Bobby Roberts (December 19, 1927 – June 22, 2002) was an American college basketball coach for Clemson University from 1962 to 1970.
 Roberts from the 1963 Taps | |
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | December 19, 1927 Laurens, South Carolina, U.S. |
| Died | June 22, 2002 (aged 74) Aiken, South Carolina, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1949–1951 | Mars Hill JC |
| 1951–1953 | Furman |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1954–1958 | Palmetto HS |
| 1958–1962 | Clemson (assistant) |
| 1962–1970 | Clemson |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 82–116 |
Roberts played for Mars Hill Junior College (now Mars Hill University) and Furman. He joined Clemson in 1958 as an assistant and coach of the freshman team. He was promoted to head coach when Press Maravich left the Tigers to take an assistant coaching position under Everett Case at NC State.[1]
Roberts coached the Tigers for eight seasons. He was the first coach in school history to lead the ram to consecutive winning seasons in the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC), in 1965–66 and 1966–67.[2] Roberts resigned his post with six regular-season games to go the 1969–70 season, to be effective at the end of the year. The team finished 7–19 in his last year.[3] He was replaced by Tates Locke on March 18, 1970.[4]
Roberts died on June 22, 2002, at age 74 at his home in Aiken, South Carolina.[2]
Head coaching record
edit| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clemson Tigers (Atlantic Coast Conference) (1962–1970) | |||||||||
| 1962–63 | Clemson | 12–13 | 5–9 | T–4th | |||||
| 1963–64 | Clemson | 13–12 | 8–6 | 3rd | |||||
| 1964–65 | Clemson | 8–15 | 4–10 | 6th | |||||
| 1965–66 | Clemson | 15–10 | 8–6 | T–3rd | |||||
| 1966–67 | Clemson | 17–8 | 9–5 | 4th | |||||
| 1967–68 | Clemson | 4–20 | 3–11 | T–7th | |||||
| 1968–69 | Clemson | 6–19 | 2–12 | T–7th | |||||
| 1969–70 | Clemson | 7–19 | 2–12 | 8th | |||||
| Clemson: | 82–116 (.414) | 41–71 (.366) | |||||||
| Total: | 82–116 (.414) | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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References
edit- ^ "Gathering moss". Greenwood Index-News. August 22, 1962. p. 6. Retrieved December 29, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b "Former Clemson basketball coach Bobby Roberts passes". Clemson Tigers. June 22, 2002. Retrieved December 29, 2018.
- ^ "Basketball coach resigns at Clemson". The Greenville News. February 12, 1970. p. 1. Retrieved December 29, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Locke to Coach Clemson Quintet," United Press International (UPI), Wednesday, March 18, 1970. Retrieved March 15, 2023.
