McFerrin played point guard in college basketball at the University of Missouri from 1979 to 1983, reaching the Sweet 16 in 1982.

[3] McFerrin attended the University of Missouri between 1979 and 1983, earning a letter in basketball each of her four years as the starting point guard for the Tigers.

In her senior year, she was honored as the Big Eight Scholar Athlete, graduating with a bachelor's degree in secondary education.

After a single season at Wayland Baptist, she spent six years as an assistant at Central Michigan.

During her time at Ohio State the team won the Big Ten in 1993, and finished as national runner-up in the NCAA tournament.

[8] In 1997, McFerrin moved to the professional ranks, joining the New York Liberty as an assistant coach.