Gene Gibson

Gene Gibson
Current position
Sport(s)	Basketball
Title	Head coach
Biographical details
Born	(1924-09-24)September 24, 1924
Died	May 26, 2007(2007-05-26) (aged 82) Plano, Texas
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1961–1969	Texas Tech
Head coaching record
Overall	101–91

Eugene F. Gibson coached the Texas Tech Red Raiders men's basketball team from 1961 to 1969. A former all-conference player for Texas Tech, during his first year as coach, he led the team to the second round of the NCAA tournament. He completed his coaching career with a record of 101–91 and the third-most conference victories in Tech's history.^[1]^[2]

Gibson died on May 26, 2007, in Plano, Texas.^[3]

References

Texas Tech Red Raiders basketball head coaches

Grady Higginbotham (1925–1927)
Victor Payne (1927–1930)
W. L. Golightly (1930–1931)
Dell Morgan (1931–1934)
Virgil Ballard (1934–1935)
Berl Huffman (1935–1942)
Polk Robison (1942–1946)
Berl Huffman (1946–1947)
Polk Robison (1948–1961)
Gene Gibson (1961–1969)
Bob Bass (1969–1970)
Gerald Myers (1971–1991)
James Dickey (1991–2001)
Bob Knight (2001–2008)
Pat Knight (2008–2011)
Billy Gillispie (2011–2012)
Chris Walker # (2012–2013)
Tubby Smith (2013–)

Pound sign (#) denotes interim head coach.

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