Bo Overton

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Template:Short description Template:Use mdy dates Script error: No such module "Infobox".Template:Template otherScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Glenn "Bo" Overton[1] (born July 9, 1960)[2] is an American basketball coach who is currently the head women's basketball coach at Oklahoma Baptist University. Prior to OBU, he was coaching in the Women's Chinese Basketball Association.[3]

Early life and education

Born in Ada, Oklahoma, Overton was the 1979 Oklahoma High School Basketball Player of the Year as a senior at Ada High School.[2]

Overton played at the University of Oklahoma from 1980 to 1983, and was a starting point guard. At the end of his career, he held school records for free throw percentage, assists and games played.

Professional playing career

He was selected by the Phoenix Suns in the 1983 NBA draft. He played for the Toronto Tornadoes of the Continental Basketball Association in the 1984–85 season, then was an assistant coach for that team, which by then moved to Pensacola, Florida, in the 1985–86 season.[4]

Coaching career

He was the head coach and athletic director at Murray State College in Tishomingo, Oklahoma from 1989 to 1991. Overton was a men's basketball assistant coach at Oral Roberts (1987 to 1988 and 1991 to 1993), Texas State (1993 to 1994), and Louisiana Tech (1994 to 1998) as a men's assistant coach.[4]

Overton returned to his alma mater to coach Oklahoma Sooners women's basketball under Sherri Coale. The Sooners played in the 2002 Final Four. After OU he was the head coach at UMKC.[5]

On December 12, 2006, Overton resigned from UMKC to become head coach for the Chicago Sky of the WNBA.[6][7] He resigned on March 12, 2008, following a 14–20 season.[8]

Overton was a consultant to the WNBA's Tulsa Shock from 2008 to 2009. From 2009 to 2010, he was an assistant coach for the Bahamas women's national basketball team.[9][10] Overton then coached for Liaoning Hengye of the Women's Chinese Basketball Association (WCBA) from 2011 to 2012.[11] Overton then coached the China women's national basketball team during the 2012 Summer Olympics, then the Guangdong Dragons of the WCBA in the 2012–13 season and Dynamo Kursk of the Russian Women's Basketball Premier League in 2013–14.[9]

In 2015, Overton became head women's basketball coach at Oklahoma City University.[12] He would lead Oklahoma City to a NAIA national championship in the 2016–17 season and named coach of the year.[13]

On March 16, 2020, Overton was named the head coach at Oklahoma Baptist University.[14]

Head coaching record

College

Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason

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2004–05 UMKC 10–20 6–10 7th[15]
2005–06 UMKC 10–18 8–8 6th[16]
2006–07 UMKC 2–9 (resigned)
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2015–16 Oklahoma City 20–9 15–3 2nd[17] NAIA D-I First Round[18]
2016–17 Oklahoma City 34–2 17–1 1st[19] NAIA D-I Champions
2017–18 Oklahoma City 28–6 17–3 T–1st NAIA D-I First Round
2018–19 Oklahoma City 33–5 20–2 1st NAIA D-I Runner-up
2019–20 Oklahoma City 30–2 19–1 T–1st Postseason canceled
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2020–21 Oklahoma Baptist 4–17 3–15 6th (Western)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
2021–22 Oklahoma Baptist 14–14 10–12 T–8th
2022–23 Oklahoma Baptist 17–13 12–10 T–4th
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      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

WNBA

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References

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External links

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