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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

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.

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. After his graduation from Louisiana Tech, he played baseball in the Chicago White Sox organization before returning to basketball as a coach.

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.


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