Monday, October 18, 2010

DeLand, Fla. - Former Stetson head basketball coach Glenn Wilkes is set to be inducted into the Central Florida Sports Hall of Fame. He led the program for 36 years beginning with the 1957-58 season and running consecutively through the 1992-93 campaign, a span of over three-and-a-half decades.  He compiled a 552-435 (.559) overall record and finished with 27 winning seasons. He led the Hatters to a school-record 22-win season in 1969-70 and again in 1974-75.  Wilkes also took Stetson basketball from the NAIA ranks to the NCAA Division I level.

In addition to his accomplishments on the court, Wilkes served the basketball community by sponsoring the first coaching clinic in the south, the first basketball clinic for boys, the first basketball clinic for girls, and the first officials' clinic.  He remains active in coaching camps and organizing basketball tournaments. Wilkes, who also spent 23 years as Stetson's Athletic Director.

One of the most highly respected coaches in the history of college basketball, Wilkes ranked among the NCAA's Top 25 Division I coaches in all-time coaching wins prior to his retirement. His players earned a total of 10 All-America awards and 17 played professionally.