Sue Gunter
| Sport(s) | Women's college basketball | ||||||||||||
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| Title | Head coach | ||||||||||||
| Team | 1962–1964 Middle Tennessee State University 1964–1980 Stephen F. Austin State University 1982–2004 Louisiana State University |
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| Born |
May 22, 1939 Walnut Grove, Mississippi |
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| Died | 4 August 2005 (aged 66) | ||||||||||||
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| Overall | MTSU 44–0 (1.000) SFA 266–87 (.754) LSU 442–221 (.667) NCAA 708–308 (.697) All 752–308 (.709) |
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| SEC Tournament Champion (1991, 2003) WNIT Champion (1985) |
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| SEC Coach of the Year 1997, 1999 Basketball News National Coach of the Year 1983 Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame Women's Basketball Hall of Fame |
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Basketball Hall of Fame Inducted in 2005 |
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Sue Gunter (May 22, 1939 – August 4, 2005) was an American women's college basketball coach. She is best known as the head coach of the Louisiana State University (LSU) Lady Tigers basketball team.
A fine player in her own right, Gunter played Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) basketball for Nashville Business College from 1958 to 1962 earning AAU All-America honors in 1960. She attended George Peabody College for Teachers (now part of Vanderbilt University), with Nera White. Gunter obtained both a bachelor's and a master's degree from Peabody in 1962. George Peabody did not have a women's basketball team, so she played for the AAU team in Nashville sponsored by Nashville Business College. She was also a member of the U.S. National Team, which competed against the Soviet Union, from 1960-1962.
Gunter began her coaching career at Middle Tennessee State University where she led the Blue Raiders to undefeated seasons in both of her years there (1962–1964). Gunter then had a very successful coaching stint at Stephen F. Austin State University (SFA) in Nacogdoches, Texas. While at SFA, Gunter led the LadyJacks to a 266-87 mark in 16 years as head coach (1964–1980). In addition, she led SFA to four top 10 national rankings, including top 5 final rankings in 1979 and 1980. While at SFA, Gunter coached four sports—women's basketball, softball, tennis and track. Her basketball teams went to five Association of Intercollegiate Athletics for Women (AIAW) playoffs, won four state titles, and earned a regional crown. In 1980, she stepped down as coach at SFA and moved into the position of Director of Women's Athletics where she served two years before returning to the coaching ranks at LSU.
In Gunter's 22 years as the head coach at LSU (1982–2004), the Lady Tigers played in 14 NCAA Tournaments and two WNITs. Gunter led LSU to one Final Four in 2004 and to the Elite Eight in 1986, 2000 and 2003. She led the Lady Tigers to a championship at the WNIT in 1985 and to SEC Tournament Championships in 1991 and 2003. In addition, Gunter directed LSU to 14 seasons of 20 or more wins, including one 30-win season.
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