Royce Waltman
| Sport(s) | Basketball |
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| Biographical details | |
| Born |
January 8, 1942 Ellerslie, Maryland |
| Died | April 7, 2014 (aged 72) Noblesville, Indiana |
| Playing career | |
| 1960–1961 | Pittsburgh |
| 1961–1964 | Slippery Rock |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1982–1987 | Indiana (asst.) |
| 1988–1992 | DePauw |
| 1993–1997 | Indianapolis |
| 1998–2007 | Indiana State |
| 2007–2008 | Indianapolis |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
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ICAC regular season championship (1990) GLVC regular season championship (1997) MVC regular season championship (2000) MVC Tournament championship (2001) |
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| Awards | |
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ICAC Coach of the Year (1990) 2× GLVC Coach of the Year (1996, 1997) MVC Coach of the Year (2000) DePauw Hall of Fame (2003) Bedford County Hall of Fame (2006) |
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Royce Waltman (January 8, 1942 – April 7, 2014) was an American college basketball coach. He was the head coach at Indiana State University from 1997 to 2007; at the University of Indianapolis from 1992 to 1997 and the 2007–08 season and at DePauw University from 1988 to 1992.
He won 100 or more games at each school and led all three to the NCAA National Tournament; in addition, he led them all to conference regular and tournament championships. His career collegiate record was: 337–263 (.562).
He was the color commentator for Indiana basketball broadcasts on radio. Waltman died at the age of 72 in 2014 after a period of declining health.
His influence and legacy is represented by the Waltman Coaching Tree consisting of Indiana State coach Greg Lansing, Clemson coach Brad Brownell, who played for him at DePauw; Mississippi State coach Rick Ray, who coached with Waltman at Indiana State, Kansas City coach Kareem Richardson, UIndy coach Stan Gouard and current University of Chicago coach Mike McGrath. His former assistant Todd Sturgeon succeeded him at UIndy, spending 10 years leading the Greyhounds. Long-time assistant Dick Bender is on Brownell's Clemson staff.
It took just three seasons for Royce Waltman to return the Sycamores to the spotlight, attracting national attention unlike that since the fabled 1978–79 team danced to the NCAA Championship game. He was named as the 1999–2000 Missouri Valley Conference Coach of The Year.
As if an encore was needed, Waltman, in his fourth season at Indiana State, he directed the 2000–01 Sycamores to their first MVC Tournament Championship since the 1978–79 campaign - leading Indiana State to consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances. While Waltman will quickly deflect praise for what the 1999–2000 Sycamores accomplished as being due to the diligent efforts of his entire staff, the achievements which he and his program have attained certainly merit mention of the bold face, large type variety. Be it a mid-December, 63–60, victory at Indiana to claim the Indiana Classic Championship or defeating the Hoosiers again – this time in Terre Haute, recording the University’s first 20-win season in 21 years, claiming outright possession of Indiana State’s first MVC regular-season title over that same 21-year span or directing the Sycamores to consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances for the first time in the school’s history, Waltman’s dedication, or to use one of his favorite terms – passion – for his program and the game of basketball are nothing short of amazing.
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