Bucky Waters

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Bucky Waters
Bucky Waters, Evansville Courier 1984-02-24 page 25.jpg
Waters circa 1984
Biographical details
Born (1935-12-17) December 17, 1935 (age 88)
Playing career
1955–1958 NC State
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1958–1959 Ashe County HS
1959–1965 Duke (assistant)
1965–1969 West Virginia
1969–1973 Duke
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1958–1959 Ashe County HS
Head coaching record
Overall133–96 (college)
Tournaments0–1 (NCAA University Division)
2–4 (NIT)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
SoCon regular season (1967)
SoCon tournament (1967)
Awards
SoCon Coach of the Year (1967)

Raymond Chevalier "Bucky" Waters (born December 17, 1935) is an American basketball broadcaster with ESPN and Madison Square Garden Network and a retired basketball coach. He served as head basketball coach at West Virginia University from 1965 to 1969 and at Duke University from 1969 to 1973, compiling a career college basketball coaching record of record of 133–96.

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Waters played basketball at Collingswood High School in Collingswood, New Jersey under coach Jack McCloskey. [1]

Biography

Collegiate basketball

As a player, Waters played under head coach Everett Case at North Carolina State University. Only NC State's national championship teams of 1974 and 1983 surpassed the Wolfpack's second-ranked team of the Waters' era.

Waters (right) with Duke head coach Vic Bubas in 1965 Vic Bubas and Bucky Waters, Chanticleer 1965.jpg
Waters (right) with Duke head coach Vic Bubas in 1965

As a coach, Waters spent four years at West Virginia University and ten years at Duke University producing winning records and postseason tournament teams at both universities. Waters is one of only four individuals in Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) history to be on conference basketball championship teams at two different universities—first as a player at NC State (1956), then later as an assistant coach at Duke University (1960, 1963, 1964). He is also one of only six ACC players to become an ACC head basketball coach.

In the 18 years of college basketball as player and coach Waters participated in five conference championships, five NCAA tournaments, three National Invitation Tournaments, and two Final Fours. [2] His 14th years of experience as both player and coach in the ACC found him in the top half of his conference every year. As head coach at West Virginia, Waters maintained a winning record against his former school. His Mountaineers won two of three over the Blue Devils, including a victory in 1966 over the top-ranked, undefeated Blue Devils, that went to the Final Four. [3]

Broadcast experience

Waters broadcasting experience includes coverage with NBC, USA, ESPN, Jefferson-Pilot/Raycom, Madison Square Garden Network, and Fox Sports. His 30 years of experience includes professional golf with the PGA, professional baseball with the Durham Bulls, and anchor announcing duties for NBC in the 1988 Seoul Olympics. His most frequent and well known broadcasting, however, has been associated with college basketball.

Personal life

Waters married Dorothea Walter on September 1, 1956. They have three children (Michael, Terry, and Linda), twelve grandchildren, and three great grandsons.

Awards

Head coaching record

Waters at a Duke practice in 1970 Bucky Waters at 1970 practice, News & Observer 1973-09-12 page 29.jpg
Waters at a Duke practice in 1970
Statistics overview
SeasonTeamOverallConferenceStandingPostseason
West Virginia Mountaineers (Southern Conference)(1965–1968)
1965–66 West Virginia 19–98–22nd
1966–67 West Virginia 19–99–11st NCAA University Division First Round
1967–68 West Virginia 19–99–22nd NIT First Round
West Virginia Mountaineers (NCAA University Division independent)(1968–1969)
1968–69 West Virginia 13–14
West Virginia:70–4126–5
Duke Blue Devils (Atlantic Coast Conference)(1969–1973)
1969–70 Duke 17–98–64th NIT First Round
1970–71 Duke 20–109–53rd NIT Fourth Place
1971–72 Duke 14–126–6T–4th
1972–73 Duke 12–144–8T–4th
Duke:63–5527–25
Total:133–96

      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

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References

  1. ↑ Vecsey, Peter. "Bad Boys Leader Had Heart of Gold", New York Post , May 10, 2009. Accessed October 2, 2017. "Bucky Waters, who played for McCloskey at Collingswood (N.J.) High School and already was a Blue Devil assistant, recommended Daly."
  2. ↑ "Bucky Waters, Head Coach". Information Navigation.
  3. ↑ "West Virginia University Mountaineers". MSNsportsNET.Com. Archived from the original on 2007-01-09. Retrieved 2007-12-14.
  4. ↑ "Bucky Waters". WVUStats.com. Archived from the original on 2011-07-18. Retrieved 2007-12-14.
  5. 1 2 "News and notes" (PDF). WVU Varsity Club. Spring 2003. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 May 2006. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
  6. ↑ ALS Association – Jim"Catfish"Hunter Chapter
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