Tom Scott | |
Birth Date: | 6 January 1908 |
Birth Place: | Franklin, Kansas, U.S. |
Death Place: | Charlotte, North Carolina, U.S. |
Player Years1: | 1927–1930 |
Player Team1: | Pittsburg State |
Coach Years1: | 1936–1938 |
Coach Team1: | Concordia (MN) |
Coach Years2: | 1938–1942 |
Coach Team2: | Central Missouri State |
Coach Years3: | 1946–1952 |
Coach Team3: | North Carolina |
Coach Years4: | 1955–1960 |
Coach Team4: | Davidson |
Admin Years1: | 1955–1974 |
Admin Team1: | Davidson |
Overall Record: | 248–208 |
Tom Scott (January 6, 1908 – November 24, 1993) was a head coach of the University of North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team from 1946–1952. While at UNC, Scott amassed a record of 100–65. His last two teams at UNC had losing records and he was replaced by Frank McGuire as head coach.
A graduate of Kansas State Teachers College of Pittsburg (now Pittsburg State University) in 1930, Scott also coached at Concordia-Moorhead, Central Missouri State, and Davidson College and also serving as Davidson's Athletic Director from 1955 to 1974. As ADat Davidson he hired both Lefty Driesell and Terry Holland as head basketball coaches. He also coached the Davidson golf team to five Southern Conference championships. He was a chairman of the National Collegiate Athletic Association's basketball committee. Scott was inducted into the Davidson Athletics Hall of Fame in 1990 and the Central Missouri State Hall of Fame in 1993.
Season | Team | Total Wins | Total Losses | |
---|---|---|---|---|
1936–37 | Concordia Moorhead | 7 | 11 | |
1937–38 | Concordia Moorhead | 14 | 12 | |
1938–39 | Central Missouri State | 22 | 7 | |
1939–40 | Central Missouri State | 17 | 8 | |
1940–41 | Central Missouri State | 15 | 9 | |
1941–42 | Central Missouri State | 20 | 7 | |
1945–46 | Central Missouri State | 13 | 5 | |
1946–47 | North Carolina | 19 | 8 | |
1947–48 | North Carolina | 20 | 7 | |
1948–49 | North Carolina | 20 | 8 | |
1949–50 | North Carolina | 17 | 12 | |
1950–51 | North Carolina | 12 | 15 | |
1951–52 | North Carolina | 12 | 15 | |
1955–56 | Davidson | 10 | 15 | |
1956–57 | Davidson | 7 | 20 | |
1957–58 | Davidson | 9 | 15 | |
1958–59 | Davidson | 9 | 15 | |
1959–60 | Davidson | 5 | 19 | |
Totals | 248 | 208 |