoma | 23–12 | 10–6 | 3rd | NCAA Sweet 16 | ||||
2011–12 | Oklahoma | 21–13 | 11–7 | T–2nd | NCAA second round | ||||
2012–13 | Oklahoma | 24–11 | 11–8 | T–3rd | NCAA Sweet 16 | ||||
2013–14 | Oklahoma | 18–15 | 9–9 | T–5th | NCAA first round | ||||
2014–15 | Oklahoma | 21–12 | 13–5 | 2nd | NCAA second round | ||||
2015–16 | Oklahoma | 22–11 | 11–7 | T–4th | NCAA second round | ||||
2016–17 | Oklahoma | 23–10 | 13–5 | 3rd | NCAA second round | ||||
2017–18 | Oklahoma | 16–15 | 11–7 | T–3rd | NCAA first round | ||||
2018–19 | Oklahoma | 8–22 | 4–14 | T-8th | |||||
2019–20 | Oklahoma | 12–18 | 5–13 | 9th | |||||
2020–21 | Oklahoma | 12–12 | 9–9 | 6th | |||||
Oklahoma: | 513–294 (.636) | 250–154 (.619) | |||||||
Total: | 513–294 (.636) | ||||||||
National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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References
- ^ "Women's Basketball Coaches Career". NCAA. Retrieved 26 Sep 2015.
- ^ "Top five coaching candidates to take over at Oklahoma". ESPN.com. 2021-03-17. Retrieved 2021-03-17.
- ^ "Women's Basketball Alumni List". Oklahoma Christian University athletics. Retrieved July 7, 2023.
- ^ Nykolaiszyn, Juliana (August 29, 2007). "Oral history interview with Sherri Coale". Inductees of the Oklahoma Women's Hall of Fame Oral History Project. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
- ^ Emig, Geurin. "OU basketball coach Sherri Coale honored to be Iba Awards keynote speaker". tulsaworld.com. Tulsa World. Retrieved 10 April 2015.
- ^ "Sherri Coale School Bio". soonersports.com. The University of Oklahoma. Retrieved 10 April 2015.
- ^ Barry Tramel (2021-03-17). "Oklahoma women's basketball coach Sherri Coale retires after 25 seasons with Sooners". oklahoman.com. Retrieved 2021-03-17.
- ^ </https://archive.fiba.com/pages/eng/fa/event/p/sid/2901/_/2001_World_Championship_for_Junior_Women/index.html>
- ^ "FIFTH FIBA WOMEN'S U19/JUNIOR WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP -- 2001". Archived from the original on February 22, 2015.
- Davis, Dwayne (22–28 October 2009), "Queen of the Court", Urban Tulsa Weekly, 19 (20), archived from the original on 2011-09-27, retrieved 2009-10-27
- Tramel, Berry. "Oklahoma women's basketball: Sherri Coale is more than a coach, she's an icon for OU". newsok.com. NewsOK. Retrieved 10 April 2015.
- "Sherri Coale to coach United States". espn.go.com. ESPN. Retrieved 10 April 2015.