Glenn Wilkes
Biographical details | |
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Born | (1928-11-28)November 28, 1928 Eatonton, Georgia, U.S. |
Died | November 21, 2020(2020-11-21) (aged 91) |
Playing career | |
1946–1950 | Mercer |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
1952–1957 | Brewton–Parker JC |
1957–1993 | Stetson |
Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
1968–1990 | Stetson |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 551–436 (college) |
Tournaments | 2–4 (NAIA) 3–4 (NCAA College Division) 4–6 (TAAC) |
College Basketball Hall of Fame Inducted in 2014 | |
Glenn Newton Wilkes (November 28, 1928 – November 21, 2020) was an American college basketball coach and athletics administrator. He served as the head men's basketball coach at Stetson University in DeLand, Florida from 1957 to 1993 and was the school's athletic director from 1968 to 1990. Known as the Godfather of Florida basketball, Wilkes was inducted into the National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame in 2014.[1][2][3]
Wilkes attended Mercer University, where he played college basketball from 1946 to 1950.[4] At Stetson, he had over 550 wins along with 27 winning seasons.[5][3]
Wilkes wrote a book called Basketball.[6] His son, Glenn Wilkes Jr., is the head women's basketball coach at Rollins College in Winter Park, Florida.[7] His grandson, Wyatt, plays college basketball at Florida State University.[8]
Head coaching record
College
Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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Stetson Hatters (NCAA College Division independent) (1957–1961) | |||||||||
1957–58 | Stetson | 14–11 | NAIA Second Round | ||||||
1958–59 | Stetson | 17–11 | |||||||
1959–60 | Stetson | 16–13 | NAIA First Round | ||||||
1960–61 | Stetson | 20–7 | |||||||
Stetson Hatters (Florida Intercollegiate Conference) (1961–196) | |||||||||
1961–62 | Stetson | 16–12 | 4–6 | NAIA First Round | |||||
1962–63 | Stetson | 15–13 | 7–3 | NAIA Second Round | |||||
1963–64 | Stetson | 16–9 | 7–1 | ||||||
1964–65 | Stetson | 16–10 | 6–2 | ||||||
1965–66 | Stetson | 13–12 | 5–1 | ||||||
1966–67 | Stetson | 17–10 | 5–1 | NCAA College Division Regional Fourth Place | |||||
1967–68 | Stetson | 8–18 | 1–5 | ||||||
Stetson Hatters (NCAA College Division independent) (1968–1971) | |||||||||
1968–69 | Stetson | 14–12 | |||||||
1969–70 | Stetson | 22–7 | NCAA College Division Quarterfinal | ||||||
1970–71 | Stetson | 19–9 | NCAA College Division Regional Third Place | ||||||
Stetson Hatters (NCAA University Division / Division I independent) (1971–1986) | |||||||||
1971–72 | Stetson | 6–20 | |||||||
1972–73 | Stetson | 15–11 | |||||||
1973–74 | Stetson | 17–9 | |||||||
1974–75 | Stetson | 22–4 | |||||||
1975–76 | Stetson | 17–9 | |||||||
1976–77 | Stetson | 15–12 | |||||||
1977–78 | Stetson | 14–13 | |||||||
1978–79 | Stetson | 15–12 | |||||||
1979–80 | Stetson | 15–12 | |||||||
1980–81 | Stetson | 18–9 | |||||||
1981–82 | Stetson | 12–15 | |||||||
1983–84 | Stetson | 19–9 | |||||||
1983–84 | Stetson | 19–9 | |||||||
1984–85 | Stetson | 12–16 | |||||||
1985–86 | Stetson | 10–18 | |||||||
Stetson Hatters (Trans America Athletic Conference) (1986–1993) | |||||||||
1986–87 | Stetson | 18–13 | 13–5 | T–2nd | |||||
1987–88 | Stetson | 13–15 | 8–10 | T–5th | |||||
1988–89 | Stetson | 17–12 | 10–8 | 3rd | |||||
1989–90 | Stetson | 15–17 | 8–8 | 5th | |||||
1990–91 | Stetson | 15–16 | 9–5 | T–3rd | |||||
1991–92 | Stetson | 11–17 | 6–8 | T–5th | |||||
1992–93 | Stetson | 14–13 | 6–6 | 4th | |||||
Stetson: | 551–436 | 95–69 | |||||||
Total: | 551–436 |
References
- ^ "The Real "Godfather": Legendary coach Glenn Wilkes talks Stetson, Michael Jordan and Gambling and Lebron James". February 20, 2013. Archived from the original on August 19, 2016. Retrieved August 1, 2016.
- ^ "Glenn Wilkes". The Daytona Beach News-Journal. Daytona Beach, Florida. November 27, 2020. Archived from the original on January 10, 2021. Retrieved January 6, 2021 – via Legacy.com.
- ^ a b Sentinel, Orlando. "Longtime Stetson coach Glenn Wilkes takes well-deserved victory tour to Hall of Fame". Archived from the original on 2016-08-18. Retrieved 2016-08-01.
- ^ "Glenn Wilkes Coaching Record - College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com". Archived from the original on October 3, 2016.
- ^ "A-Sun Hall of Fame Spotlight: Stetson's Glenn Wilkes Sr. – ASUN Conference". Archived from the original on 2016-09-14. Retrieved 2016-08-01.
- ^ Glenn., Wilkes (1998). Basketball (7th ed.). Boston, Mass.: WCB/McGraw-Hill. ISBN 0697345378. OCLC 36581974.
- ^ "Glenn Wilkes Jr". Archived from the original on 2016-08-18. Retrieved 2016-08-01.
- ^ Willis, Ken. "Stetson basketball legend Glenn Wilkes refuses to act his age". Daytona Beach News-Journal Online. Archived from the original on August 20, 2019. Retrieved August 20, 2019.
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