![]() Locke at Clemson in 1975 | |
Biographical details | |
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Born | Batesville, Indiana, U.S. | February 26, 1937
Died | May 15, 2024 Jacksonville, Florida, U.S. | (aged 87)
Playing career | |
1957–1959 | Ohio Wesleyan |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
1959–1960 | Ohio Wesleyan (assistant) |
1960–1963 | Army (assistant) |
1963–1965 | Army |
1965–1966 | Miami (OH) (freshmen) |
1966–1970 | Miami (OH) |
1970–1975 | Clemson |
1975–1976 | Buffalo Braves (assistant) |
1976–1977 | Buffalo Braves |
1978–1981 | Jacksonville |
1981–1983 | UNLV (assistant) |
1987–1989 | Indiana (assistant) |
1989–1994 | Indiana State |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 255–254 (college) 16–30 (NBA) |
Tournaments | 1–3 (NCAA University Division / Division I) 6–4 (NIT) |
Accomplishments and honors | |
Championships | |
MAC regular season (1969) Sun Belt tournament (1979) | |
Awards | |
Sun Belt Coach of the Year (1980) MVC Coach of the Year (1991) | |
Taylor "Tates" Locke (February 25, 1937 – May 15, 2024) was an American basketball coach. He was described by Rick Telander in the March 8, 1982, issue of Sports Illustrated as being "as high-strung, aggressive and gung-ho over college coaching as anyone has ever been."[1] He died in Jacksonville, Florida, on May 15, 2024, at the age of 87.[2]
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