 His jersey was retired in the Marriott Center in March 2006 in the last home game of the season against the New Mexico Lobos.Watts retired as the winningest coach in BYU history.After Watts' retirement following the 1972 season, the program experienced five consecutive losing seasons from 1974 through 1978 before returning to the NCAA Tournament in 1979 behind Danny Ainge and coach Frank Arnold.