Glenn Wilkes

Glenn Wilkes (born November 28, 1928) is a former collegiate basketball coach who was inducted into the National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame.[1] He attended Mercer College.[2] He is known as the Godfather of Florida basketball.[3] He had over 550 wins along with 27 winning seasons.[4] He coached from 1957 to 1993.[1] He was the coach of the Stetson Hatters and helped in their transition from the NAIA to NCAA Division I.[5] He wrote a book called Basketball.[6] His son, Glenn Wilkes Jr. is a basketball coach at Rollins College.[7] His grandson Wyatt played college basketball at Florida State.[8]

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