 Scott pictured in Yackety yak 1947, UNC yearbook | |
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | January 6, 1908 Franklin, Kansas, U.S. |
| Died | November 24, 1993 (aged 85) Charlotte, North Carolina, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1927–1930 | Pittsburg State |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1936–1938 | Concordia (MN) |
| 1938–1942 | Central Missouri State |
| 1946–1952 | North Carolina |
| 1955–1960 | Davidson |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1955–1974 | Davidson |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 248–208 |
Tom Scott (January 6, 1908 – November 24, 1993) was a head coach of the University of North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team from 1946–1952. While at UNC, Scott amassed a record of 100–65. His last two teams at UNC had losing records and he was consequently replaced by Frank McGuire as head coach.
A graduate of Kansas State Teachers College of Pittsburg (now Pittsburg State University) in 1930, Scott also coached at Concordia-Moorhead, Central Missouri State, and Davidson College and also serving as Davidson's Athletic Director from 1955 to 1974. As AD at Davidson he hired both Lefty Driesell and Terry Holland as head basketball coaches. He also coached the Davidson golf team to five Southern Conference championships. He was a chairman of the National Collegiate Athletic Association's basketball committee. Scott was inducted into the Davidson Athletics Hall of Fame in 1990 and the Central Missouri State Hall of Fame in 1993.
Head coaching record
| Season | Team | Total Wins |
Total Losses |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1936–37 | Concordia Moorhead | 7 | 11 |
| 1937–38 | Concordia Moorhead | 14 | 12 |
| 1938–39 | Central Missouri State | 22 | 7 |
| 1939–40 | Central Missouri State | 17 | 8 |
| 1940–41 | Central Missouri State | 15 | 9 |
| 1941–42 | Central Missouri State | 20 | 7 |
| 1945–46 | Central Missouri State | 13 | 5 |
| 1946–47 | North Carolina | 19 | 8 |
| 1947–48 | North Carolina | 20 | 7 |
| 1948–49 | North Carolina | 20 | 8 |
| 1949–50 | North Carolina | 17 | 12 |
| 1950–51 | North Carolina | 12 | 15 |
| 1951–52 | North Carolina | 12 | 15 |
| 1955–56 | Davidson | 10 | 15 |
| 1956–57 | Davidson | 7 | 20 |
| 1957–58 | Davidson | 9 | 15 |
| 1958–59 | Davidson | 9 | 15 |
| 1959–60 | Davidson | 5 | 19 |
| Totals | 248 | 208 |