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After serving as director of basketball operations for two years, Chad Thrailkill moved into a new role with the Oklahoma women's basketball program prior to the 2004-05 season. The former high school coach is set to embark on his fourth season as an assistant for the Sooners and head coach Sherri Coale.
Thrailkill is extremely familiar with Coale's style of play as he served as an assistant to her at Norman High. The two produced a three-year record of 76-7 (.916 winning percentage), coached two teams to the state playoffs (1994, 1996) and produced one state championship title (1996).
Thrailkill and Coale have produced a combined record of 152-30 (.835), including a 72-23 record at OU, when they team together on the same coaching staff.
Thrailkill's duties with the Sooners include working with the Sooner guards and assisting with the recruiting efforts, opponent scouting, practice planning and facility scheduling.
Prior to joining the Sooners in July 2002, Thrailkill served as head coach for the Norman North High School boys' basketball program. Thrailkill was named Mid-State Conference Coach of the Year after guiding the boys' team to the 2002 regional title. In 2001, he coached NNHS to the school's first state playoff appearance.
Thrailkill also served a four-year stint as head girls' basketball coach at Westmoore High School from 1996 to 2000, where he coached current Sooner Erin Higgins for two years. His 2000 squad finished second in the state with an overall record of 25-3, while the 1999 team won the state crown with a 25-4 mark. For his coaching performance, he was named the region, Mid-State
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| The Thrailkill File |
| Hometown |
Norman, Okla. |
| College |
Southern Nazarene, 1993 |
| Family |
wife, April
daughters, Sadie and Shelby
sons, Brayden and Hudson |
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| Coaching History |
| 2004-present, Oklahoma Assistant Coach |
| 2002-04, Oklahoma Director of Operations |
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| Playing Experience |
| 1991-1993, Southern Nazarene |
| 1990, Lenoir Rhyne |
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| NCAA Tournaments Coached |
| 2005 - 1st Round |
Oklahoma |
| 2006 - Sweet 16 |
Oklahoma |
| 2007 - Sweet 16 |
Oklahoma |
| 2008 - 2nd Round |
Oklahoma |
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| Prominent Pupils |
| Dionnah Jackson |
Sacramento Monarchs |
| Courtney Paris |
Three-time All-American |
| Leah Rush |
Pheonix Mercury |
| Maria Villaroel |
Phoenix Mercury |
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Conference and Big All-City Coach of the Year. He was also invited to serve as an assistant coach for the Jim Thorpe All-Star Games that summer.
As an athlete, Thrailkill accepted a basketball scholarship to Lenoir-Rhyne (Hickory, N.C.). After one season, he transferred to Southern Nazarene (Bethany) where he was a three-year letterwinner. He also earned a Bachelor of Science in physical education from SNU in 1993.
He and his wife, April, have a 10-year-old daughter, Shelby, two sons, Brayden, 7, Hudson, 4, and two-year-old daughter, Sadie. |
