Rodney Watson

Quick Facts

Full Name	Rodney Watson
Occupation	Basketball Coach
Date Of Birth	Jul 18, 1960(1960-07-18)
Age	64
Birthplace	Paris
Country	United States
Birth City	Illinois
Horoscope	Cancer

Rodney Watson Biography

Rodney Watson is one of the most popular and richest Basketball Coach who was born on July 18, 1960 in Paris, Illinois, United States. Rodney Watson, born July 18, 1960, is an American basketball coach. He was the former head coach at the University of Southern Indiana. After Rick Herdes resigned, Watson was succeeded by Watson.

In 2007, he was being considered for the position of men’s basketball coach at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville.

Watson retired following the 2019–20 season. His teams compiled a record of 251–82 over his eleven seasons.

Watson started his two-year stint as an assistant at the University of Nebraska-Omaha men’s basketball team. In 1988, he became an assistant coach at Southern Illinois University men’s basketball team. He stayed until the 2008-2009 season. During his twenty-one seasons with the Salukis, he helped coach the team to a 430-238 record, eleven Missouri Valley Conference championships, and nine NCAA Men’s Division I Basketball Tournament appearances (the Salukis had only had one previously)–including six in his last seven years. Watson was a student of Bruce Weber, Matt Painter and Chris Lowery while at SIU. Neil Hayes, writing in The Chicago Sun-Times, credited Watson for maintaining team continuity through the tenures four different head coaches.

Rodney Watson Net Worth

Rodney Watson is one of the richest Basketball Coach from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Rodney Watson 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Watson began his coaching career at Coulterville High school in Coulterville in Illinois in 1982. He led the team to an Illinois high schools regional championship. He was named the Madison High School head coach in 1984. There, the Trojans reached the Illinois high school Elite Eight.

Watson was born in Paris in Illinois. He graduated from Eastern Illinois University, in 1982. Rodney and Carol, their children’s school-age parents, live in Carterville, Illinois. Blake (16), Olivia (16), Zach (20), Ashley (21) Ashley was a Saluki Shaker dancer at Southern Illinois. Zach currently competes in high jump for the USI track team.

On May 22, 2009, Watson was hired to fill a vacancy created by the departure of Rick Herdes, who resigned following a scandal involving multiple NCAA rules violations by USI. Despite a one-year prohibition on postseason play imposed by the GLVC, Watson has led the team to a 23–0 start and a #2 ranking in the NABC Division II Top 25 Poll making it the best start for a first-year coach at USI. During the 2013-2014, Watson led USI to a GLVC Tournament Championship. USI also completed a season sweep of Bellarmine for the first time since the 2004-05 season.

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Rodney Ranked on the list of most popular Basketball Coach. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Rodney Watson celebrates birthday on July 18 of every year.