William Carey University

A graduate of Portsmouth West High School in Ohio where he was a High School All-American, Ferrell played men's basketball at WCC from 1967-71 for head coach John O'Keefe. During his playing career Ferrell averaged 18 points per game, won the Wid Mathis Hustle Award, and was co-captain his senior year. Ferrell is currently 10th on the school's all-time scoring list with 1,469 points.

After graduating from WCC Ferrell returned to Portsmouth and coached High School basketball at Northwest County, Manchester, and Portsmouth for 23 years. While an assistant coach at Portsmouth, Ferrell was part of a Ohio Division 2 state title team in 1988. Ferrell retired in 2001 and stayed very active in his community from coaching little league to volunteering with the Special Olympics.