Coale Finalist for Naismith College Basketball Coach of the Year Award

Feb. 26, 2001

Norman, Okla. - Oklahoma's Head Coach Sherri Coale is one of the top 20 women's collegiate basketball coaches that are finalist for the Naismith College Basketball Coach of the Year Award. The winner of the Naismith Award, the most prestigious individual honor in college basketball, will be honored in Atlanta, Ga., on April 7, 2001 at the Cobb Galleria Centre.

Coale is one of five women's coaches from the Big 12 Conference up for this honor. In addition, OU's Kelvin Sampson is a finalist for the men's Naismith College Basketball Coach of the Year Award. Oklahoma's coaches is one of five sets of men's and women's basketball coaches that are finalist for this award. OU and Iowa State are the only two pairs that are from the same conference. Other schools with both coaches nominated are Notre Dame, Florida and Duke.

WOMEN'S TOP 20 FINALIST
Geno Auriemma, Connecticut
Melanie Balcomb, Xavier
Ceal Barry, Colorado
Leon Barmore, Louisiana Tech
Cheryl Burnett, Southwest Missouri State
SHERRI COALE, OKLAHOMA
Kristy Curry, Purdue
Elaine Elliott, Utah
Bill Fennelly, Iowa State
Jim Foster, Vanderbilt
Gail Goestenkors, Duke
Sue Gunter, LSU
Andy Landers, Georgia
Muffet McGraw, Notre Dame
Rene Portland, Penn State
Carol Ross, Florida
Marsha Sharp, Texas Tech
Vivian Stringer, Rutgers
Pat Summitt, Tennessee
Kay Yow, North Carolina State

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Coale Finalist for Naismith College Basketball Coach of the Year Award

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