Tony Yates

Tony Yates
Biographical details
Born(1937-09-15)September 15, 1937
Lawrenceburg, Indiana, U.S.
DiedMay 16, 2020(2020-05-16) (aged 82)
Mason, Ohio, U.S.
Playing career
1960–1963Cincinnati
Position(s)Point guard
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1972–1974Cincinnati (assistant)
1974–1983Illinois (assistant)
1983–1989Cincinnati
Head coaching record
Overall70–100
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
Awards
Two men are on a basketball court, one with his back to the camera and one dribbling a ball toward the camera in a black and white photograph.
Tony Yates dribbles up court in this photo published by The News Record, the University of Cincinnati’s student newspaper, on March 28, 1963.

Tony Yates (September 15, 1937[1] – May 16, 2020) was an American college basketball player and head coach for the Cincinnati Bearcats. As a player, he won consecutive national championships with Cincinnati in 1961 and 1962. Yates was named a third-team All-American in 1963, when the Bearcats advanced to the national championship game for the third straight season. In the 1980s he was the head coach at Cincinnati for six seasons.

  1. ^ Perry, Michael (January 1, 2004). Tales from Cincinnati Bearcats Basketball. Sports Publishing LLC. ISBN 9781582617459.