Valerie Goodwin-Colbert
| Playing career | |
|---|---|
| 1975–79 | Wayland Baptist |
| 1979–80 | Dallas Diamonds |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1981–82 | Stephen F. Austin Ladyjacks (assistant) |
| 1982–83 | Oklahoma State (assistant) |
| 1983–87 | Southwest Missouri State |
| 1987–90 | Oklahoma |
| 1990–2015 | Southwestern College (CA) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 79–114 (.409) (senior college) |
Valerie Goodwin-Colbert is a former basketball coach. She was the fifth head coach of the University of Oklahoma women's basketball 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.[1] Prior to coaching at Oklahoma, Goodwin-Colbert was the head women's basketball coach at Southwest Missouri State University.[2] Goodwin–Colbert was raised in Forgan, Oklahoma and played basketball at Wayland Baptist University. After playing for the Flying Queens, played professional basketball for the Dallas Diamonds.[3][4]
Head coaching record
Senior college
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southwest Missouri State Lady Bears (Gateway Collegiate Athletic Conference) (1983–1987) | |||||||||
| 1983–84 | Southwest Missouri State | 12–16 | 8–10 | 6th | |||||
| 1984–85 | Southwest Missouri State | 12–16 | 9–9 | 4th | |||||
| 1985–86 | Southwest Missouri State | 6–21 | 5–13 | 7th | |||||
| 1986–87 | Southwest Missouri State | 17–10 | 12–6 | 2nd | |||||
| Southwest Missouri State: | 47–63 (.427) | 34–38 (.472) | |||||||
| Oklahoma Sooners (Big Eight Conference) (1987–1990) | |||||||||
| 1987–88 | Oklahoma | 14–13 | 7–7 | 5th | |||||
| 1988–89 | Oklahoma | 11–16 | 4–10 | 8th | |||||
| 1989–90 | Oklahoma | 7–22 | 2–12 | T–7th | |||||
| Oklahoma: | 32–51 (.386) | 13–29 (.310) | |||||||
| Total: | 79–114 (.409) | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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References
- ^ "OU women's basketball coach resigns after program returned". Eugene Register-Guard. The Associated Press. April 7, 1990. p. 2B. Retrieved November 6, 2009.
- ^ "Transactions; Baseball". The New York Times. July 30, 1987. Archived from the original on May 24, 2015. Retrieved November 6, 2009.
- ^ "Valerie Goodwin-Colbert". Southwestern College. 2015. Retrieved March 24, 2023.
- ^ "Former Flying Queen Valerie Goodwin-Colbert recipient of Harley Redin Coach's Award". Wayland Baptist University. October 22, 2018. Retrieved March 24, 2023.