Melvin Watkins
Melvin Watkins (born November 15, 1954)
Teams coached: Charlotte 49ers, Texas A&M Aggies, Missouri Tigers
Charlotte record: 42-20 (.677)
Texas A&M record: 60-112 (.349)
Missouri record: 2-5 (.286)
Overall record: 104-137 (.432)
Career Accomplishments:
- NCAA National Championships: 0
- NCAA Tournament Appearances: 2 (1997, 1998)
- NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen: 0
- NIT Championships: 0
- NIT Appearances: 0
- Conference USA Regular Season Champion: 1 (1997)
Awards:
- Conference USA Coach of the Year: 1 (1997)
Coaching Career (head coach, unless noted):
| 2011-2019 | Arkansas (assoc. HC) |
| 2006-2011 | Missouri (assoc. HC) |
| 2006 | Missouri (interim HC) |
| 2004-2006 | Missouri (assoc. HC) |
| 1998-2004 | Texas A&M |
| 1996-1998 | Charlotte |
| 1987-1996 | Charlotte (assoc. HC) |
| 1978-1987 | Charlotte (asst) |
Melvin Watkins Facts
- Melvin Lenzo Watkins
- Born November 15, 1954
- Hometown: Reidsville, North Carolina
- Alma Mater: University of North Carolina at Charlotte (BA, 1977)
- Led Reidsville HS (NC) to a state title as a senior captain, then went on to play at UNC Charlotte
- Played under head coaches Bill C. Foster and Lee Rose; was team captain for the 49ers’ 1977 NCAA Final Four appearance
- Hired by new Charlotte head coach Mike Pratt as an assistant in 1978; elevated to associate head coach in 1987
- Stayed with the program under head coach Hal Wissel (1982-85) and Jeff Mullins (1985-96)
- Selected as Mullins’ replacement in 1996, going 42-20 in two seasons at the helm
- Went to the NCAA Tournament in both years and won a share of the C-USA title in 1997
- Left his alma mater for Texas A&M in 1998, coaching the Aggies for six seasons
- Was just 60-112 at TAMU, finishing .500 or below every season and never reaching the postseason
- Resigned in 2004 following a 7-21 (0-16 Big 12) season
- Hired by Quin Snyder to be associate head coach at Missouri
- Served as interim head coach for the final seven games (2-5) of the 2005-06 season after Snyder‘s resignation
- Stayed at Missouri for another five years as associate head coach under Mike Anderson
- Part of three NCAA Tournaments (one Sweet Sixteen) during his time at Mizzou
- Followed Anderson to Arkansas in 2011, spending the next eight years in the same role there
- Went to the postseason five times (3 NCAA, 2 NIT) while on the Razorbacks’ staff
- Along with his wife, Nurrell, has two sons, one daughter and several grandchildren
Melvin Watkins Coaching Tree
- Lew Hill (UTRGV)
- Lance Irvin (Chicago State)
- Bobby Lutz (Charlotte)