Sherri Coale remembers when it was a big deal for OU and every other Big 12 women’s basketball team to have two conference games guaranteed to be on TV. That was one of many growth moments the former Sooner women’s basketball coach experienced during her tenure. But this current explosion has taken the sport and the women’s basketball tournament to never-before-seen heights. Could it be sustained beyond Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese? Coale talks about all that and more on The Jenni Carlson Show.

Episode highlights:
1:38: Why has women’s basketball taken off?
2:47: Women’s basketball has had great players before, so what is the secret sauce today?
5:44: What is it about Caitlin Clark that captivates people?
8:23: How does the Caitlin Clark phenomenon compare to Courtney Paris’s days at OU?
10:28: What is the impact of the added attention on women’s basketball, and where has some of it gotten off track?
12:04: How would OU’s Final Four teams of the past stack up in today’s game?
14:18: What is the throughline today to great players of the past such as Maya Moore, Sue Bird and others?
16:05: Could the return of players such as Juju Watkins to the women’s college game spur even more growth?
18:21: What is life after coaching like for Coale?
19:08: What is Coale reading right now?
20:25: What does Coale think of the current state of OU women’s basketball?

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