Gary Claude Blair (born August 10, 1945) [1] is a retired women's basketball head coach. He coached for 37 years closing with Texas A&M Aggies women's basketball, who he coached from 2003 until his retirement in 2022.

Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame member, Gary Blair, led Texas A&M to the 2011 NCAA Championship and transformed the women’s basketball program into a national power over the course of his 19 years leading the program (2003-2022).

2023年8月11日 · Gary Blair was a 29-year-old former Marine hired by the school two years earlier to teach architecture and physical education. At first blush, this young white man with his...

2021年10月28日 · Texas A&M women's basketball coach Gary Blair announced on Thursday that this season will be the last of his historic career. Blair, 76, has won 838 games in his career at Stephen F. Austin,...

The Aggies won more than 70 percent of 629 games, and in his final season, Blair passed former men's coach Shelby Metcalf as the winningest basketball coach in school history. Blair, who finished with 444 victories at A&M, directed the Aggies to 16 straight 20-win seasons and 15 consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances.

Gary Blair. Born: August 10, 1945. Alma Mater: Texas Tech (1972) Career Record (major schools): 37 Years, 852-348, .710 W-L% Schools: Stephen F. Austin (210-43), Arkansas (198-120) and Texas A&M (444-185) Conference Champion: 9 Times (Reg. Seas.), 9 Times (Tourn.) NCAA Tournament: 26 Years (41-25), 2 Final Fours, 1 Championship. NCAA Champion ...

Gary Blair. Seventeen days. That’s all it took. Just 17 days for Gary Blair and his Texas A&M Aggies to make quick work of five storied programs in women’s basketball on the way to the 2011 NCAA national championship.