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 Dixie Junior College from 1941 to 1945 and Jordan 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, the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC), on numerous committees. He served on the Board of Directors from 1958 to 1968 and as president in 1970.
^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.
^Porter, David L. (2005). Basketball: A Biographical Dictionary. Greenwood Press pg. 501. 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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