Coale has had a lot of success in her time at Oklahoma. She reached 500 career wins last season, but the Lady Sooners have struggled mightily the last few years, which has raised some questions about Coale’s future leading the team.
A native Oklahoman, Coale grew up in Healtdon, Oklahoma, a town about 25 miles east of Ardmore. She attended college at Oklahoma Christian College in Oklahoma City, graduating summa cum laude in 1987. She played guard on the OCC basketball team.
Coale’s only coaching experience before coming to OU was two seasons as a high school assistant at Edmond Memorial (1988-90) and six seasons as the head coach at Norman North High School.