Biographical details | |
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Born | The Bronx, New York, U.S. | December 28, 1952
Playing career | |
1973–1974 | South Carolina |
Coaching career ( HC unless noted) | |
1976–1981 | Appalachian State (assistant) |
1981–1986 | Georgia Tech (associate HC) |
1986–1991 | South Carolina |
1991–1992 | Georgia Tech (assistant) |
1992–1995 | St. John's (assistant) |
1995–1997 | Oregon State (assistant) |
1997–2000 | Kentucky (assistant) |
2000–2001 | Kentucky (associate HC) |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 87–62 (.584) |
George Felton (born December 28, 1952) [1] is a former American college basketball coach. He was the head coach of the South Carolina Gamecocks men's basketball team from 1986 to 1991. [2] Felton has also served as a scout for the San Antonio Spurs and Indiana Pacers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). [3]
Felton was born in the Bronx, New York, and attended All Hallows High School. [1] He played college basketball for the South Carolina Gamecocks. [1] Felton started his coaching career as an assistant coach under Bobby Cremins with the Appalachian State Mountaineers from 1976 to 1981. [1] He followed Cremins to the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets in 1981 and was appointed as associate head coach. [1] Felton was hired by his alma mater to become the head coach of the Gamecocks in 1986. [1] He led the team to a 87–62 record for five seasons until he was fired in May 1991 with one year remaining on his contract. [1] Felton rejoined Cremins at Georgia Tech as an unpaid assistant for the 1991–92 season because of his buyout at South Carolina. [1] He became a full-time assistant in 1992 when he joined head coach Brian Mahoney with the St. John's Red Storm for three seasons. [1] Felton was hired as an assistant for the Oregon State Beavers in 1995 where he served under Eddie Payne, his former Gamecocks assistant coach. [1] He joined the staff of another former assistant, Tubby Smith, with the Kentucky Wildcats in 1997 and won a national championship with the team in 1998. [1]
Felton left the collegiate coaching ranks in 2001 to join the Indiana Pacers as a scout. [1] He was hired by the San Antonio Spurs as the director of college player personnel in 2006. [1]
Biographical details | |
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Born | The Bronx, New York, U.S. | December 28, 1952
Playing career | |
1973–1974 | South Carolina |
Coaching career ( HC unless noted) | |
1976–1981 | Appalachian State (assistant) |
1981–1986 | Georgia Tech (associate HC) |
1986–1991 | South Carolina |
1991–1992 | Georgia Tech (assistant) |
1992–1995 | St. John's (assistant) |
1995–1997 | Oregon State (assistant) |
1997–2000 | Kentucky (assistant) |
2000–2001 | Kentucky (associate HC) |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 87–62 (.584) |
George Felton (born December 28, 1952) [1] is a former American college basketball coach. He was the head coach of the South Carolina Gamecocks men's basketball team from 1986 to 1991. [2] Felton has also served as a scout for the San Antonio Spurs and Indiana Pacers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). [3]
Felton was born in the Bronx, New York, and attended All Hallows High School. [1] He played college basketball for the South Carolina Gamecocks. [1] Felton started his coaching career as an assistant coach under Bobby Cremins with the Appalachian State Mountaineers from 1976 to 1981. [1] He followed Cremins to the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets in 1981 and was appointed as associate head coach. [1] Felton was hired by his alma mater to become the head coach of the Gamecocks in 1986. [1] He led the team to a 87–62 record for five seasons until he was fired in May 1991 with one year remaining on his contract. [1] Felton rejoined Cremins at Georgia Tech as an unpaid assistant for the 1991–92 season because of his buyout at South Carolina. [1] He became a full-time assistant in 1992 when he joined head coach Brian Mahoney with the St. John's Red Storm for three seasons. [1] Felton was hired as an assistant for the Oregon State Beavers in 1995 where he served under Eddie Payne, his former Gamecocks assistant coach. [1] He joined the staff of another former assistant, Tubby Smith, with the Kentucky Wildcats in 1997 and won a national championship with the team in 1998. [1]
Felton left the collegiate coaching ranks in 2001 to join the Indiana Pacers as a scout. [1] He was hired by the San Antonio Spurs as the director of college player personnel in 2006. [1]