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University of Oklahoma Athletics
Women's Basketball
Osahor, Chantel
Chantel Osahor
- Title:
- Assistant Coach
Assistant coach Chantel Osahor will enter her third year at Oklahoma in 2023-24 after joining Jennie Baranczyk's staff prior to the 2021-22 season.
One of the nation's youngest coaching stars, Osahor, an All-American at Washington in 2017, made previous stops at Drake and Arkansas before arriving in Norman. She was selected to the Women's Basketball Coaches Association's 30 Under 30 Class in 2023.
During her second season in Norman, the Sooners posted a 14-4 record in Big 12 play en route to the program's first regular-season conference championship since 2009. A 26-7 record, the team's best in over a decade, saw Oklahoma advance to the second round of the NCAA Tournament for the second consecutive season. In addition, she oversaw the continued development of Skylar Vann, who repeated as the Big 12's Sixth Player of the Year, and Madi Williams, who became Oklahoma's first WNBA Draft pick since 2013.
In her first year at Oklahoma, the Sooners reached the second round of the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2017 and scored the second most points in program history. Working primarily with OU's post players, the Sooners finished 10th nationally in points in the paint, with nearly half of the team's points coming from the lane. In addition, for the first time since 2007, Oklahoma led the Big 12 in rebounding, more impressively doing so after finishing last in the league in the category the year prior.
In two years at Arkansas, Osahor helped guide the Razorbacks to the NCAA Tournament in 2021, and the Hogs would've appeared in the 2020 tournament had it not been canceled. With Osahor on the bench, Arkansas compiled a 43-17 record over the two seasons and finished 15th in the 2021 AP Poll, the highest ranking since 1995.
Osahor previously served on Baranczyk's staff at Drake as a graduate assistant during the 2017-18 and 2018-19 seasons, helping the Bulldogs to a 53-15 overall record, a 35-1 Missouri Valley Conference mark and two NCAA tournament appearances.
As a player at Washington, Osahor starred on three NCAA Tournament teams and helped the Huskies to the 2016 Final Four and 2017 Sweet 16. The 2017 WBCA All-American is one of just two players in Washington history to record at least 1,000 points and 1,000 rebounds in a career. As a senior, she led the nation with 15.3 rebounds per game and 30 double-doubles. She holds the school record for career rebounds and was a finalist for the Naismith Trophy in 2017.
After college, Osahor was drafted 21st overall by the Chicago Sky in the 2017 WNBA draft.
A native of Phoenix, Ariz., and graduate of St. Mary's High School, Osahor was a five-star prospect in the class of 2013 as the top player in Arizona.
THE GAGE FILE
One of the nation's youngest coaching stars, Osahor, an All-American at Washington in 2017, made previous stops at Drake and Arkansas before arriving in Norman. She was selected to the Women's Basketball Coaches Association's 30 Under 30 Class in 2023.
During her second season in Norman, the Sooners posted a 14-4 record in Big 12 play en route to the program's first regular-season conference championship since 2009. A 26-7 record, the team's best in over a decade, saw Oklahoma advance to the second round of the NCAA Tournament for the second consecutive season. In addition, she oversaw the continued development of Skylar Vann, who repeated as the Big 12's Sixth Player of the Year, and Madi Williams, who became Oklahoma's first WNBA Draft pick since 2013.
In her first year at Oklahoma, the Sooners reached the second round of the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2017 and scored the second most points in program history. Working primarily with OU's post players, the Sooners finished 10th nationally in points in the paint, with nearly half of the team's points coming from the lane. In addition, for the first time since 2007, Oklahoma led the Big 12 in rebounding, more impressively doing so after finishing last in the league in the category the year prior.
In two years at Arkansas, Osahor helped guide the Razorbacks to the NCAA Tournament in 2021, and the Hogs would've appeared in the 2020 tournament had it not been canceled. With Osahor on the bench, Arkansas compiled a 43-17 record over the two seasons and finished 15th in the 2021 AP Poll, the highest ranking since 1995.
Osahor previously served on Baranczyk's staff at Drake as a graduate assistant during the 2017-18 and 2018-19 seasons, helping the Bulldogs to a 53-15 overall record, a 35-1 Missouri Valley Conference mark and two NCAA tournament appearances.
As a player at Washington, Osahor starred on three NCAA Tournament teams and helped the Huskies to the 2016 Final Four and 2017 Sweet 16. The 2017 WBCA All-American is one of just two players in Washington history to record at least 1,000 points and 1,000 rebounds in a career. As a senior, she led the nation with 15.3 rebounds per game and 30 double-doubles. She holds the school record for career rebounds and was a finalist for the Naismith Trophy in 2017.
After college, Osahor was drafted 21st overall by the Chicago Sky in the 2017 WNBA draft.
A native of Phoenix, Ariz., and graduate of St. Mary's High School, Osahor was a five-star prospect in the class of 2013 as the top player in Arizona.
THE GAGE FILE
Hometown: Phoenix, Arizona
Alma Mater: Washington (2017)
COACHING HISTORY
2021-Present: Assistant Coach, Oklahoma
2019-21: Assistant Coach, Arkansas
2017-19: Graduate Assistant, Drake
PLAYING EXPERIENCE
2014-17: Washington
PLAYING HONORS
• 21st overall selection in 2017 WNBA Draft
• 2017 Naismith Trophy finalist
• 2017 All-American selection
• Led Huskies to three NCAA Tournaments; 2016 Final Four
• One of two players in UW history to score 1,000 points and pull down 1,000 rebounds
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