Dionne Phelps will enter his first season as Oklahoma City University head men’s basketball coach in 2011-12.
Phelps joins the Stars after being associated with several successful programs. Phelps most recently served as assistant coach on Oklahoma’s staff these past five seasons.
Phelps’ 22-year career coaching basketball includes experience at Texas-San Antonio, Texas State, Baylor and Texas Lutheran. Phelps has been a part of four conference championship teams and three NCAA Tournament squads.
At Oklahoma, Phelps contributed to the Sooners’ NCAA Tournament teams in 2008 and 2009, including OU’s Elite Eight appearance in 2009. Oklahoma went 96-69 during Phelps’ time on its staff. The 2008-09 Sooners went 30-6 led by eventual No. 1 overall NBA Draft pick Blake Griffin.
His most recent coaching stint prior to Oklahoma occurred at Texas-San Antonio, where he worked with frontcourt players from the 2003-06. He helped UTSA to the 2004 Southland Conference regular-season and tournament titles as well as an NCAA Tournament berth. He served as associate head coach his final year with the Roadrunners.
Prior to working at UTSA, Phelps spent four seasons as an assistant at Texas State (1999-03), one at Baylor (1998-99) and eight at his alma mater, Texas Lutheran (1989-93 and 1994-98). At Texas Lutheran, Phelps helped the Bulldogs to a pair of Heartland Conference regular-season championships.
Phelps has experience playing on the NAIA level for Texas Lutheran. Phelps played collegiately at Texas Lutheran and was inducted into the Bulldog Athletic Hall of Honors in 2002 following a career that saw him earn 1988 Big State All-Conference and all-district accolades, as well as 1989 Heart of Texas All-Conference recognition. He graduated in 1989 with a bachelor of arts degree in physical education.
A San Antonio native who is a 1985 graduate of Judson High School in Converse, Texas, Phelps also earned a master's degree in education from Texas State in 1996.
He and his wife, Lisa, have daughter, Aaliyah, and a son, Garrison.
