Wayne Dobbs
Wayne Dobbs (1939-2015)
Teams coached: Belmont Bruins, George Washington Colonials, Vanderbilt Commodores
Belmont record^: 35-19 (.408)
George Washington record: 31-45 (.648)
Vanderbilt record: 38-42 (.475)
Overall record^: 104-106 (.495)
Career Accomplishments:
- NCAA National Championships: 0
- NCAA Tournament Appearances: 0
- NIT Championships: 0
- NIT Appearances: 0
Coaching Career (head coach, unless noted):
| 1976-1979 | Vanderbilt |
| 1970-1976 | Vanderbilt (asst) |
| 1967-1970 | George Washington |
| 1966-1967 | George Washington (asst) |
| 1964-1966 | Belmont |
Wayne Dobbs Facts
- Wayne Dobbs
- Born June 12, 1939
- Died February 10, 2015
- Hometown: Smyrna, Georgia
- Alma Mater: Oglethorpe University (BA, 1961)
- The Georgia-native played basketball and baseball at Oglethorpe, now a Division III program in Brookhaven, GA
- First coaching job was at Belmont, at the time a NAIA school, where he led both the men’s basketball and baseball teams
- Went 35-19 on the hardwood and 25-13 on the diamond; reached the 1966 NAIA Tournament in baseball
- Left for George Washington in 1966, spending one year as an assistant basketball coach under Babe McCarthy
- Took over as Colonials’ head coach in 1967, going 31-45 over the next three seasons at the helm
- Last college coaching stop was back in Nashville at Vanderbilt, where he was an assistant for six years under Roy Skinner
- Elevated to head coach in 1976 following Skinner‘s retirement and led the Commodores for three years
- Went 38-42 overall, highlighted by 18-9 record in his third and final season with the program
- Passed away following a heart attack in 2015 at the age of 75
Wayne Dobbs Coaching Tree
- Carl Slone (Richmond, George Washington)
- Bob Tallent (George Washington)
^ overall record includes head coaching positions at both the NCAA and NAIA levels; Belmont was a NAIA program until 1999