Bob Prewitt (1924-2018)
Teams coached: SMU Mustangs
SMU record: 88-115 (.433)
Overall record: 88-115 (.433)
Career Accomplishments:
- NCAA National Championships: 0
- NCAA Tournament Appearances: 0
- NIT Championships: 0
- NIT Appearances: 0
- NCIT Appearances: 1 (1974)
- Southwest Regular Season Champion: 1 (1972)
Coaching Career (head coach, unless noted):
| 1967-1975 | SMU |
| 1949-1967 | SMU (asst) |
Bob Prewitt Facts
- Bob Prewitt
- Born July 26, 1924
- Died May 3, 2018
- Alma Mater: Southern Methodist University (BA, 1949)
- After serving in the Army Air Corps, Prewitt enrolled at SMU and played basketball for two seasons
- Was All-Conference and served as team captain in 1949, playing for head coach Doc Hayes
- Became an assistant on Hayes‘ staff in 1949, serving in that capacity for eighteen seasons
- Part of eight Southwest titles and six NCAA berths, including the Mustangs’ 1956 Final Four run
- Elevated to head coach in 1967 after Hayes retired and led the program fo the next eight years
- Went 88-115 overall, highlighted by back-to-back 16-win seasons (1970-72) with a Southwest title in the latter
- Passed away in Dallas in May 2018 at the age of 93
Bob Prewitt Coaching Tree
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