Tony Yates
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | September 15, 1937 Lawrenceburg, Indiana, U.S. |
| Died | May 16, 2020 (aged 82) Mason, Ohio, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1960–1963 | Cincinnati |
| Position(s) | Point guard |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1972–1974 | Cincinnati (assistant) |
| 1974–1983 | Illinois (assistant) |
| 1983–1989 | Cincinnati |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 70–100 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
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Tony Yates (September 15, 1937 – May 16, 2020) was an American college basketball player and head coach for the Cincinnati Bearcats. As a player, he won consecutive national championships with Cincinnati in 1961 and 1962. Yates was named a third-team All-American in 1963, when the Bearcats advanced to the national championship game for the third straight season. In the 1980s he was the head coach at Cincinnati for six seasons.