Boo Gillette De Oliveira is an

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, former collegiate

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and former softball

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originally from

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. She is the former head coach for the

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team. Oliveira played

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from 2002 to 2005 and was a two-time All-

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honored player. She was the head coach at

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in 2007.

Coaching career

Arkansas

On July 2, 2015, Arkansas announced that Oliveira would be added to the Arkansas softball staff as an assistant.

Purdue

On August 4, 2016, Boo De Oliveira was named the head coach of the

program. On May 9, 2023, Purdue announced Oliveira would not return as head coach.

Statistics

Head coaching record

College

References

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