Bob Bass​

Bob Bass had a 50-year career in basketball as a collegiate championship coach, a professional coach in two leagues and an award-winning front office executive. ​

He coached for 15 years at NAIA Oklahoma Baptist University, leading the Bisons to six conference titles, six post-season tournaments, three tournament championship games and one NAIA championship title. Bass has been inducted into the NAIA Hall of Fame. With two more seasons at Texas Tech, he compiled a 297-158 collegiate record and an NAIA Coach of the Year award.​

​Bass spent 30 years in coaching and management positions in the American Basketball Association and the National Basketball Association. He started as head coach of the ABA Denver Nuggets in 1967 followed by seasons in Miami and Memphis. His 20 years with the San Antonio Spurs began in 1974. With the ABA and NBA Spurs he served as Coach, General Manager, Vice-President of Basketball Operations and Assistant to the Chairman and earned the first of two honors as NBA Executive of the Year. His collegiate and professional coaching career produced 609 wins, to include a 144-108 record with the Spurs. Bass retired in 2005 after nine seasons with the NBA Charlotte/New Orleans Hornets, with whom he earned his second Executive of the Year award.​