Bill Oates
American basketball coach (1939–2020)
Biographical details | |
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Born | (1939-10-15)October 15, 1939 |
Died | February 5, 2020(2020-02-05) (aged 80) |
Playing career | |
1958–1961 | Occidental |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
1970–1975 | Santa Ana College |
1975–1979 | Athletes in Action |
1979–1986 | Saint Mary's |
1988–1993 | Menlo |
1993–2006 | The Master's |
Bill Oates (October 15, 1939 – February 5, 2020) was an American basketball coach. He coached college basketball for thirty years and amassed over 500 victories, most notably at NCAA Division I Saint Mary's and at the Master's College, and served as coach for Athletes in Action's basketball program.[1] He was the coach for the United States team in the 1978 FIBA World Championship in the Philippines.[2]
Oates died on February 5, 2020, at age 80.[3][4]
References
- ^ Kowalick, Vince (August 18, 1993). "Oates Vows to Continue Legacy of Predecessor : College basketball: New Master's coach follows Hankinson with 30 years of experience, more than 500 victories". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved May 4, 2014.
- ^ "Eight World Championship – 1978". USA Basketball. Archived from the original on February 28, 2014. Retrieved May 4, 2014.
- ^ "TMU Insider: Former Master's players reflect on legendary coach Bill Oates". The Santa Clarita Valley Signal. February 11, 2020. Retrieved June 25, 2020.
- ^ @WolvesCoachG (February 6, 2020). "Last night, my mentor & friend in the coaching profession, Bill Oates, passed away. To the extent I know anything about coaching, I learned it from him. His career spanned decades and over 800 wins at St Mary's, Menlo, The Master's and Athletes in Action. His hope was in Christ" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
External links
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Saint Mary's Gaels men's basketball head coaches
- William Kidston (1907–1908)
- Otto Rittler (1908–1909)
- Frank Boek (1909–1911)
- Otto Rittler (1911–1914)
- Fred Broderick (1914–1915)
- Frank Boek (1915–1916)
- Otto Rittler (1916–1918)
- Percival Ritchie (1918–1920)
- H. C. McDonald (1920–1921)
- Slip Madigan (1921–1927)
- Louis Conlan (1927–1929)
- Vince McNally (1929–1934)
- Jim Underhill (1934–1936)
- Harlan Dykes (1936–1938)
- Jack Otten (1938–1939)
- Louis Conlan (1939–1942)
- James Phelan (1942–1944)
- Clarence Andersen (1944–1947)
- Benjamin Neff (1947–1950)
- Thomas Foley (1950–1955)
- Jim Weaver (1955–1962)
- Mike Cimino (1962–1970)
- Bruce Hale (1970–1973)
- Frank LaPorte (1973–1979)
- Bill Oates (1979–1986)
- Lynn Nance (1986–1989)
- Paul Landreaux (1989–1991)
- Dave Fehte # (1990–1991)
- Ernie Kent (1991–1997)
- Dave Bollwinkel (1997–2001)
- Randy Bennett (2001– )
# denotes interim head coach