Gary Colson (born April 30, 1934) 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 (.594) 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. Georgia Sports Hall Of Fame Basketball Coach Gary Colon Coach Colson earned his bachelor's degree in Health and Physical Education from David Lipscomb College (now Lipscomb University) in 1956. He was inducted into the