Budke was the head coach of the Lady Cardinals from 1993 to 2000. During those seven years, the team appeared in the national tournament six times, winning four national championship titles.  In Budke’s career at TVCC, the Lady Cardinals fell at home only two times. He led the team to some of their best season records ever, including an undefeated 36-0 season in 1999.
  At the junior college level, Budke has a combined record of 273-31 (.898), resulting in the highest winning percentage in NJCAA history.
He was the NJCAA National Coach of the Year in both 1995 and 1998 and was the Texas Coaches Association Coach of the Year for each of the four years the Lady Cardinals took the national title.
  In addition, he is the youngest coach to ever be inducted into the National Junior College Athletic Association Hall of Fame.
 Budke left TVCC following the 2000 season to coach at Louisiana Tech. He is now the head coach at Oklahoma State University in Stillwater, Okla.
  In his second season at OSU, the Cowgirls reached the 20-win plateau and appeared in the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 1996.