Rob Edmisson has added to Oklahoma City University’s rich women’s basketball tradition, leading the Stars to five Sooner Athletic Conference regular-season championships, five conference tournament titles and seven NAIA Division I tournaments in seven seasons with the Stars.
His record through seven years at OCU is 207-31. Edmisson’s overall coaching record in 22 years on all levels is 509-150.
Since arriving at OCU, Edmisson has coached 10 all-Americans, including two-time all-Americans Donica Cosby, Alexandra Kotta, Holly Hardin and Chelsea Ledbetter. The 2008, 2010 and 2012 SAC coach of the year, Edmisson has guided 38 all-conference players, including four newcomer of the year award winners, two defensive players of the year, the sportsmanship award winner and three SAC player of the year honorees. Edmisson also mentored the program’s first WNBA draftee, Mariam Sy, who was also the NAIA Tournament most valuable player, and six others who turned professional. Off the floor, each player Edmisson has coached at OCU has graduated and four were NAIA scholar-athlete award winners.
OCU has maintained its perch among the top programs in the country. The Stars have one of the winningest programs in the NAIA over the past decade.
In 2011-12, the Stars have maintained the No. 1 ranking through much of the season. OCU has made its 15th consecutive NAIA Division I Tournament appearance. OCU had six all-league honorees, including the SAC player of the year, Dietra Caldwell, and the co-sportsmanship award winner, Emily Davis.
Last season, OCU went to the national quarterfinals and went 27-4. OCU won the league title. Two Stars became first-team all-SAC, while Taylor Booze shared conference defensive player of the year honors.
In 2009-10, the Stars produced a second consecutive NAIA Division I semifinals appearance. OCU won the SAC co-championship and SAC Tournament. Donica Cosby became SAC newcomer of the year as OCU went 32-4.
In 2008-09, OCU advanced to the national semifinals. Hardin made second-team all-American and was SAC newcomer of the year. The Stars were 31-6.
In 2007-08, the Stars earned a No. 1 seed in the NAIA Tournament and captured the conference regular-season and tournament crowns. OCU’s Viola Beybeyah was SAC player of the year and first-team all-American. OCU went 28-5.
In 2006-07, Edmisson led the Stars to the second round of the NAIA Tournament and to the title game of the conference tournament. OCU had six all-conference selections.
In his first season with OCU, Edmisson led the Stars to a national quarterfinals finish, their seventh consecutive conference regular-season championship and the conference tournament title.
Before OCU, Edmisson spent three years as an assistant at Oklahoma State. He helped bring in a top-20 recruiting class to OSU which included Big 12 newcomer of the year Nina Stone.
Edmisson was coach at Hutchinson Community College in Hutchinson, Kan. In nine years, Edmisson went 192-89, finishing as Jayhawk West Conference runner-up in 1996 and 1998.
Edmisson produced nine all-Americans, 10 all-region picks, 25 all-conference selections and two conference freshmen of the year. Edmisson coached Hutchinson’s all-time leading scorer, Cian Carvalho. His teams were just as successful in the classroom, turning out 14 academic All-Americans and maintaining a team GPA of a 3.0 or above from 1993-2002.
Under his direction, the Blue Dragons finished in the top four in the conference each season and were ranked among the NJCAA top 25 six times. Edmisson’s squads reached the Region VI playoffs seven times. Statistically, Edmisson’s teams ranked in the top 10 in defense six times.
He has coached on two international touring teams. This summer he was assistant coach for the U.S. Jones Cup team. In 1990, he served as an assistant for the NJCAA-USA All-Star Team that won the gold medal during its tour of Taiwan.
As a high school head coach, Edmisson went 110-30 in six seasons at Ellinwood, Kan., and Fairfield, Kan. Edmisson directed Ellinwood (Kan.) High School from 1989-92, finishing as 1992 sub-state runner-up and winning the conference championship in 1991-92. At Fairfield (Kan.) High School, Edmisson guided the program to its first conference championship.
Edmisson started his coaching career at Doane College (Neb.), serving as an assistant in 1986-87.
Edmisson played at Pratt Community College (Kan.) and was team captain each season. Edmisson was the squad’s Most Inspirational Player. Edmisson’s alma mater is Bethany (Kan.).
He and his wife, Gina, have two children, Corbin and Cierra.
Rob Edmisson
Year-by-Year Coaching Record
Season School W-L Pct.
1993-94 Hutchison (Kan.) ……………… 18-13 .581
1994-95 Hutchison (Kan.) ……………… 20-11 .645
1995-96 Hutchison (Kan.) ……………… 22-9 .710
1996-97 Hutchison (Kan.) ……………… 19-11 .633
1997-98 Hutchison (Kan.) ……………… 24-8 .750
1998-99 Hutchison (Kan.) ……………… 20-12 .625
1999-2000 Hutchison (Kan.) ……………… 24-8 .750
2000-01 Hutchison (Kan.) ……………… 18-12 .600
2001-02 Hutchison (Kan.) ……………… 27-5 .844
2005-06 Oklahoma City ……………… 32-3 .914
2006-07 Oklahoma City ……………… 27-8 .771
2007-08 Oklahoma City ……………… 28-5 .848
2008-09 Oklahoma City ……………… 31-6 .838
2009-10 Oklahoma City ……………… 32-4 .889
2010-11 Oklahoma City ……………… 27-4 .871
2011-12 Oklahoma City ……………… 30-1 .968
OCU Totals 207-31 .870
College Totals 399-120 .769
High School Totals 110-30 .786
Overall Totals 509-150 .772
