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Casi Bays has been head coach at OBU since 2012 after two seasons as the assistant coach of the team.

Coach Bays oversaw the transition of the program from NAIA to NCAA and led the team to its first NCAA postseason appearance in its first year of eligibility.

In her second season at the helm, Bays was named Sooner Athletic Conference Coach of the Year after leading the Lady Bison to a 28-6 record, finishing second in the SAC regular season with a 17-3 conference record. The Lady Bison won the conference tournament for the first time in program history and returned to the NAIA National Tournament after a three year absence.

The Lady Bison reached the NAIA Quarterfinals under Coach Bays in 2015, finishing with a record of 27-6 overall and 15-3 in the conference.

Her teams had victories over the eventual NAIA champions in each of OBU's final two NAIA seasons.

In 2015-16, Bays led the Lady Bison to a 12-10 conference record in OBU's first season as a member of the Great American Conference. The Lady Bison also made their inaugural appearance at the National Christian College Athletic Association National Championship, finishing third.

Prior to coming to OBU, she was a two-time Coach of the Year at Newcastle High School. Bays coached the OGBCA All-State and the Jim Thorpe All-Star Games in 2010 and the Little All-City All-Star Game in 2009.

Bays has a 99-28 record coaching high school girls, including a season at Bridge Creek High School and four at Newcastle.

As a player at OBU, she was Sooner Athletic Conference Freshman of the Year and a four-time All-Conference selection. She earned second-team NAIA All-America honors as a senior and NAIA All-America honorable mention her junior year. Bays broke the OBU record for three-pointers in a game (10) in her sophomore season and the SAC career three-point record with 378. She ended her career fifth on the OBU all-time scoring list with 1,879 points.

The Oklahoma Baptist alumna holds her master's degree in Athletic Administration from East Central.

Coach Bays is married to Bryan Bays and they have two daughters, Peyton and Kylie Jo.