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American basketball coach and scout For George Felton (MP), see Lancaster (UK Parliament constituency). For the computer scientist, see George E. Felton.

George Felton
Biographical details
Born	(1952-12-28) December 28, 1952 (age 71) The Bronx, New York, U.S.
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) 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. Felton has also served as a scout for the San Antonio Spurs and Indiana Pacers of the National Basketball Association (NBA).

Felton was born in the Bronx, New York, and attended All Hallows High School. He played college basketball for the South Carolina Gamecocks. Felton started his coaching career as an assistant coach under Bobby Cremins with the Appalachian State Mountaineers from 1976 to 1981. He followed Cremins to the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets in 1981 and was appointed as associate head coach. Felton was hired by his alma mater to become the head coach of the Gamecocks in 1986. 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. Felton rejoined Cremins at Georgia Tech as an unpaid assistant for the 1991–92 season because of his buyout at South Carolina. 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. Felton was hired as an assistant for the Oregon State Beavers in 1995 where he served under Eddie Payne, his former Gamecocks assistant coach. 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.

Felton left the collegiate coaching ranks in 2001 to join the Indiana Pacers as a scout. He was hired by the San Antonio Spurs as the director of college player personnel in 2006.

References

^ "George Felton (Former Head Coach)". Coaches Database. Retrieved May 17, 2024.
"Times Daily - Google News Archive Search".
"Spotlight: George Felton". Bethlehem University Foundation. November 2021. Retrieved May 17, 2024.

v t e South Carolina Gamecocks men's basketball head coaches
J. H. Brown (1908–1909) F. E. Schofield (1909–1910) No coach (1910–1911) James G. Driver (1911–1913) John Blackburn (1913–1914) L. W. Hill (1914–1915) Charles C. Farrell (1915–1916) Dixon Foster (1916–1920) Sol Metzger (1920–1921) Lana A. Sims (1921–1922) Jack Crawford (1922–1924) Branch Bocock (1924–1927) A. Burnet Stoney (1927–1928) Rock Norman (1928–1932) Billy Laval (1932–1933) Rock Norman (1933–1935) Ted Petoskey (1935–1940) Frank Johnson (1940–1942) Rex Enright (1942–1943) Henry Findley (1943–1944) John D. McMillan (1944–1945) Frank Johnson (1945–1958) Walt Hambrick (1958–1959) Bob Stevens (1959–1962) Chuck Noe (1962–1964) Dwane Morrison # (1964) Frank McGuire (1964–1980) Bill Foster (1980–1986) George Felton (1986–1991) Steve Newton (1991–1993) Eddie Fogler (1993–2001) Dave Odom (2001–2008) Darrin Horn (2008–2012) Frank Martin (2012–2022) Lamont Paris (2022– ) # denotes interim head coach

South Carolina Gamecocks men's basketball head coaches

J. H. Brown (1908–1909)
F. E. Schofield (1909–1910)
No coach (1910–1911)
James G. Driver (1911–1913)
John Blackburn (1913–1914)
L. W. Hill (1914–1915)
Charles C. Farrell (1915–1916)
Dixon Foster (1916–1920)
Sol Metzger (1920–1921)
Lana A. Sims (1921–1922)
Jack Crawford (1922–1924)
Branch Bocock (1924–1927)
A. Burnet Stoney (1927–1928)
Rock Norman (1928–1932)
Billy Laval (1932–1933)
Rock Norman (1933–1935)
Ted Petoskey (1935–1940)
Frank Johnson (1940–1942)
Rex Enright (1942–1943)
Henry Findley (1943–1944)
John D. McMillan (1944–1945)
Frank Johnson (1945–1958)
Walt Hambrick (1958–1959)
Bob Stevens (1959–1962)
Chuck Noe (1962–1964)
Dwane Morrison # (1964)
Frank McGuire (1964–1980)
Bill Foster (1980–1986)
George Felton (1986–1991)
Steve Newton (1991–1993)
Eddie Fogler (1993–2001)
Dave Odom (2001–2008)
Darrin Horn (2008–2012)
Frank Martin (2012–2022)
Lamont Paris (2022– )

# denotes interim head coach

v t e Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball 1997–98 NCAA champions
3 Allen Edwards 4 Steve Masiello 5 Wayne Turner 11 Saul Smith 13 Nazr Mohammed 14 Heshimu Evans 15 Jeff Sheppard (MOP) 33 Michael Bradley 34 Scott Padgett 42 Jamaal Magloire Head coach Tubby Smith Assistant coaches Mike Sutton George Felton Shawn Finney

Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball 1997–98 NCAA champions

Head coach: Tubby Smith

Assistant coaches: Mike Sutton; George Felton; Shawn Finney

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