Gary Colson


Gary Colson is an American basketball coach and executive. The Logansport, Indiana native guided several college men's basketball teams, including Valdosta State University, Pepperdine University, University of New Mexico and California State University, Fresno. He compiled a 563–385 record over 34 seasons of coaching between 1959 and 1995. In 2002, he joined the Memphis Grizzlies' front office as Assistant to the President of Basketball Operations. Currently, Coach Colson is a basketball instructor at the University of California, Santa Barbara.
Coach Colson earned his bachelor's degree in Health and Physical Education from David Lipscomb College in 1956. He was inducted into the in 1998 in the "Athlete" category.