Scotty Robertson

Scotty Robertson
Personal information
Born	(1930-02-01)February 1, 1930 Fort Smith, Arkansas
Died	August 18, 2011(2011-08-18) (aged 81) Ruston, Louisiana
Nationality	American
Career information
High school	C. E. Byrd (Shreveport, Louisiana)
College	Louisiana Tech (1949–1951)
Coaching career	1952–1998
Career history
As coach:
1952	Rodessa HS
1952–1955	Vivian HS
1955–1963	C. E. Byrd HS
1963–1964	Louisiana Tech (assistant)
1964–1974	Louisiana Tech
1974	New Orleans Jazz
1977–1978	Buffalo Braves (assistant)
1978–1979	Chicago Bulls (assistant)
1979	Chicago Bulls (interim HC)
1979–1980	Houston Rockets (assistant)
1980–1983	Detroit Pistons
1983–1984	Indiana Pacers (assistant)
1984–1985	San Antonio Spurs (assistant)
1989–1995	Phoenix Suns (assistant)
1995–1998	Miami Heat (assistant)
Career highlights and awards
3× Gulf States champion (1967, 1970, 1971) 2× Gulf States Coach of the Year (1967, 1971) Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame Louisiana Tech Athletic Hall of Fame

Robert Scott "Scotty" Robertson, III (February 1, 1930 – August 18, 2011), was an American basketball coach. He was the first coach for the New Orleans Jazz (now the Utah Jazz), and he later coached the Chicago Bulls and the Detroit Pistons. He also has a stint as assistant coach for the Indiana Pacers, San Antonio Spurs, Phoenix Suns, and the Miami Heat.^[1]

Career

Robertson was born in Fort Smith in western Arkansas. As a sixth grader, he moved to Shreveport, Louisiana, where he played basketball and baseball for C. E. Byrd High School, from which he graduated in 1947. He attended the University of Texas at Austin, Texas, but graduated in 1951 from Louisiana Tech University in Ruston. He obtained a master's degree from the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville.^[1] After his graduation from Louisiana Tech, he played baseball in the Chicago White Sox organization before returning to basketball as a coach.^[2]

In the 1952–53 academic year, Robertson coached the Vivian Warriors at the former Vivian High School, now North Caddo High School, he had a season record of 9-20. One of his players was Jasper "Jake" Smith, III, son of State Representative Jasper K. Smith of Caddo Parish, who mentions Robertson in Smith's autobiographical Dinner with Mobutu: A Chronicle of My Life and Times.^[3]

Robertson thereafter coached at Byrd High School for eight years, having accomplished a 163–91 record. He then coached at Louisiana Tech from 1964 to 1974. There he amassed a 165–86 record and during the early 1970s led the Bulldogs to a No. 1 ranking in the national college division. The Bulldogs procured three championships in the former Gulf States Conference under Robertson's tutelage and also entered two National Collegiate Athletic Association tournaments.^[1]

Death and legacy

At the time of his death of lung cancer at the age of eighty-one, Robertson was residing in Ruston, the location of Louisiana Tech, with his wife the former Betty Lou Lancaster, a member of a prominent family originally from Tensas Parish in eastern Louisiana.^[4] He was survived by his daughters, Libby Robertson Power (husband Robert) of Frisco, Texas, Claudia Robertson Fowler (husband Royal) of Franklin, Tennessee, and Vicki Robertson Page of Ruston. He had ten grandchildren.^[1]

Services were held on August 21, 2011, at the Trinity United Methodist Church in Ruston. Interment followed at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Ruston.^[1]

His obituary describes him, accordingly: "Despite compiling significant accolades in his professional career, no list does justice in describing a man that touched so many, angered so few and was respected and revered by all. Knowing the man was the only true description of his greatness. For those who knew him, he will never be forgotten. His love will carry on forever."^[1]

Robertson was nominated to eight athletic halls of fame and was a Louisiana Tech "Alumnus of the Year" for the university school of education. He was a member of the Louisiana Tech Letterman Club and the Byrd High School Super Stars. Robertson was also a collector of classic cars.^[1]

In 2012, the Robert "Scotty" Robertson Memorial Gymnasium, an alternate practice facility for the Louisiana Tech Bulldogs and Lady Techsters basketball teams, was renovated, including the completion of a new floor, and named in Robertson's honor. Among those on the fundraising committee for the project was former Caddo Parish Sheriff Don Hathaway, who graduated from Byrd High School a year before Robertson, and businessman John Caruthers.^[5]

Head coaching record

High school

Robertson coached at C. E. Byrd High School for eight years, having accomplished a 163–91 record.

Collegiate

Season	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
Louisiana Tech (Gulf States Conference) (1964–1971)
1964–65	Louisiana Tech	10–11	6–4
1965–66	Louisiana Tech	14–11	7–5
1966–67	Louisiana Tech	20–8	11–1		NCAA Regional Runner-Up
1967–68	Louisiana Tech	16–9	6–6
1968–69	Louisiana Tech	12–13	7–5
1969–70	Louisiana Tech	17–5	9–3
1970–71	Louisiana Tech	23–5	10–0	1st	NCAA Regional Third Place
Louisiana Tech (Southland Conference) (1971–1974)
1971–72	Louisiana Tech	25–1	8–0	1st
1972–73	Louisiana Tech	20–6	10–2	T–1st
1973–74	Louisiana Tech	8–13	0–0	–
Louisiana Tech:		165–82	74–26
Total:		165–82
National champion Postseason invitational champion Conference regular season champion Conference regular season and conference tournament champion Division regular season champion Division regular season and conference tournament champion Conference tournament champion

Professional record

Legend
Regular season	G	Games coached	W	Games won	L	Games lost	W–L %	Win-loss %
Post season	PG	Playoff games	PW	Playoff wins	PL	Playoff losses	PW–L %	Playoff win-loss %

Team	Year	G	W	L	W–L%	Finish	PG	PW	PL	PW–L%	Result
NOJ	1974–75	15	1	14	.067	(fired)	—	—	—	—	—
CHI	1978–79	26	11	15	.423	5th in Midwest	—	—	—	—	Missed Playoffs
DET	1980–81	82	21	61	.256	6th in Central	—	—	—	—	Missed Playoffs
DET	1981–82	82	39	43	.476	3rd in Central	—	—	—	—	Missed Playoffs
DET	1982–83	82	37	45	.451	3rd in Central	—	—	—	—	Missed Playoffs
Career		287	109	178	.380		—	—	—	—

References

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Robert Scott "Scotty" Robertson, III". Shreveport Times, August 19, 2011. Retrieved August 19, 2011.
↑ http://www.nola.com/hornets/index.ssf/2011/08/scotty_robertson_first_coach_o.html Scotty Robertson, first coach of New Orleans Jazz, dies at 81
↑ Jasper "Jake" Smith, III (2005). Dinner with Mobutu: A Chronicle of My Life and Times. Xlibris Corporation. p. 44. ISBN 978-1413499438. Retrieved June 9, 2014.
↑ http://www.shreveporttimes.com/article/20110819/SPORTS02/108190327/Robertson-left-indelible-mark-area-basketball Robertson left indelible mark on area basketball
↑ T. Scott Boatright (October 18, 2012). "Tech to honor legendary coach with renaming of gymnasium, court". latech.edu. Retrieved June 17, 2014.

External links

BasketballReference.com: Scotty Robertson

Louisiana Tech Bulldogs basketball head coaches

Percy S. Prince (1909–1911)
No team (1911–1925)
R. C. Kenney (1925–1926)
Robert S. Wynn (1926–1931)
Hal Lee (1931–1934)
Eddie McLane (1934–1936)
Herb Duggins (1936–1940)
Cecil Crowley (1940–1942)
No team (1942–1944)
Joe Aillet (1944–1945)
Cecil Crowley (1945–1964)
Scotty Robertson (1964–1974)
Emmett Hendricks (1974–1977)
J. D. Barnett (1977–1979)
Andy Russo (1979–1985)
Tommy Joe Eagles (1985–1989)
Jerry Loyd (1989–1994)
Jim Wooldridge (1994–1998)
Keith Richard (1998–2007)
Kerry Rupp (2007–2011)
Michael White (2011–2015)
Eric Konkol (2015– )

Utah Jazz head coaches

Scotty Robertson (1974) Elgin Baylor (1974) Butch van Breda Kolff (1974–1976) Elgin Baylor (1976–1979) Tom Nissalke (1979–1981) Frank Layden (1981–1988) Jerry Sloan (1988–2011) Tyrone Corbin (2011–2014) Quin Snyder (2014– )

Chicago Bulls head coaches

Johnny Kerr (1966–1968)
Dick Motta (1968–1976)
Ed Badger (1976–1978)
Larry Costello (1978–1979)
Scotty Robertson # (1979)
Jerry Sloan (1979–1982)
Phil Johnson # (1982)
Rod Thorn # (1982)
Paul Westhead (1982–1983)
Kevin Loughery (1983–1985)
Stan Albeck (1985–1986)
Doug Collins (1986–1989)
Phil Jackson (1989–1998)
Tim Floyd (1998–2001)
Bill Berry # (2001)
Bill Cartwright (2001–2003)
Pete Myers # (2003)
Scott Skiles (2003–2007)
Pete Myers # (2007)
Jim Boylan # (2007–2008)
Vinny Del Negro (2008–2010)
Tom Thibodeau (2010–2015)
Fred Hoiberg (2015– )

Pound sign (#) denotes interim head coach.

Detroit Pistons head coaches

Carl Bennett (1948)
Curly Armstrong (1948–1949)
Murray Mendenhall (1949–1951)
Paul Birch (1951–1954)
Charley Eckman (1954–1957)
Red Rocha (1957–1960)
Dick McGuire (1959–1963)
Charles Wolf (1963–1964)
Dave DeBusschere (1964–1967)
Donnie Butcher (1967–1968)
Paul Seymour (1968–1969)
Butch van Breda Kolff (1969–1971)
Terry Dischinger (1971)
Earl Lloyd (1971–1972)
Ray Scott (1972–1976)
Herb Brown (1976–1977)
Bob Kauffman # (1977–1978)
Dick Vitale (1978–1979)
Richie Adubato # (1979–1980)
Scotty Robertson (1980–1983)
Chuck Daly (1983–1992)
Ron Rothstein (1992–1993)
Don Chaney (1993–1995)
Doug Collins (1995–1998)
Alvin Gentry (1998–2000)
George Irvine (2000–2001)
Rick Carlisle (2001–2003)
Larry Brown (2003–2005)
Flip Saunders (2005–2008)
Michael Curry (2008–2009)
John Kuester (2009–2011)
Lawrence Frank (2011–2013)
Maurice Cheeks (2013–2014)
John Loyer # (2014)
Stan Van Gundy (2014– )

Pound sign (#) denotes interim head coach.

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