Dick Motta – Weber State
Men’s Basketball Head Coach, 1960-68
Dick Motta was the head men’s basketball coach at Weber State from 1960-68… Motta coached Weber State to the first NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament appearance for a school in 1968… Led the Wildcats to three Big Sky championships in 1965, 1966 and 1968… Named the Big Sky Coach of the Year in 1965… Currently ranks third in Big Sky history for career winning percentage at .772… Posted a 120-33 record in six Div. I years with Weber State, while holding a 164-50 record overall in his eight seasons in Ogden… Helped transition Weber State from a junior college to the NCAA… Motta went on to have a 25-year career as an NBA head coach, first with the Chicago Bulls where he was named the NBA Coach of the Year in 1971… Motta also coached the Washington Bullets to the 1978 NBA Championship… Won 935 games in the NBA, which currently ranks 14^th in the league’s history.