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Leslie Broadhurst

Broadhurst realized a coaching dream before he was 30 years old. He hungered to be the boys basketball coach at the new Randall High, which would open in 1988. He aggressively sought the position, and his tenacity paid off for both a young coach and new school.

Broadhurst has been the only head boys basketball coach in the history of Randall High School. His 36 years are believed to be a Texas Panhandle record for longest single tenure for a high school basketball coach.  Coaches don’t stay in one place that long unless they win – and Broadhurst’s teams won.

His 703 career victories are the third-most ever by an area basketball coach. Nineteen times his teams won 20 or more games. The Raiders also won nine district championships, 10 times advanced to the regional tournament, seven times to the regional tournament finals, and twice to the state tournament – including this past season.

Five times Randall advanced to the regional tournament finals, the last step before state, and five times they lost, including four in a row from 1998-2001. But his last two teams finally broke that barrier, reaching the Class 4A Final Four in 2023 and 2024.

 This past season, Broadhurst captured the admiration of many as he battled cancer and stayed as close to the program as he could. In April, the Canyon ISD  school board honored Broadhurst by naming the Randall High School gymnasium after its only head boys coach.

Broadhurst, who announced his retirement in May, and wife Heather have two adult children, two adult step-children and four grandchildren.