Valerie Goodwin-Colbert
Playing career
1975–79Wayland Baptist
1979–80Dallas Diamonds
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1981–82Stephen F. Austin Ladyjacks (assistant)
1982–83Oklahoma State (assistant)
1983–87Southwest Missouri State
1987–90 Oklahoma
1990–2015Southwestern College (CA)
Head coaching record
Overall79–114 (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

Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Southwest Missouri State Lady Bears (Gateway Collegiate Athletic Conference) (1983–1987)
1983–84 Southwest Missouri State 12–168–106th
1984–85 Southwest Missouri State 12–169–94th
1985–86 Southwest Missouri State 6–215–137th
1986–87 Southwest Missouri State 17–1012–62nd
Southwest Missouri State: 47–63 (.427)34–38 (.472)
Oklahoma Sooners (Big Eight Conference) (1987–1990)
1987–88 Oklahoma 14–137–75th
1988–89 Oklahoma 11–164–108th
1989–90 Oklahoma 7–222–12T–7th
Oklahoma: 32–51 (.386)13–29 (.310)
Total:79–114 (.409)

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

References

  1. ↑ "OU women's basketball coach resigns after program returned". Eugene Register-Guard. The Associated Press. 1990-04-07. p. 2B. Retrieved 2009-11-06.
  2. ↑ "Transactions; Baseball". The New York Times. 1987-07-30. Archived from the original on 2015-05-24. Retrieved 2009-11-06.
  3. ↑ "Valerie Goodwin-Colbert". Southwestern College. 2015. Retrieved March 24, 2023.
  4. ↑ "Former Flying Queen Valerie Goodwin-Colbert recipient of Harley Redin Coach's Award". Wayland Baptist University. October 22, 2018. Retrieved March 24, 2023.


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