BA hires TU associate head coach to lead girls basketball program
Shane Coffey introduced at press conference
Launch the media gallery 1 playerBroken Arrow Public Schools announced the hiring of Shane Coffey, associate head coach of women’s basketball at the University of Tulsa, as its new girls basketball coach at a press conference today.
Before joining TU in 2011, Coffey served 11 seasons as the head girls basketball coach at Edmond Memorial High School. He compiled a 196-86 record while leading eight of his teams to the regional championship. Coffey’s teams advanced to the state quarterfinals six times (2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2010 and 2011) and played in the state semifinals in four of those seasons.
“The thought of being back in the high school game in Oklahoma is exciting,” Coffey said. “Oklahoma has always been well-respected by college coaches because of the quality of coaches here and their innate ability to develop their players. I can’t wait to be a mentor and ambassador in the Broken Arrow school district and community. Our program will strive for excellence in all that we do on and off the court.”
Coffey was named the Regional Coach of the Year three times and twice was selected as the Mid-State Conference Coach of the Year. He helped 24 of his players earn college scholarships, including five at Division I schools.
Coffey was also an assistant boys basketball coach at Edmond Memorial High School for four years (1996-2000) and was the head boy’s coach at Edmond Central Middle School for two seasons (1994-96).
As part of the TU staff, Coffey has coached six all-conference performers, three all-Freshmen team selections, three all-tournament team honorees, and one Sixth Man of the Year selection. He helped lead the Hurricane to the 2013 Conference USA tournament championship and an appearance at the NCAA Tournament.
Coffey received his bachelor’s degree in social sciences and education from Oklahoma State in 1994.
He and his wife, Kerri, have a son, Hayden, and a daughter, Emersyn.