Stan Watts
 Watts, circa 1956 | |
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | August 30, 1911 Murray, Utah, U.S. |
| Died | April 6, 2000 (aged 88) |
| Alma mater | BYU |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Basketball | |
| 1938–? | Millard High HS |
| 1941–1945 | Dixie JC |
| 1945–1947 | Jordan HS |
| 1947–1949 | BYU (freshmen) |
| 1949–1972 | BYU |
| Baseball | |
| 1948 | BYU |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1970–1976 | BYU |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 371–254 (college basketball) 3–3 (college baseball) |
| Tournaments | Basketball 4–10 ( MSC regular season (1950, 1951, 1957) regular season (1965, 1967, 1969, 1971, 1972)5 WAC |
| Basketball Hall of Fame Inducted in 1986 (profile) | |
| College Basketball Hall of Fame Inducted in 2006 | |
Stanley H. Watts (August 30, 1911 – April 6, 2000) was an American basketball coach. He served as the head basketball coach at Brigham Young University (BYU) from 1949 to 1972.[1][2] The Murray, Utah native was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1986.[3]
Watts became the sixth coach in history to win 100 games in his first five years. Watts' BYU teams were disciplined and well-drilled units that favored an up-tempo style and relentless defensive pressure. In 23 seasons, Watts compiled a 371–254 (.594) record and established a strong basketball tradition and a national athletic identity for the school representing the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. His Cougars teams won eight conference titles, appeared in 11 postseason tournaments, and captured the 1951 and 1966 National Invitation Tournament championships.
Watts began his coaching career in 1938 at Millard High, then coached
Head coaching record
College basketball
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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Mountain States Conference ) (1949–1962)
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| 1949–50 | BYU | 22–12 | 14–6 | 1st | NCAA Regional Fourth Place | ||||
| 1950–51 | BYU | 28–9 | 15–5 | 1st | NCAA Regional Fourth Place, NIT Champion | ||||
| 1951–52 | BYU | 14–10 | 9–5 | T–2nd | |||||
| 1952–53 | BYU | 22–8 | 11–3 | 2nd | NIT first round | ||||
| 1953–54 | BYU | 18–11 | 9–5 | 3rd | NIT first round | ||||
| 1954–55 | BYU | 13–13 | 10–4 | 2nd | |||||
| 1955–56 | BYU | 18–8 | 10–4 | 2nd | |||||
| 1956–57 | BYU | 19–9 | 11–3 | 1st | NCAA University Division Regional Third Place | ||||
| 1957–58 | BYU | 13–13 | 9–5 | T–2nd | |||||
| 1958–59 | BYU | 15–11 | 8–6 | 4th | |||||
| 1959–60 | BYU | 8–17 | 5–9 | 5th | |||||
| 1960–61 | BYU | 15–11 | 9–5 | 3rd | |||||
| 1961–62 | BYU | 10–16 | 5–9 | T–4th | |||||
| BYU Cougars (Western Athletic Conference) (1962–1972) | |||||||||
| 1962–63 | BYU | 12–14 | 6–4 | 2nd | |||||
| 1963–64 | BYU | 13–12 | 5–5 | 3rd | |||||
| 1964–65 | BYU | 21–7 | 8–2 | 1st | NCAA University Division Regional Third Place | ||||
| 1965–66 | BYU | 20–5 | 6–4 | 2nd | NIT Champion | ||||
| 1966–67 | BYU | 14–10 | 8–2 | T–1st | |||||
| 1967–68 | BYU | 13–12 | 4–6 | T–4th | |||||
| 1968–69 | BYU | 16–12 | 6–4 | T–1st | NCAA University Division first round | ||||
| 1969–70 | BYU | 8–18 | 4–10 | 7th | |||||
| 1970–71 | BYU | 18–11 | 10–4 | 1st | NCAA University Division Regional Fourth Place | ||||
| 1971–72 | BYU | 21–5 | 12–2 | 1st | NCAA University Division first round | ||||
| BYU: | 371–254 | 194–112 | |||||||
| Total: | 371–254 | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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References
- ^ Robinson, Doug (April 8, 2000). "Watts was a hoops legend". Deseret News. Retrieved May 13, 2021.
- ^ Harper, Mitch (February 28, 2020). "Mark Pope Sets Record For Most Wins By First-Year BYU Head Coach". KSL. Retrieved May 13, 2021.
- ISBN 978-0-3133-0952-6.
- ^ Novak, Thad (October 19, 2011). "The 100 Greatest Coaches in College Basketball History". Bleacher Report. Retrieved May 13, 2021.
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