Bo Clark

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Bo Clark
Biographical details
Born (1957-04-24) April 24, 1957 (age 66)
Appleton, Wisconsin
Playing career
1975–1980 UCF
Position(s) Shooting guard
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1982–1984 Flagler
1984–1987 Winter Park HS
1987–1988 St. Johns River State
1988–2017Flagler
Head coaching record
Overall491–378 (.565)
Accomplishments and honors
Awards

James Paul "Bo" Clark (born April 24, 1957) is an American former college basketball coach and author. He was the head men's basketball coach at Flagler College in for 31 years and led his teams to 491 wins. In his tenure, the Saints qualified for three National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) national basketball tournaments. The court at Flagler is named in his honor. The "Clark Family Court" was dedicated on February 18, 2017. [1] [2] Clark is also the career points leader for the University of Central Florida.

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Early life

Born in Appleton, Wis., he is the son of former Xavier High School (Appleton, Wis.) and University of Central Florida basketball coaching legend, Gene "Torchy" Clark. [3] [4] [5] The younger Clark played for his father at UCF and was a three-time NCAA Division II All-American. [4] He is the school's all-time leading scorer with 2,886 points. [6] On January 30, 1977, Clark scored 70 points in a game against Florida Memorial University. [6] He also played one season for Athletes In Action USA (1980–81). Clark's No. 23 jersey is retired at both Bishop Moore Catholic High School, in Orlando, Fla., and at UCF. [7]

Honors

High school

College

Coaching

Head coaching record

Statistics overview
SeasonTeamOverallConferenceStandingPostseason
Flagler Saints (NAIA District 25)(1982–1990)
1982–83Flagler 18–12NAIA District 25 Toun.
1983–84Flagler 12–14
1988–89Flagler 16–9
1989–90Flagler 14–12
Flagler Saints (Florida Intercollegiate Athletic Conference)(1990–1992)
1990–91Flagler 19–7NAIA District 25 Tourn. semis
1991–92Flagler 19–8NAIA District 25 Tourn.
Flagler Saints (Florida Sun Conference)(1992–2006)
1992–93Flagler 8–190–14
1993–94Flagler 12–165–9
1994–95Flagler 20–109–5Florida Sun Conf. Tourn.
1995–96Flagler 22–710–4Florida Sun Conf. Tourn.
1996–97Flagler 22–99–5Florida Sun Conf. Tourn.
1997–98Flagler 20–117–7Florida Sun Conf. Tourn.
1998–99Flagler 16–147–7Florida Sun Conf. Tourn.
1999-00Flagler 14–163–9Florida Sun Conf. Tourn.
2000–01Flagler 20–99–3Florida Sun Conf. Tourn.
2001–02Flagler 24–69–3Florida Sun Conf. Tourn.
2002–03Flagler 22–89–5NAIA Division II Nationals
2003–04Flagler 26–610–0NAIA Division II Nationals
2004–05Flagler 23–88–2NAIA Division II Nationals
2005–06Flagler 14–142–8Florida Sun Conf. Tourn.
Flagler Saints (NCAA Division II provisional)(2006–2009)
2006–07Flagler 14–13National Independent Tourn.
2007–08Flagler 20–7
2008–09Flagler 12–15
Flagler Saints (Peach Belt Conference)(2009–2017)
2009–10Flagler 11–166–125th/East
2010–11Flagler 10–164–146th/East
2011–12Flagler 9–172–167th/East
2012–13Flagler 11–157–125th/East
2013–14Flagler 11–155–14T-5th/East
2015–16Flagler 8–203–167th/East
2016–17Flagler 10–164–157th/East
Total:491–378

      National champion        Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion        Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion      Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

Personal life

Bo Clark and his wife Nancy (m. 1984), have three sons: JP, David, and Matt. He presently runs youth basketball camps, Bo Clark Basketball Camps, in St. Augustine, Altamonte Springs, and Winter Park, Florida.

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References

  1. ↑ "Bo Clark announces retirement after 31 years at Flagler". Flagler College Athletics.
  2. ↑ "Flagler Gymnasium renovation completed". Flagler College Athletics.
  3. ↑ "Former Flagler men's basketball coach Bo Clark publishes bio of his legendary father Torchy". Flagler College Athletics.
  4. 1 2 Pollock, Tim. "Flagler College Basketball: The History". Bleacher Report . Retrieved December 10, 2020.
  5. ↑ Brown, Will (June 20, 2020). "Former Flagler College basketball coach Bo Clark dedicates debut book to biography about his father, 'Torchy' Clark". St. Augustine Record . Retrieved December 10, 2020.
  6. 1 2 "UCF Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). UCF Athletics.
  7. ↑ White, Russ. "BO CLARK'S JERSEY IS RETIRED – AGAIN". Orlando Sentinel . Retrieved December 10, 2020.
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