Coach Shockley
Years as Head Coach:
6th Season at RHEMA - 11 Total
Seasons
Phone: (918) 258-1588, Ext. 2395
pshockley@rhema.org
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Perry Shockley graduated from
Henderson State University in Arkadelphia, Arkansas, with a
bachelor’s degree in Physical Education and was a member of
the Gamma Beta Phi Honor Society. During his senior year at
Henderson State, he played on the basketball team that won
the Arkansas Intercollegiate Conference (AIC) District 17
Tournament and continued on to the quarterfinals of the
National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA)
Tournament.
Perry also earned an associate’s degree in General Education
at Garland Community College in Hot Springs, Arkansas. He
graduated from RHEMA Bible Training Center in 1997 with an
emphasis in missions.
In 1998, Shockley pioneered the RHEMA women’s basketball
program, leading them to two consecutive National Bible
College Athletic Association (NBCAA) national championships.
In August of 2000, he was promoted to Athletic Director and
men’s head basketball coach while continuing as the women’s
head coach. In 2001, he guided both the men’s and women’s
teams to NBCAA national championships. This year marks
Shockley’s fourth season as head men’s basketball coach.
In his role as Athletic Director, Shockley has worked to
make Pastor Kenneth Hagin Jr.’s vision for an athletic
program come to pass. Since becoming Athletic Director,
Shockley has helped RHEMA Athletics expand to encompass
intercollegiate basketball, golf, track, cross-country,
volleyball, and tennis.
Many other changes in RHEMA’s athletic program have occurred
since Shockley became Athletic Director. RHEMA has added a
full-time Intramural Director and highly qualified head
coaches for the new collegiate-level sports. Fundraising has
increased through advertising and the RHEMA Golf Tournament,
held each August. In addition, RHEMA athletes have increased
their community outreach activities, and the RHEMA athletic
program has joined the Fellowship of Christian Athletes.
The biggest change Shockley instituted was RHEMA’s
acceptance into the United States Collegiate Athletic
Association (USCAA) in August of 2001. Acceptance into the
USCAA gives RHEMA the opportunity for national exposure.
RHEMA maintains its membership in the NBCAA, which offers
national tournaments in basketball and volleyball. But
RHEMA’s membership in the USCAA means RHEMA athletes in all
sports have the opportunity to qualify for national
tournaments. For the second consecutive year, RHEMA is
hosting the USCAA Division I Men’s National Basketball
Tournament. This brings positive exposure to Broken Arrow
and revenue into the local community. Shockley is serving
his fourth year as president of the NBCAA and is in his
third year as member of the USCAA board, of which he is vice
president.
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