Carter begins her ninth season as the Head Coach of the Southern Nazarene University women’s basketball program. In her first year as head coach, Carter led the Crimson Storm to a 36-3 record and the programs record seventh NAIA National Championship. For her efforts, Carter was named the NAIA National Coach of the Year.
The four-time Sooner Athletic Conference Coach of the Year (2001, 07, 09, 11) has compiled a record of 195-73 (.728) with six NAIA National Tournament bids and three Sooner Athletic Tournament titles to her credit in eight seasons.
Last season, the Storm finished in the SAC and won the school’s ninth SAC Tournament title and advanced to the NAIA National Championship for the 19th time in school history. SNU finished with a 27-7 record overall and an 18-4 record in the SAC.
Carter led SNU to a 24-8 record and a 17-5 finish in the Sooner Athletic Conference in the 2008-09 season. The Crimson Storm finished the season with final rank of No. 14 and SNU made the program’s third consecutive trip to the NAIA National Tournament.
In 2006-07, Carter guided SNU to a 29-6 record and a share of the Sooner Athletic Conference regular season championship. Carter also led SNU to the Sooner Athletic Conference tournament title and the quarterfinals of the NAIA National Tournament. She was named the 2006-07 Sooner Athletic Conference Coach of the Year. In her career Carter has coached eight All-American first team selections.
Carter became the program’s ninth head coach in April of 2003 after serving as the head women’s basketball coach at St. Gregory’s University.
Lori Carter (then Lori Cloar) is a familiar name to Southern Nazarene University after playing for the SNU women’s basketball dynasty from 1989-1992. During Carter’s three seasons in a SNU uniform, the Crimson Storm (then the Lady Redskins) went 88-14 and was in the midst of their 122-game home court-winning streak. In her three-year career at Southern Nazarene, Carter averaged 8.6 points per game, and 5.4 assists per game. Carter currently holds the SNU record for most assists in a game with 17, which she set back in the 1990-91 season. At SNU, Carter was named All-Sooner Athletic Conference first team in 1991-92 and was second team in 1990-91. She also earned an NAIA All-American honorable mention in 1992.
Carter holds a bachelor’s degree from Southern Nazarene University and a teacher certification from the University of Central Oklahoma. She earned her master’s in administration from SNU in 2007. Carter began her coaching career at SNU in 1994, serving as the junior varsity head coach for the Crimson Storm women’s basketball program.
From there she moved to Sooner Athletic Conference opponent, Oklahoma City, where she served as an assistant for OCU’s varsity women’s program for two seasons. After her two seasons with Oklahoma City, Carter headed to Shawnee and took the assistant’s position at Oklahoma Baptist for two seasons. Carter was also the head women’s tennis coach at OBU during her tenure in Shawnee.
In May of 2000, Carter was named the head coach of the St. Gregory’s women’s basketball program and took SGU from the bottom of the Sooner Athletic Conference standings and built them into a solid program in the nation’s toughest conference. At St. Gregory’s, Carter was named the 2000-01 SAC Coach-of-the-Year.
Lori and her husband Joe reside in Oklahoma City and have a son named Jaxon.
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Carter’s All-Time Coaching Career |
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Season |
Team |
Wins |
Losses |
Pct. |
Postseason |
|
2000-01 |
St. Gregory's |
14 |
18 |
.438 |
SAC Tournament |
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2001-02 |
St. Gregory's |
13 |
17 |
.433 |
SAC Tournament |
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2002-03 |
St. Gregory's |
12 |
19 |
.387 |
SAC Tournament |
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2003-04 |
Southern Nazarene |
36 |
3 |
.923 |
National Champions |
|
2004-05 |
Southern Nazarene |
28 |
7 |
.800 |
National Tournament |
|
2005-06 |
Southern Nazarene |
9 |
21 |
.300 |
SAC Tournament |
|
2006-07 |
Southern Nazarene |
29 |
6 |
.828 |
National Tournament |
|
2007-08 |
Southern Nazarene |
25 |
7 |
.781 |
National Tournament |
|
2008-09 |
Southern Nazarene |
24 |
8 |
.750 |
National Tournament |
|
2009-10 |
Southern Nazarene |
17 |
14 |
.548 |
SAC Tournament |
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2010-11 |
Southern Nazarene |
27 |
7 |
.794 |
National Tournament |
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Career |
|
234 |
131 |
.641 |
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Carter’s SNU Coaching Career |
|
Season |
Wins |
Losses |
Pct. |
Postseason |
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2003-04 |
36 |
3 |
.923 |
National Champions |
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2004-05 |
28 |
7 |
.800 |
National Tournament |
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2005-06 |
9 |
21 |
.300 |
SAC Tournament |
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2006-07 |
29 |
6 |
.828 |
National Tournament |
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2007-08 |
25 |
7 |
.781 |
National Tournament |
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2008-09 |
24 |
8 |
.750 |
National Tournament |
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2009-10 |
17 |
14 |
.548 |
SAC Tournament |
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2010-11 |
27 |
7 |
.794 |
National Tournament |
|
Career |
195 |
73 |
.728 |
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