# Perry Watson > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Perry_Watson > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Perry_Watson.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perry_Watson > Source revision: 1353892355 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) American college basketball coach Perry Watson Biographical details Born (1950-04-30) April 30, 1950 (age 76) Detroit, Michigan, U.S. Playing career 1968–1970 Henry Ford CC 1970–1972 Eastern Michigan Coaching career (HC unless noted) 1979–1991 Southwestern HS (MI) 1991–1993 Michigan (assistant) 1993–2008 Detroit Head coaching record Overall 258–185 (.582) (college) Tournaments 2–2 (NCAA Division I) 3–3 (NIT) Accomplishments and honors Championships 2 MCC tournament (1994, 1999) 2 MCC regular season (1998, 1999) Awards MCC Coach of the Year (1998) **Perry Watson** (born April 30, 1950) is an American [college basketball](/source/College_basketball) coach from [Detroit](/source/Detroit), Michigan. He played for [Eastern Michigan University](/source/Eastern_Michigan_University) (where he was a teammate of [George Gervin](/source/George_Gervin)), graduating in 1972. In 1977, Watson took the head coaching position at [Detroit Southwestern High School](/source/Southwestern_High_School_(Michigan)) where he coached, among others, future NBA players [Jalen Rose](/source/Jalen_Rose), [Voshon Lenard](/source/Voshon_Lenard) and [Howard Eisley](/source/Howard_Eisley). Watson left Southwestern to take a position on [Steve Fisher](/source/Steve_Fisher_(American_basketball_coach))'s staff at the [University of Michigan](/source/University_of_Michigan) in 1991, coinciding with the arrival of the [Fab Five](/source/Fab_Five_(University_of_Michigan)) of which Rose was a member. After two years as an assistant under Fisher, Watson was hired as the head coach at the [University of Detroit Mercy](/source/University_of_Detroit_Mercy), where he spent the next 15 seasons. He compiled a record of 258–185, second in school history behind only [Bob Calihan](/source/Bob_Calihan). He led the Titans to three [Horizon League](/source/Horizon_League) titles, along with their first NCAA Tournament wins since advancing all the way to the Sweet 16 in 1977. Watson took an indefinite medical leave of absence in January 2008.[1] He resigned on March 5, 2008.[2] Perry Watson was an important character witness in the [University of Michigan basketball scandal](/source/University_of_Michigan_basketball_scandal).[3][4] ## Head coaching record ### College Record table Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason Detroit Titans (Midwestern Collegiate Conference / Horizon League) (1993–2008) 1993–94 Detroit 16–13 5–5 4th 1994–95 Detroit 13–15 9–5 4th 1995–96 Detroit 18–11 8–8 T–4th 1996–97 Detroit 16–13 11–5 T–2nd 1997–98 Detroit 25–6 12–2 T–1st NCAA Division I Second Round 1998–99 Detroit 25–6 12–2 1st NCAA Division I Second Round 1999–00 Detroit 20–12 8–6 3rd 2000–01 Detroit 25–12 10–4 2nd NIT Fourth Place 2001–02 Detroit 18–13 11–5 T–2nd NIT Opening Round 2002–03 Detroit 18–12 9–7 T–4th 2003–04 Detroit 19–11 10–6 T–4th 2004–05 Detroit 14–16 9–7 3rd 2005–06 Detroit 16–16 8–8 T–3rd 2006–07 Detroit 11–19 6–10 T–7th 2007–08 Detroit 4–10 0–4 – Detroit: 258–185 (.582) 128–84 (.604) Total: 258–185 (.582) 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 ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["UDM Basketball Coach Watson Takes Medical Leave. He is considered one of the greatest coaches in University of Detroit Basketball History, Along with Dick Vitale"](https://web.archive.org/web/20080110003448/http://www.detroittitans.com/mbasketball.jsp?id=1199734521144). *[University of Detroit Mercy](/source/University_of_Detroit_Mercy)*. January 7, 2008. Archived from [the original](http://www.detroittitans.com/mbasketball.jsp?id=1199734521144) on January 10, 2008. Retrieved January 10, 2008. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Detroit coach Watson resigns after 15 seasons"](https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/news/story?id=3277755). *[ESPN](/source/ESPN)*. March 5, 2008. Retrieved January 10, 2008. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-AesfsylRIctad_3-0)** Cnockaert, Jim (March 22, 2002). ["Accident's effects still felt six years later: Roberson: It changed the athletic department"](https://web.archive.org/web/20020827003820/http://mlive.com/wolverines/aanews/basketball/index.ssf?%2Fstories%2Fwolverines%2F20020322accident_effects.html). *MLive.com*. [Ann Arbor News](/source/Ann_Arbor_News). Archived from [the original](http://www.mlive.com/stories/wolverines/20020322accident_effects.html) on August 27, 2002. Retrieved August 13, 2008. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-EMRHlairiMbh_4-0)** ["Ed Martin Revealed: His long and infamous road into Michigan basketball history"](http://www.michigandaily.com/content/ed-martin-revealed-his-long-and-infamous-road-michigan-basketball-history). *[The Michigan Daily](/source/The_Michigan_Daily)*. May 12, 2003. Retrieved August 13, 2008. v t e Detroit Mercy Titans men's basketball head coaches C. B. Lundy (1905–1907) No team (1907–1909) Royal R. Campbell (1909–1913) Walter Hardy (1913–1916) Royal R. Campbell (1916–1919) James M. 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