| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | January 8, 1942 Ellerslie, Maryland, U.S. |
| Died | April 7, 2014 (aged 72) Noblesville, Indiana, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1960–1961 | Pittsburgh |
| 1961–1964 | Slippery Rock |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1965–1982 | Bedford HS (PA) |
| 1982–1987 | Indiana (assistant) |
| 1987–1992 | DePauw |
| 1992–1997 | Indianapolis |
| 1997–2007 | Indiana State |
| 2007–2008 | Indianapolis |
| 2008–2010 | Roncalli HS (IN) (assistant) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 337–263 (college) 276–110 (high school) |
| Tournaments | 1–2 (NCAA Division I) 1–2 (NCAA Division II) 4–3 (NCAA Division III) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| ICAC regular season (1990) GLVC regular season (1997) MVC regular season (2000) MVC tournament (2001) | |
| Awards | |
| ICAC Coach of the Year (1990) 2× GLVC Coach of the Year (1996, 1997) MVC Coach of the Year (2000) DePauw Hall of Fame (2003) Bedford County Hall of Fame (2006) Univ. of Indianapolis Hall of Fame (2011) | |
Royce Waltman (January 8, 1942 – April 7, 2014) was an American college basketball coach, best known for his time as head coach at Indiana State University from 1997 to 2007. Previously, he coached the University of Indianapolis from 1992 to 1997 and DePauw University from 1987 to 1992. He returned to coach Indianapolis for the 2007–8 season, before retiring.
He won 100 or more games at each school and led all three to the NCAA National Tournament; in addition, he led them all to conference regular and tournament championships. His career collegiate record was: 337–263 (.562).
Waltman entered the collegiate ranks after fifteen years as a high school basketball coach in Pennsylvania. He served an assistant coach on the staff of Bob Knight at Indiana University from the 1981-82 season through the Hoosiers' national championship campaign in 1986-87. Following his retirement from coaching, he returned to Bloomington as color commentator for Indiana basketball radio broadcasts. Waltman died at the age of 72 in 2014 after a period of declining health.[1]
His influence and legacy is represented by the Waltman Coaching Tree consisting of Indiana State coach Greg Lansing, Clemson coach Brad Brownell, who played for him at DePauw; Southeast Missouri & former Mississippi State coach Rick Ray, who coached with Waltman at Indiana State; former UM-Kansas City coach Kareem Richardson, University of Southern Indiana coach Stan Gouard and current University of Chicago coach Mike McGrath. His former assistant Todd Sturgeon succeeded him at UIndy, spending 10 years leading the Greyhounds. Long-time assistant Dick Bender is on Brownell's Clemson staff.