Dick Walters

Dick Walters (born 1946/1947) is an American former college basketball coach. He coached the Evansville Purple Aces men's basketball team from 1978 to 1985. Walters was hired after the entire 1977–78 Evansville team perished in a plane crash during the season in December 1977.

Dick Walters

Biographical details
Born	1946 or 1947 (age 77–78)[1]
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1971–1978	College of DuPage
1978–1985	Evansville
Head coaching record
Overall	114–87 (college) 202–56 (junior college)
Tournaments	0–1 (NCAA Division I)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
MCC regular season (1982) MCC tournament (1982)

Walters is a graduate of Illinois State University and achieved a record of 202–56 in the junior college ranks at the College of DuPage prior to accepting the Evansville Purple Aces men's basketball job.

Following the Purple Aces NCAA appearance in 1982, Walters interviewed for the University of Wisconsin–Madison head coaching position but chose to remain at Evansville with a new five-year contract.^[2]

Head coaching record

College

Statistics overview

Season	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
Evansville Purple Aces (NCAA Division I independent) (1978–1979)
1978–79	Evansville	13–16
Evansville Purple Aces (Midwestern Collegiate Conference) (1979–1985)
1979–80	Evansville	18–10	1–4	5th
1980–81	Evansville	19–9	6–5	T–4th
1981–82	Evansville	23–6	10–2	1st	NCAA Division I First Round
1982–83	Evansville	13–16	6–8	T–5th
1983–84	Evansville	15–14	7–7	T–4th
1984–85	Evansville	13–16	4–10	6th
Evansville:		114–87	34–36
Total:		114–87
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