Black History was made in 2018. Coach Franqua Q Bedell was the first ✊🏽 Black man to win the first D-I NJCAA Womens Basketball Championship. This was a documentary of that year in 2018. Coach Q as so share his story in his book from Chumps to Champs.
It only took 6 stops, 1 NJCAA National Championship, 4 NJCAA National Touranment, 2 NJCAA Final 4’s, 3 NCAA Tournament, 1 Sweet 16, 1 High School State Championship, 1 High School Final 4 and a total of 12 years to get here!
#BearUP
HERE WE COME!
(26-3) overall (12-1) in conference. Played our last home game of the year! I was told that I always look angry during the game! 😂 it's not anger it focus and passion! After the win I'll be smiling 😁 again! So proud of this group! Got one more!
#Chaos40
#OCALLIN
#Family4Life
It’s a blessing to be a coach, a leader of empowering young people. I must confess that I have had people tell me all my life that I’m not good enough, not smart enough, you haven’t done anything in life or career. Today as I like at my journey, I would never bet against me!🤩💯
So proud of these amazing young women. They are 1st class people. I’m so emotional right now cause I hate that I can wake-up and coach them one more day. My heart is full when I think back to day 1 and all the goals we set. To go 30-5 overall on the season is not bad at all! ❤️
Our Women’s Basketball Team competed in the NJCAA D1 National Championship Tournament in Casper, WY!
They finished in the Elite 8 & had an amazing season! We are so proud!
Have a safe trip home, Lady Wranglers!
#road2casper
#njcaa
#njcaawomensbasketball
@WranglerSports
As I left Tally it was a bittersweet feeling thanks to this Good man and friend for allowing me to bring my vision to TCC. Thank for having an open mind and looking past my skin and my gender. You saw my ❤️. Thank U
@TCCEagles
@RobChaneyAD
@hoopism
@AlisonPosey14
@NJCAABasketball
Life of a Coach 101: I’ve not been blessed with the Pedegree of a lot of people in this business. I had to work from below the bottom! Not 😡 mad at all for it! I have to personally thank adversity for making me who “I am”! I love this game, & I bet on me!
#fromchumpstochamps
I have a concern that “NO”one is talking about. You mean to tell me that there is not one Black Male coach qualified to be hired to run a NCAA D-I Women’s program in this entire country. There has not been one hired at this point
@coachka20
@ACE_Coaches
@badbatch10
The battle everyday when I wake up is to see if I have the inner strength to beat the best version of myself. Its never about competing against anyone else. It is always about beating my best self! This is were you find the ultimate flow (the zone). - Coach Q
#Chaos40
#OCALLIN
Woke up this morning after a disappointing night! Blessed because I have these two that love me not matter the outcome!
#Family
#Chaos40
#odessacollege
This time last year I experienced the worst season of my career 8-17. I asked myself some important questions and had to be real with myself. This picture right here speaks to the trust and belief these young ladies had in me & my staff. 16-8 going into our last home game tonight
Player out there stop sleeping in Odessa College and what we have to offer! 30-5 this season and finished in the NJCAA Elite 8! Our place is special and this is why!
#Chaos40
#fam4life
What an amazing day with all my basketball daughters! One of the best groups I had the chance to coach! Really a special group of young women! Going to be missed and left a lasting mark on OC and one big mark in my ❤️!
#family4life
Picked to finish 3rd at the start of the year. Finished tied for first and Co-Conference Champs. 29-4 in year 3, 16-10 in year 2 and 8-17 in year 1. To trust the process and to be yourself is the key to long-lasting success. I think we are moving in the right direction.
Odessa College WBB is dancing for the first time in five years! They’ve had their sights set on Wyoming all year, and now they’re on their way as the 7 seed!
@ocwranglerwbb
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@CoachqQ
So excited to be a part of the Odessa Family! My family and I look to be a part of some special moments her in Odessa! The love I felt on campus today was just amazing! This is a special place!
#OCFam
No one told me it would be easy! No one protected me from adversity! No one cared about my feelings! But guess what no one has stopped me from being a successful strong man and champion, if not for those people who and where would I be! Thank You for showing me real love. -Q
OC has one of the best President in the country to do it! It is amazing to see what
@OCPresGDW
has done with this college from 2007 to now! Absolutely ✋🏽⬇️amazing! It’s like taking a sports team that was at the bottom and winning 10 🏆 in a row!
#salute
#OCproud
#mypres
#OCALLIN
Woke up this morning and had to say I'm very blessed and grateful for this group of special young ladies. We got our 20 win on the year last night in a hard fought game against a very well coach South Plain team. Looking back on 8-17 (Year 1), 16-10 (Year 2), 20-3 (Year 3). ❤️🙏🏾
@bucketball
Nothing better than to have your successful Mens basketball as one of your teams biggest fans! This says a million words on how special last night was and how special this group of young ladies are!
#OCALLIN
#Chaos40
#fam4Life
#bucketFam
Good morning world! I just woke up and thought why not! It's March Madness and some people i think have gone mad if they think i didn't do this!
#chaos40
I was him long time ago! 🏆🤫. I know my coaching staff i got any other Coaching 3 on 3! Just saying! 😂🏀
What an amazing experience tonight! My first real live Stand up comedy show at Odessa Cabaret 🎤! It was a huge success and “wow” to the turnout! Thank you
@aaronganz
and
@OdessaCollege
for inspiring and allow a platform such as this to share, tell, and heal!
#OCALLIN
Man the mission has never changed! We have always been changing the Game! Crazy how life brought all us back together! So thankful and blessed to have these two young ladies here at Odessa College! 10 plus years and counting!
#Chaos4Life
#RealFamily4Life
#OCALLIN
I trust God! I’m exactly where I’m suppose to be. Yes I want more, but he says follow my plan and trust in my process not yours! The best is yet to come!
#AllIN
#TheProcessIsChaos
#432Family
The Final Score! Ending the Post-Season 14-2 and a 13-game winning streak. Great Team Effort! So proud of these young ladies! They are so fun to watch and even more amazing coach!
#Chaos40
#OCALLIN
#Family4Life
Assistant Coaches 101: assistant coaches who want to be great here is some advice.
1. Treat your job like your the head coach. Didn’t say act like your the head coach treat.
2. Take care of your head coach Be the assistant you would want when you become a head.
3. Be Greatful
I kept telling people that this is the best Mens basketball coach I have ever worked with! Been our best fan!
@bucketball
mad respect for coach Bucket!
I hope the NCAA, President, and AD’s find ways to support Black males on campus across the country. PTSD is a real thing for black men. It's nothing like waking up every day being hunted by all.
So proud of this group! They bounced back after battling the number one team in the country to get a Big Road. It was a complete team effort!
#odessacollege
#OCALLIN
So proud of these young ladies! It is a blessing to have two former players/sisters guide and lead their sister her at OC! Proud basketball dad! Great day to be a Wrangler!
#Chaos40
#fam4Life
#OCALLIN
Great overall team effort! Thankful for being able to lead this team at Odessa College! We have to keep growing and keep grinding!
#Chaos40
#ALLINOC
#OdessaCollege
Speaking from where I have been to where I sit now in my career. JUCO coach do more in one morning than most D-I coaches do in a week! Yeah I said it, y’all who know have been thinking it!
Advice for those athletes being recruited. Coaches take time & money, depending on the level, their own money. You can at least take the time & effort to call & tell them you are moving in a different directions. It’s not personal,it will be if you cross that bridge again.
ARE YOU SERIOUS? Behind the back pass from Maria Braga to Pa'Shawna Wheeler to give the Lady Wranglers their biggest lead of the day at 41 points🔥😳
@CoachqQ
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@ocwranglerwbb
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@WranglerSports
HIGHLIGHTS:
#16
Odessa College
@ocwranglerwbb
showed zero holiday rust, hammering Weatherford 103-54, and extending their win streak to 13 games in a row 🏀
Let’s Go!!
The Wranglers first appearance on ESPN+ will be this Saturday in Levelland, TX as Odessa College takes on South Plains College at 2:00 and 3:45pm at the Texan Dome
What an amazing experience to take off my basketball bucket 🪣 list!
@PGCbasketball
is everything and more! Learned so much and it was so good to be around players who love the game! The staff was so amazing and shout out to my guy Todd Larkin for being an amazing Director!
18 hour drive from Texas to Utah. It’s never a dull moment with these awesome young ladies! These moment are what makes coaching. We arrived at 6 am and we still have smile on our faces! Great group of young ladies!
#Thankful
#TweetOC
This week is Graduation Week, so let's highlight one of our graduates, Ivana Krajina!
Ivana will graduate Summa Cum Laude with a 4.0 GPA and an AGS. Ivana has accepted an offer from Texas Tech University to play for their women’s basketball team and major in Computer Science.
Wow! I am extremely excited to announce that the dream of becoming an author has finally come true! My new book “From Chumps to Champs” is available for preorders!
Congratulations to our very own! A Lady Wranglers' average margin of victory was 17 points despite not having several key players not being able to play. Overall, Krajina averaged 25 points per game by going 25-for-44 from the field, 2-for-6 from behind the three-point arc.
#Choas
@BDStan
Been saying this for years! I started at high school, D-III, JUCO, D-I. I choose to leave D-I to get the experience as a head coach at JUCO and it was the best thing I ever done.
#Championshipslast4ever
Blessed to sit here today and see my son, and to watch two of my Former players on this floor teaching and coaching our young ladies. This is the real meaning of success. When you can take and produce better leaders and coaches!
#Chaos40
#Family4Life
#LOVE
#OdessaCollege
Meet Franqua Bedell
@CoachqQ
- our Director of Personal & Professional Development at
#TheBrooksElement
Coach Q is an expert in
#ProfessionalGrowth
evidenced through an extensive coaching career and work as an author!
To learn more about Coach Q, visit:
Sat on the runway for two hours, missed my next flight but I’m ok! That this day is going to be great! Ready for another great PGC session!
#offthebenchthinking
#OdessaCollegr
#PGC
Before and After 😂! A 22 hour drive and move from Tally to Springfield, MO WITH. 3 month baby and a 8 year old dog and my wife! Good lord I will never do it again! 😂Had to get a cut! I looked crazy 😜! That’s how I…
What’s a special night with these awesome young ladies I get to call family now! A special year, special place with special people! This is why I coach!
#FAB
#fromchumpstochamps
#Sweet16
#LadyBears
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