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Kurt Budke

Categories: Class of 2015
  • Led Trinity Valley Community College to a 226-16 record
  • In seven years at Trinity Valley, his teams won the conference title every year and appeared in six consecutive national championships games
  • 4x NJCAA National Champion (1994, 1996, 1997, 1999)
  • NJCAA record is 273-31 (.898), which is the highest winning percentage in NJCAA history
  • 2x NJCAA Coach of the Year (1995, 1998)
  • 4x Texas Coaches Association Coach of the Year (1994, 1996, 1997, 1998)
  • Youngest coach ever to be inducted into the NJCAA Hall of Fame
  • Led Louisiana Tech to an 80-16 record, leading them to three consecutive NCAA tournament appearances (2002, 2003, 2004, 2005)
  • WAC Coach of the Year at Louisiana Tech (2003)
  • Led Louisiana Tech to the WAC regular season and postseason tournament titles in (2003-04)
  • At Oklahoma State University, Budke guided the Cowgirls to a 112-83 record, including three NCAA tournament appearance and a Sweet 16 berth in 2008
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