HAROLD HUDGENS graduated from Ballinger High School in 1957. He then went to Texas Tech on a basketball scholarship and was an all-Southwest Conference selection while with the Red Raiders. The 6’10” Hudgens was inducted into the Texas Tech Hall of Honor in 2006 and was inducted into the Southwest Conference Hall of Fame in 2019. He was drafted by the NBA’s Detroit Pistons and the ABA’s Colorado Nuggets but opted to play semi-pro basketball for the Phillips 66ers.
