Scotty Hamilton

Floyd Scott Hamilton (November 21, 1921 – April 11, 1976) was an American basketball player and coach.

Scotty Hamilton

Hamilton in January 1943
Personal information
Born	(1921-11-21)November 21, 1921 Grafton, West Virginia, U.S.
Died	April 11, 1976(1976-04-11) (aged 54) Marietta, Ohio, U.S.
Listed height	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Listed weight	190 lb (86 kg)
Career information
High school	Grafton (Grafton, West Virginia)
College	West Virginia (1940–1943)
BAA draft	1947: — round, —
Selected by the Baltimore Bullets
Position	Point guard
Coaching career	1947–1959
Career history
As player:
1944–1945	Wilmington Bombers
As coach:
1947–1949	Welch HS
1950–1952	Washington and Lee
1952–1959	Broadway HS
Career highlights and awards
First-team All-American – Helms (1942) NIT champion (1942)
Stats  at Basketball-Reference.com
Career coaching record
College	13–39 (.250)

A Grafton, West Virginia, native, Hamilton played college basketball for the West Virginia Mountaineers. As a junior in the 1941–42 season, Hamilton led the Mountaineers to the 1942 National Invitation Tournament and was named an All-American by the Helms Athletic Foundation at the end of the season. He was the first WVU basketball player to earn this designation.[1]

Following the close of his college career in 1943, Hamilton joined the Navy to fight in World War II and upon his return played for a variety of professional and semi-professional teams[2] and was drafted by the Baltimore Bullets of the Basketball Association of America (BAA), though he never played for the team. He began coaching in 1947 as the head coach for Welch High School in Welch, West Virginia, and in 1950 made a move to the college ranks as he was named head coach for Washington and Lee.[3] Hamilton coached the Generals for two seasons, compiling a record of 13–39, before resigning in 1952.[4]

Hamilton spent the majority of his remaining years as a high school coach and administrator. He died on April 11, 1976, at age 54.[1]