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American basketball coach (1939–2020)
Bill Oates
Biographical details
Born(1939-10-15)October 15, 1939
DiedFebruary 5, 2020(2020-02-05) (aged 80)
Playing career
1958–1961Occidental
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1970–1975Santa Ana College
1975–1979Athletes in Action
1979–1986Saint Mary's
1988–1993Menlo
1993–2006The Master's

Bill Oates (October 15, 1939 – February 5, 2020) was an American basketball coach. He coached college basketball for thirty years and amassed over 500 victories, most notably at NCAA Division I Saint Mary's and at the Master's College, and served as coach for Athletes in Action's basketball program. He was the coach for the United States team in the 1978 FIBA World Championship in the Philippines.

Oates died on February 5, 2020, at age 80.

References

  1. Kowalick, Vince (August 18, 1993). "Oates Vows to Continue Legacy of Predecessor : College basketball: New Master's coach follows Hankinson with 30 years of experience, more than 500 victories". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved May 4, 2014.
  2. "Eight World Championship – 1978". USA Basketball. Archived from the original on February 28, 2014. Retrieved May 4, 2014.
  3. "TMU Insider: Former Master's players reflect on legendary coach Bill Oates". The Santa Clarita Valley Signal. February 11, 2020. Retrieved June 25, 2020.
  4. @WolvesCoachG (February 6, 2020). "Last night, my mentor & friend in the coaching profession, Bill Oates, passed away. To the extent I know anything about coaching, I learned it from him. His career spanned decades and over 800 wins at St Mary's, Menlo, The Master's and Athletes in Action. His hope was in Christ" (Tweet) – via Twitter.

External links

Saint Mary's Gaels men's basketball head coaches

# denotes interim head coach

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