Lou Watson
American basketball player and coach
Louis C. Watson (August 31, 1924 – May 24, 2012) was an American basketball player and coach for Indiana University. The 6'-5" Watson played for Jeffersonville High School in Jeffersonville, Indiana, graduating in 1943. He was a four year letterman, starting every game of his career.[1][2][3] He competed for the Hoosiers from 1947 to 1950, and was their leading scorer and a first-team All-Big Ten honoree in 1950. After serving as freshman and assistant varsity basketball coach at Indiana, Watson was Indiana's head coach from 1965-1971.[4] He led the Hoosiers to a Big Ten co-championship in 1967, finishing with a 62–60 record. In 1971, he stepped down from head coaching to become a special assistant to the athletic director. He retired from that position in 1987. On May 25, 2012, Watson died at the age of 88 in Fairfax, Virginia.[5]
References
- ^ "Lou Watson". IndianaHQ. IndianaHQ. Retrieved December 12, 2021.
- ^ "Former Indiana coach Lou Watson passes away". Inside the Hall. May 25, 2012. Retrieved December 12, 2021.
- ^ "Lou Watson". Hall of Fame. Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame. Retrieved December 12, 2021.
- ^ "Louis C. Watson". University Honors & Awards. Indiana University. Retrieved March 28, 2022.
- ^ "Former Hoosier Lou Watson dies". ESPN. ESPN Internet Ventures. Associated Press. May 26, 2012. Retrieved June 27, 2012.
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Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball head coaches
- James H. Horne (1900–1901)
- Phelps Darby (1901–1902)
- Willis Coval (1903–1904)
- Zora G. Clevenger (1904–1906)
- James M. Sheldon (1906–1907)
- Ed Cook (1907–1908)
- Robert Harris (1908–1909)
- John Georgen (1909–1910)
- Oscar Rackle (1910–1911)
- James Kase (1911–1912)
- Art Powell (1912–1913)
- Arthur Berndt (1913–1915)
- Allan Williford (1915–1916)
- Guy Lowman (1916–1917)
- Dana Evans (1917–1919)
- Ewald O. Stiehm (1919–1920)
- George Levis (1920–1922)
- Leslie Mann (1922–1924)
- Everett Dean (1924–1938)
- Branch McCracken (1938–1943)
- Harry Good # (1943–1946)
- Branch McCracken (1946–1965)
- Lou Watson (1965–1969)
- Jerry Oliver # (1969–1970)
- Lou Watson (1970–1971)
- Bob Knight (1971–2000)
- Mike Davis (2000–2006)
- Kelvin Sampson (2006–2008)
- Dan Dakich # (2008)
- Tom Crean (2008–2017)
- Archie Miller (2017–2021)
- Mike Woodson (2021– )
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