Darrel Johnson
Darrel Johnson won two NAIA National Basketball Championships at Oklahoma City University as a Head Coach with a record of 73-3 in his tenure with OCU. Before that, he was a First Team All-State selection on the court for Putnam City who also played in the Faith 7 All-Star Game. Johnson helped lead the Pirates to an undefeated State Championship his Junior year. He lettered three seasons playing for the University of Tulsa before playing one year of professional basketball in Europe. In addition to his coaching success at OCU, he also served as Head Coach at Oklahoma Baptist & Baylor as well as an Assistant Coach at Oklahoma State. Later, he became an NBA Scout for the New Orleans Pelicans, Los Angeles Clippers and Phoenix Suns.
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2x Daily Oklahoman All-City (Basketball, 2nd Team Junior, 1st Team Senior)
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Led Team to a State Championship (Basketball, Junior)
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2x All-State Tournament Selection (Basketball, Junior, Senior)
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Member of State Championship Team (Baseball, Junior)
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Faith 7 All-Star Selection (Basketball, Senior)
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Coaches’ All-State Selection (Basketball, Senior)
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1st Team Daily Oklahoman All-State (Basketball, Senior)
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Oklahoma Amateur Sports Association Player of the Year (Basketball, Senior)
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Continued Basketball Career at the University of Tulsa
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3x Letterwinner for the Golden Hurricane (1973-74, 1974-75, 1975-76)
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Transferred to Southern Nazarene
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Played for the Crimson Storm for 1 Season (1976-77)
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NCCAA National Champions (1976-77)
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Played professionally in Europe for 1 Season
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Coached Ada HS To a State Championship (1981-82)
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Oklahoma State Assistant Coach, OBU Head Coach, OCU Head Coach, Baylor Head Coach
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Coached Oklahoma City University to 2 NAIA National Championships (1990-91, 1991-92)
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Assistant Coach for OSU's Big 8 Championship Team (1982-83)
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2x NAIA National Coach of the Year (1990-91, 1991-92)
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NBA Scout (Pelicans, Clippers, Suns)
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Inducted into the Putnam City Hall of Fame as part of the 1972 Putnam City Basketball Team (2023)
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Inducted into the Putnam City Hall of Fame as part of the 1972 Putnam City Baseball Team (2025)
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Published a book “It’s Only A Game” (2025)