Valerie Goodwin-Colbert is a former

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coach. She was the fifth head coach of the

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program. While at Oklahoma, the program had a 32–51 record. During her tenure, the university dropped the women's basketball program but later reinstated it only to have Goodwin-Colbert resign the next day. Prior to coaching at Oklahoma, Goodwin-Colbert was the head women's basketball coach at

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. Goodwin–Colbert was raised in

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and played basketball at

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. After playing for the Flying Queens, played professional basketball for the

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Head coaching record

Senior college

References

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