WINTER PARK, Fla. – Rollins Women's Basketball Head Coach, Glenn Wilkes Jr. has been inducted into the Florida Association of Basketball Coaches Hall of Fame and will appear on their "Court of Legends" at the Lakeland Center in Lakeland, Florida.
Wilkes is the winningest coach in Sunshine State Conference history, winning a record 13 regular season titles and eight SSC Tournament Championships. His career record of 653-216 ranks ninth best among active coaches in Division II and 14th all-time. He has the sixth most victories in the history of Division II and ranks 34th all-time covering all divisions. Wilkes’ winning percentage (.754) is the 33rd best among active coaches in all NCAA Divisions.
Wilkes is a nine-time SSC Coach of the Year and was named Division II WBCA National Coach of the Year after the 2005-06 season. In 2007, Wilkes was honored as the Sunshine State Conference Silver Anniversary Top Coach of the First 25-Years.
Rollins has won 20 or more games in 23 seasons under Wilkes, the fourth most all-time.
During Wilkes’ tenure, the Tars have earned 14 trips to the NCAA Tournament and in 2012 won the South Region Tournament for the first time in school history. While at the Elite Eight, Rollins advanced to the Final Four, the furthest any SSC team has ever gone in the tournament.
The son of legendary Stetson University coach Glenn Wilkes, Wilkes, Jr. has an active career with 653 wins. They have won more games than any father-son duo in NCAA history with over 1200 career wins.
The 2015 FABC Court of Legends banquet will be held on Sunday, December 6th at the Lakeland Center at 1:00pm. In the Lake Hunter room. Tickets for the event are $15 which includes a full dinner entrée. They must be ordered in advance by email at fabcbasketball@gmail.com or by calling (352) 207-3309 .