Bob Stevens

Teams coached: South Carolina Gamecocks, Oklahoma Sooners
South Carolina record: 34-45 (.430)
Oklahoma record: 46-79 (.368)
Overall record: 80-124 (.392)

1962-1967	Oklahoma
1959-1962	South Carolina
1956-1959	Michigan State (asst)
1953-1956	Michigan State (grad. asst/freshmen)

Robert Louis Stevens
Born November 11, 1923
Died September 29, 2012
Hometown: Warsaw, Indiana
Alma Mater: Michigan State University (BA, 1949 & MA, 1956)
Played basketball at Sydney HS (IN) and first attended Michigan before enlisting in the US Marine Corps in 1942
- Served in World War II, part of the first Marine units to arrive in Nagasaki after the atomic bombing
- Later played at Michigan State under head coach Benjamin Van Alstyne; graduated from MSU in 1949
Started his coaching career in his home state, coaching all sports at the unified school in Milford, IN
- A member of the US Marine Corps reserves, Stevens was called to active duty in 1952 in Korea
Hired by Pete Newell in 1953 as a graduate assistant and freshmen coach at Michigan State
- Elevated to full-time varsity assistant in 1956 by Sparty head coach Forddy Anderson
Became the head coach at South Carolina in 1959, going 34-45 in three seasons with the Gamecocks
Left Columbia for Norman, OK in 1962, becoming the head coach of the Oklahoma Sooners
- Went 46-79 in five seasons at the helm, but failed to reach the postseason
- Resigned in April 1967 following an 8-17 season
Retired from the Marine Corps reserve as a Colonel after nearly 30 years of service
Spent 20 years as the director of the Waterford Athletic Club in Edmond, OK (1983-2003)
Passed away in 2012 following a boating accident on Lake Texoma at age 88
- Preceded in death by his wife, Jo; survived by their children, Nancy and Robert

John MacLeod (Notre Dame, New York Knicks, Dallas Mavericks, Phoenix Suns, Oklahoma Sooners)
Gordon C. Stauffer (Nicholls State, Geneva, IPFW, Indiana State, Washburn)