Bob Prewitt

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):

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

• coming soon