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 Waters circa 1984 | |
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1935-12-17)December 17, 1935 (age 89) |
| Playing career | |
| 1955–1958 | NC State |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1958–1959 | Ashe County HS |
| 1959–1965 | Duke (assistant) |
| 1965–1969 | West Virginia |
| 1969–1973 | Duke |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1958–1959 | Ashe County HS |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 133–96 (college) |
| Tournaments | 0–1 (NCAA University Division) 2–4 (NIT) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| SoCon regular season (1967) SoCon tournament (1967) | |
| Awards | |
| SoCon Coach of the Year (1967) | |
Raymond Chevalier "Bucky" Waters (born December 17, 1935) is an Americanbasketball broadcaster withESPN andMadison Square Garden Network and a retired basketball coach. He served as head basketball coach atWest Virginia University from 1965 to 1969 and atDuke University from 1969 to 1973, compiling a careercollege basketball coaching record of record of 133–96.
Waters played basketball atCollingswood High School in Collingswood, New Jersey under coachJack McCloskey.[1]
As a player, Waters played under head coachEverett Case atNorth Carolina State University. Only NC State's national championship teams of 1974 and 1983 surpassed the Wolfpack's second-ranked team of the Waters' era.
As a coach, Waters spent four years atWest Virginia University and ten years atDuke University producing winning records and postseason tournament teams at both universities. Waters is one of only four individuals inAtlantic Coast Conference (ACC) history to be on conference basketball championship teams at two different universities—first as a player at NC State (1956), then later as an assistant coach atDuke University (1960, 1963, 1964). He is also one of only six ACC players to become an ACC head basketball coach.
In the 18 years of college basketball as player and coach Waters participated in five conference championships, fiveNCAA tournaments, threeNational Invitation Tournaments, and two Final Fours.[2] His 14th years of experience as both player and coach in the ACC found him in the top half of his conference every year. As head coach at West Virginia, Waters maintained a winning record against his former school. His Mountaineers won two of three over the Blue Devils, including a victory in 1966 over the top-ranked, undefeated Blue Devils, that went to the Final Four.[3]
Waters broadcasting experience includes coverage withNBC,USA, ESPN,Jefferson-Pilot/Raycom,Madison Square Garden Network, and Fox Sports. His 30 years of experience includes professional golf with thePGA, professional baseball with theDurham Bulls, and anchor announcing duties for NBC in the1988 Seoul Olympics. His most frequent and well known broadcasting, however, has been associated withcollege basketball.
Waters married Dorothea Walter on September 1, 1956. They have three children (Michael, Terry, and Linda), twelve grandchildren, and three great grandsons.
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Virginia Mountaineers(Southern Conference)(1965–1968) | |||||||||
| 1965–66 | West Virginia | 19–9 | 8–2 | 2nd | |||||
| 1966–67 | West Virginia | 19–9 | 9–1 | 1st | NCAA University Division First Round | ||||
| 1967–68 | West Virginia | 19–9 | 9–2 | 2nd | NIT First Round | ||||
| West Virginia Mountaineers(NCAA University Division independent)(1968–1969) | |||||||||
| 1968–69 | West Virginia | 13–14 | |||||||
| West Virginia: | 70–41 | 26–5 | |||||||
| Duke Blue Devils(Atlantic Coast Conference)(1969–1973) | |||||||||
| 1969–70 | Duke | 17–9 | 8–6 | 4th | NIT First Round | ||||
| 1970–71 | Duke | 20–10 | 9–5 | 3rd | NIT Fourth Place | ||||
| 1971–72 | Duke | 14–12 | 6–6 | T–4th | |||||
| 1972–73 | Duke | 12–14 | 4–8 | T–4th | |||||
| Duke: | 63–55 | 27–25 | |||||||
| Total: | 133–96 | ||||||||
National champion Postseason invitational champion | |||||||||
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