Lou Gudino serves as Assistant Coach for Oklahoma State University's Men's Basketball program in Stillwater, Oklahoma. Gudino arrived in May 2025 as an assistant coach and serves as one of the two defensive coordinators on Steve Lutz ’s staff. His eye for talent, knack for player development and deep basketball knowledge will make an immediate impact here.
Gudino worked similar magic at Wichita State (2018-22) where he was a part of four straight winning seasons, highlighted by the program’s first American Athletic Conference regular season title, and coached five players who would go on to the NBA. Gudino was also instrumental in the recruitment of future Cleveland Cavaliers point guard Craig Porter Jr. – a 6-foot-2 unicorn who finished among the program’s career top-10 in blocks, steals and assists per game. Tyson Etienne (2021 AAC Co-Player of the Year), Dexter Dennis (2022 ACC Defensive Player of the Year) and Ricky Council IV (2022 AAC Sixth Man of the Year) were major award recipients, and center Jaime Echenique became the first Colombian-born player to appear in an NBA regular season game. Gudino’s arrival in Wichita coincided with a full-on youth movement.
