Bill Scott (basketball)
      Bill Scott| Sport(s) | Basketball | 
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| Playing career | 
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| 1944–1947 | Hardin-Simmons | 
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| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | 
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| 1951–1962 | Hardin-Simmons | 
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| Head coaching record | 
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| Overall | 129–161 (.445) | 
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| Tournaments | NCAA: 0-2 (.000) | 
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| Accomplishments and honors | 
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| Championships | 
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| BIAA Champions (1953) | 
Bill Scott was a college men's basketball coach and athletics administrator. He was the head coach of Hardin-Simmons from 1951 to 1962. He coached Hardin-Simmons to a 129-161 record, winning one Border Intercollegiate Athletic Association championship and two NCAA tournament appearances.  He was inducted into the Hardin-Simmons athletics Hall of Fame in 1982.[1]
Head coaching record
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | 
| Hardin-Simmons Cowboys (Border Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1951–1962) | 
 
| 1951–52 | Hardin-Simmons | 17-15 | 5-9 | T-6th |  | 
| 1952–53 | Hardin-Simmons | 19-12 | 11-3 | T-1st | NCAA First Round | 
 
| 1953–54 | Hardin-Simmons | 7-17 | 4-8 | T-4th |  | 
 
| 1954–55 | Hardin-Simmons | 9-15 | 4-8 | 5th |  | 
 
| 1955–56 | Hardin-Simmons | 7-18 | 3-9 | 7th |  | 
 
| 1956–57 | Hardin-Simmons | 17-9 | 7-3 | 2nd | NCAA First Round | 
 
| 1957–58 | Hardin-Simmons | 11-14 | 4-6 | T-4th |  | 
 
| 1958–59 | Hardin-Simmons | 14-12 | 3-7 | 5th |  | 
 
| 1959–60 | Hardin-Simmons | 8-18 | 3-7 | 5th |  | 
 
| 1960–61 | Hardin-Simmons | 12-14 | 2-8 | 5th |  | 
 
| 1961–62 | Hardin-Simmons | 8-17 | 1-7 | 5th |  | 
| Hardin-Simmons: | 129–161 (.445) | 47–75 (.385) |  | 
| Total: | 129–161 (.445) |  | 
   
|       National champion  
      Postseason invitational champion  
Conference regular season champion   
      Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
 Division regular season champion
      Division regular season and conference tournament champion
 Conference tournament champion
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References
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 H. D. Martin (1907–1916) Roy Bradley (1916–1917) Unknown (1917–1920) Katy Easterday (1920–1921) Unknown (1921–1927) Frank Bridges (1927–1929) Unknown (1929–1930) Les Crafill (1930–1934) Unknown (1934–1936) Frank Kimbrough (1936–1941) Unknown (1941–1942) Clark Jarnigan (1942–1943) No team (1944–1945) Warren B. Woodson (1944–1945) Wes Bradshaw (1945–1947) Jack Martin (1948–1951) Bill Scott (1951–1962) Lou Henson (1962–1966) Paul Lambert (1966–1970) Glen Whitis (1970–1972) Russell Berry (1972–1975) Preston Vice (1975–1977) Jim Shuler (1977–1981) Jim Hatfield (1981–1983) Dick Danford (1983–1988) Dennis Harp (1988–2001) Dylan Howard (2001–2008) Craig Carse (2008– )
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