Walt Bugler (Women's Basketball) (2019) - Hall of Fame - University of San Francisco Athletics

Walt Bugler (Women's Basketball)

Induction:
2019

Walt Bugler served as the first Head Coach for the San Francisco Women's Basketball Program for four years, from its first intercollegiate competition in 1976 to 1980 season. The Dons found immediate success under Bugler, who took them from a 5-15 record in their first season to a still-school-record 28 wins and a Northern California Athletic Conference championship in 1979-80. The Dons made their third straight appearance in the national tournament that year after finishing third in Region 8 of the Association of Intercollegiate Athletics for Women.

Bugler helped grow the program from its roots playing local teams to taking on nationally recognized names like UCLA, Old Dominion and Louisiana Tech. His position was only part-time, but he invested his passion, knowledge and desire into the program to elevate it from its beginnings.