Glenn Wilkes

Glenn Wilkes

Biographical details
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

Statistics overview

Season	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
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

1. "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.
2. "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.
3. 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.
4. "Glenn Wilkes Coaching Record - College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com". Archived from the original on October 3, 2016.
5. "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.
6. Glenn., Wilkes (1998). Basketball (7th ed.). Boston, Mass.: WCB/McGraw-Hill. ISBN 0697345378. OCLC 36581974.
7. "Glenn Wilkes Jr". Archived from the original on 2016-08-18. Retrieved 2016-08-01.
8. 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.