Frankie Parks was named a Women's Basketball assistant coach in June 2025.
Parks comes to SNU from Norman High School, where he spent 11 years on the Women’s Basketball coaching staff. He was an assistant coach from 2014 to 2021 before taking over the program as the head coach from 2022 to 2025. During his stint at Norman High, the program made five state tournament appearances in seven years, while collecting State Championships in 2019 and 2021. Parks also helped lead the Tigers to a State Runner-Up finish in 2023 and a State Semifinals finish in 2025.
Frankie is also a seasoned AAU Women’s Basketball coach who has served as a head coach for several competitive AAU teams. He began coaching AAU basketball in 2014 and over the past ten years has seen plenty of success. He is currently the head coach of the 17U Team Lex Under Armour Team. He has collected two Primetime Nationals Runner-Up titles, a MAYB National Runner-Up title, a State AAU Championship, an AAU Nationals 4th Place finish, an AAU Nationals Runner-Up title, a MAYB National Championship, and two Adidas Circuit Runner-Up titles.
Coach Parks attended Ottawa University from 1993-1995 and was a member of the Men’s Basketball team. He was a part of the 1994-1995 KCAC Conference Championship team which earned a berth to the NAIA National Tournament. Frankie attended both Ottawa and Cameron University where he earned his bachelor’s degree in communications.
Frankie is married to his wife Melissa and they reside in Norman, Oklahoma. The couple has three daughters Yasmine, Mikayla, and Keeley. Yasmine is a graduate of the University of Oklahoma and resides in Oklahoma City. Mikayla graduated from Norman High School in 2022 and is currently a member of the Kansas State Women’s Basketball team. Keeley is a 2025 graduate of Norman High School and is a member of the University of Kansas Women’s Basketball Team.
