[1] As a player, Waters played under head coach Everett Case at North Carolina State University.

Waters is one of only four individuals in Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) history to be on conference basketball championship teams at two different universities—first as a player at NC State (1956), then later as an assistant coach at Duke University (1960, 1963, 1964).

As head coach at West Virginia, Waters maintained a winning record against his former school.

[3] Waters broadcasting experience includes coverage with NBC, USA, ESPN, Jefferson-Pilot/Raycom, Madison Square Garden Network, and Fox Sports.

They have three children (Michael, Terry, and Linda), twelve grandchildren, and three great grandsons.