Kris Seigenthaler took over as Oklahoma City University head women’s basketball coach in June 2022.
Seigenthaler arrived at Oklahoma City after a successful stint as an assistant coach at Loyola (La.). In four seasons with Loyola, Seigenthaler helped the Wolf Pack sweeping the Southern States Athletic Conference regular-season and tournament championships for two consecutive years. Loyola advanced to the NAIA Championship Tournament and posted 20-win seasons all four years. The Wolf Pack went 91-22 (.805 winning percentage) with her contributions.
Seigenthaler coached four NAIA all-Americans, two Women’s Basketball Coaches Association all-Americans as well as student-athletes who won conference player of the year, defensive player of the year, newcomer of the year, sixth man of the year and two conference tournament most valuable player awards at Loyola.
Prior to joining the Loyola coaching staff, Seigenthaler spent two years as the assistant coach and recruiting coordinator for Auburn University Montgomery (Ala.). She coached one all-American there. She assisted with the school's transition from NAIA to NCAA Division II and the Gulf South Conference after being a member of the Southern States Athletic Conference (SSAC) for 17 years. While with the Warhawks in 2017, she was also recognized by the Women's Basketball Coaches Association on its Thirty Under 30 list.
Before her tenure with Auburn Montgomery, Seigenthaler was an assistant coach at Faulkner (Ala.) for three seasons from 2013-16. The Eagles, who produced an all-American, achieved as high as a No. 14 ranking in the NAIA during her time as an assistant coach. The team also made the WBCA's list of the top 25 academic programs in the NAIA with Seigenthaler as the personal academic counselor for the student-athletes.
The Tennessee native earned her master's degree in leadership from Shorter (Ga.), where she was a graduate assistant with the women's basketball team from 2011-13. The program reached the Round of 16 in the 2012 NAIA Division I Championship Tournament.
Seigenthaler received a bachelor's degree in kinesiology from the University of Montevallo, where she lettered in women's basketball for four years and served as the team captain during her senior season.