Cashion girls basketball coach Totsy Manning announces retirement

After 22 years and three state championships, one of the state’s most prominent girls basketball coaches is retiring.

Cashion coach Totsy Manning informed her team Monday that she will no longer coach high school girls basketball, but will remain on staff as the school’s curriculum director.

“I just think it’s the right time for me,” Manning told The Oklahoman. “This is what I’ve known my whole adult life pretty much. It’ll be a little different. I think it’s going to take an adjustment, but I think I’m going to stay so busy in other area I feel like it’s a great time for me.”

Manning took over at Cashion last year, leading the Wildcats to a Class 2A state runner-up finish. This season, the Wildcats were 16-11 and finished in the regional tournament.

She won three straight state championships at Deer Creek from 2013-15 and one runner-up finish in 2017. Manning was The Oklahoman’s Super 5 Coach of the Year in 2014.

One championship and both of her runner-up finishes came while coaching her daughter, Sydney, who is a freshman basketball player at Missouri State.

Totsy said she wants to step away and watch Sydney more.

“I’ve been doing it for a really long time and I want to just focus on family, going back and doing some schooling and I’m going to get an opportunity to go watch Sydney play more,” Manning said. “It’s going to be a different point of view sitting in the stands.”

Manning won more than 400 career games, also coaching at Choctaw, El Reno and Binger-Oney. She was also an assistant at Del City and Westmoore.

“I have loved every single minute of coaching high school basketball in Oklahoma,” Manning said. “I wouldn’t change that for anything in the world. It’s such an honor and blessing to get to do it for so long, and to have so many great players to coach, so many relationships.

“It’s been an amazing time. I’m so thankful for the journey along the way. I’m looking forward to the next chapter.”