| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1950-04-30)April 30, 1950 (age 74) Detroit, Michigan, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1968–1970 | Henry Ford CC |
| 1970–1972 | Eastern Michigan |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1979–1991 | Southwestern HS |
| 1991–1993 | Michigan (assistant) |
| 1993–2008 | Detroit |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 2Horizon League tournament (1994,1999) 2Horizon League regular season (1998, 1999) | |
| Awards | |
| Horizon League Coach of the Year (1998) | |
Perry Watson (born April 30, 1950) is an Americancollege basketball coach fromDetroit, Michigan. He played forEastern Michigan University (where he was a teammate ofGeorge Gervin), graduating in 1972.
In 1977, Watson took the head coaching position atDetroit Southwestern High School where he coached, among others, future NBA playersJalen Rose,Voshon Lenard andHoward Eisley. Watson left Southwestern to take a position onSteve Fisher's staff at theUniversity of Michigan in 1991, coinciding with the arrival of theFab Five of which Rose was a member.
After two years as an assistant under Fisher, Watson was hired as the head coach at theUniversity of Detroit Mercy, where he spent the next 15 seasons. He compiled a record of 258–185, second in school history behind onlyBob Calihan. He led the Titans to threeHorizon League titles, along with their first NCAA Tournament wins since advancing all the way to the Sweet 16 in 1977.
Watson took an indefinite medical leave of absence in January 2008.[1] He resigned on March 5, 2008.[2] Perry Watson was an important character witness in theUniversity of Michigan basketball scandal.[3][4]
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