Gary Hudson (August 29, 1949 − February 1, 2009) is a former basketball coach. He was the sixth head coach of the University of Oklahoma

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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 for health reasons. Before coaching, Hudson played

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at the University of Wyoming for one year before transferring to

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. He also played minor league baseball in the

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organizations before he started his coaching career which included stops at Oklahoma Baptist University,

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, and as an assistant coach at Oregon State University.

Head coaching record

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