Gary Hudson (basketball)

Gary Hudson

Sport(s)	Women's basketball
Current position
Team	University of Oklahoma
Biographical details
Born	August 29, 1949 McCook, Nebraska
Died	February 1, 2009 (aged 59)
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1990–93	Oklahoma
Head coaching record
Overall	39–45

Gary Hudson (August 29, 1949 − February 1, 2009) is a former basketball coach. He was the sixth head coach of the University of Oklahoma women's basketball program. While at Oklahoma, the program had a 39–45 record. Hudson was the first coach following the reinstatement of the women's basketball program at Oklahoma. Following his tenure at Oklahoma, he coached at Shawnee High School for five years before retiring due to health reasons. Prior to coaching, Hudson played college football at the University of Wyoming for one year before transferring to Augustana College. He also played minor league baseball in the Minnesota Twins organizations before he started his coaching career which included a stint as an assistant coach at Oregon State University.^[1]

References

1. "Former Oklahoma coach Hudson dies at 59". USA Today. The Associated Press. 2009-02-04. Archived from the original on 2009-11-06. Retrieved 2009-11-06.