Stacy Camille Hansmeyer is an assistant coach for the Oklahoma women's basketball program. She was a former NCAA Basketball player and was a part of Connecticut's 2000 NCAA title as a senior and Oklahoma's 2002 and 2009 NCAA Final Four appearances as a coach.

High school

Stacy played on the varsity team in her freshman year at Norman High School

Norman High School

Norman High School is a four-year comprehensive public high school in Norman, Oklahoma with a steady enrollment of 1,945 students. It is accredited by North Central Association, the Oklahoma State Department of Education and the Oklahoma Secondary School Activities Association...

, under coach Sherri Coale

Sherri Coale

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. That year (1993), the Tigers won the State Championship. In her senior year Hansmeyer led Norman High to the state 6A title with a 27-1 record, contributing 17.0 points and 9.0 rebounds per game her final prep season. The team won the Championship game by 40 points. Hansmeyer was a part of two NHS state championship teams (1993, 1996), four teams that participated in the state tournament and four 23-plus win seasons. She also help produced a four- year record of 101-10 (.910 winning percentage). In February 2002, Hansmeyer and Coale were inducted into the Norman High School Hall of Fame together. As Stacy was finishing her senior year of high school, Coale was offered the head coaching job at the University of Oklahoma

University of Oklahoma

The University of Oklahoma is a coeducational public research university located in Norman, Oklahoma. Founded in 1890, it existed in Oklahoma Territory near Indian Territory for 17 years before the two became the state of Oklahoma. the university had 29,931 students enrolled, most located at its...

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Following her senior season, Hansmeyer gained international playing experience when she earned a spot on the 1996 Junior National team

USA Women's U18 and U19 teams

The USA Women's U18 and U19 teams are two of the teams under the auspices of the USA Basketball organization. The team names refer to the age limits for the invited players...

 (now known as the U18 and U19 teams).

University of Connecticut

The college choices came down to UConn, Louisiana Tech, and Southwest Missouri State, who have all previously been to a Final Four. The UConn team was coming off a National Championship, which was considered one of the greatest National Championships in history in 1995 when they went undefeated. Coach Coale helped Stacy make the decision to attend UConn.
Stacy earned four letters as a player at the University of Connecticut. The Huskies had an overall record of 132-10 (.930 winning percentage). They appeared in the NCAA Tournament each year, advanced to the Elite Eight twice (1996–97, 1997–98) and Final Four (1999–2000) and Sweet 16 (1998–99) once. She finished her playing career ranked ninth in career field goal percentage (.545) and tied for eighth for most career games played (134).
In her senior year, her team played the Tennessee Lady Volunteers in the National Championship game. The Huskies won by about 20 points capturing their second National Championship. Stacy graduated from UConn with a Bachelors Degree in Communications.

Coaching career

After graduating from UConn, Stacy worked as an assistant coach at her alma mater before reuniting with her old high school coach Sherri Coale at Oklahoma in 2001. Since joining the Sooners staff the Sooners have been invited to the NCAA Tournament every season. In 2002, the Sooners advanced to the title game in the 2002 NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament

2002 NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament

The 2002 NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament concluded on March 31, 2002 when Connecticut won the national title. The Final Four was held at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas on March 29 - March 31, 2002...

 to play her alma mater. The Sooners lost to UConn 82-70 in Hansmeyer's reunion with Connecticut.

Trivia

Stacy comes from a musical family. On her senior night Stacy sang the National Anthem before the sold out crowd. She has also sang the National Anthem once at the Sooners game.

University of Connecticut Statistics

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Stacy Hansmeyer Statistics at University of Connecticut
Year	G	FG	FGA	PCT	3FG	3FGA	PCT	FT	FTA	PCT	REB	AVG	A	TO	B	S	MIN	PTS	AVG
1996-97	33	37	66	0.561	0	1	0.000	20	43	0.465	79	2.4	7	24	2	7	292	94	2.8
1997-98	36	124	213	0.582	0	0	0.000	57	95	0.600	188	5.2	44	73	3	37	773	305	8.5
1998-99	33	55	115	0.478	4	15	0.267	32	48	0.667	79	2.4	27	29	1	14	366	146	4.4
1999-00	32	45	85	0.529	12	29	0.414	20	36	0.556	80	2.5	28	35	2	21	340	122	3.8
Totals	134	261	479	0.545	16	45	0.355	129	222	0.581	426	3.2	106	161	8	79	1771	667	5.0

Awards and honors

• In her senior year at Norman High School, she earned USA Today honorable mention All-America and Parade magazine third team All-America accolades.
• She was named to the 1997-98 Preseason WNIT All-Tournament team.
• In the summer of 1999, she led the Big East/Nike All-Star team with 14.2 points and 7.8 rebounds.
• In February 2002, she was inducted into the Norman High School Hall of Fame.