 Watts, circa 1956 | |
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1911-08-30)August 30, 1911 Murray, Utah, U.S. |
| Died | April 6, 2000(2000-04-06) (aged 88) |
| Alma mater | BYU |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Basketball | |
| 1938–? | Millard High HS (UT) |
| 1941–1945 | Dixie (UT) |
| 1945–1947 | Jordan HS (UT) |
| 1947–1949 | BYU (freshmen) |
| 1949–1972 | BYU |
| Football | |
| 1941–1942 | Dixie (UT) |
| 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 (NCAA University Division) 6–2 (NIT) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| Basketball 2NIT (1951,1966) 3MSC regular season (1950, 1951, 1957) 5WAC regular season (1965, 1967, 1969, 1971, 1972) | |
| 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 Americanbasketball coach. He served as the head basketball coach atBrigham Young University (BYU) from 1949 to 1972.[1][2] TheMurray, Utah native was inducted into theNaismith 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 the1951 and1966 National Invitation Tournament championships.
Watts began his coaching career in 1938 at Millard High, then coachedDixie Junior College from 1941 to 1945 andJordan High School from 1945 to 1947. Watts was chosen as BYU's freshman coach in 1947 and inherited the varsity team in 1949. Watts' book,Developing an Offensive Attack in Basketball (1958), became a standard manual on the fast break offense.[4] From 1965 to 1966, Watts' "Runnin' Cougars" scored more than 100 points 21 times and at least 95 points 32 times. Watts' teaching skills were in constant demand at coaching clinics across the nation and in Europe, the Far East and South Africa. Watts served his coaching organization, theNational Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC), on numerous committees. He served on the Board of Directors from 1958 to 1968 and as president in 1970.
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BYU Cougars(Mountain States Conference)(1949–1962) | |||||||||
| 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 | ||||||||
National champion Postseason invitational champion | |||||||||
| International | |
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| National | |
