Stacy Johnson-Sorrell

Head Coach
Johnson-Sorrell begins her second season as the head coach of the women's
basketball program. Although Cameron is her first head coaching position,
Johnson-Sorrell's experience far outnumbers her years.
In 1993, she was named an assistant coach and recruiting coordinator at the
University of Oklahoma. Her first season in Norman, the Lady Sooners won the
National Women's Invitational Tournament in Amarillo, Texas. The next season,
OU completed its conference season with an 11-3 conference record, the best in the
program's history. That season, Johnson-Sorrell successfully recruited the USA
Today's Oklahoma Player of the Year as well as one of the top 10 players in the
nation. Her final recruiting class at OU was named one of the top 20 in the
nation, including the Big Eight Newcomer of the Year.
This past summer Coach Johnson-Sorrell was the Head Coach of the Christian
Outreach Team, which toured Europe and played in the Czech Republic, Slovakia,
and Ukraine. The team also consisted of a few members of the Lady Aggies
Basketball team, including Lani Baldwin, Laci Bender, Kelleigh Sanders, and
Vendula Mouchova.
A native of Stigler, Okla., Johnson-Sorrell led the Panthers to four
straight Class 3A state tournament appearances. She signed with Northeastern
State ti play basketball. An NAIA All-American for the Lady Reds, Johnson-Sorrell
broke numerous NSU records, including most points in a game (45), highest
scoring average (23.9), and most steals in a game (10). While at NSU, she was
named to the Oklahoma Intercollegiate All-conference team, the NSU Student Hall
of Fame and was the Oklahoma Fellowship of Christian Athlete's Athlete of the
Year.
Upon receiving a bachelor's degree in education, Johnson-Sorrell played
basketball for a Division I Europe team in Birsfelden, Switzerland. While in
Europe, she led her team to an undefeated season by averaging 50 points a contest,
including a 65 point outing in one contest. Also, during two summers of college,
she toured South America when she played for athletes in Action-Campus
Crusade for Christ. She led the team both summers with a 24 point and 8 rebound a
contest average.
Johnson-Sorrell has one daughter, Sierra.
- Coach Sorrell recently led group of young women to Eastern Europe where they toured the Czech Republic and Ukraine. Through Christian Outreach International, Coach Sorrell and number of her current players were able to play basketball while they took the Gospel to people half-way around the globe.
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© 1997 stacys@cameron.edu
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