Kurt Budke
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Kurt Budke is the head women's basketball coach at Oklahoma State. He has also coached at Allen County Community College, Trinity Valley Community College, and Louisiana Tech. His teams have reached 20 wins in each of his years, and have had double digit losses in only one of his years, prior to his first year at Oklahoma State. At the junior college level, his record stands at 273-31(.898), which is the highest winning percentage in NJCAA.
He is also a two time NJCAA coach of the year(1995, 1998). He is also the youngest coach ever to be inducted into the NJCAA Hall of Fame. From 2002 to 2005, he coached at Louisiana Tech, where he compiled an 80-16 record, highlighted by three consecutive NCAA tournament appearances. His first Louisiana Tech team finished 31-3, and ended the season with a national ranking of 6th. The Lady Techsters reeled off 29 consecutive victories, which is the fourth longest streak in the school's storied history. He was named the WAC coach of the year for his efforts.
