Garland F. Pinholster

Garland F. Pinholster
Sport(s) Basketball, baseball, tennis
Biographical details
Born (1928-02-19) February 19, 1928
Clyattville, Georgia
Alma mater North Georgia College
Playing career
1948-1950 North Georgia College
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1956-1966 Oglethorpe
Accomplishments and honors
Awards
Oglethorpe Athletic Hall of Fame
Georgia Sports Hall of Fame

Garland Folsom Pinholster (born February 19, 1928) was an athletic director as well as college basketball, baseball, and tennis coach, elected to the Oglethorpe Athletic Hall of Fame in its inaugural year of 1962.[1] He is also a member of the Georgia Sports Hall of Fame.[2]

Early years

Pinholster was a basketball player for North Georgia College, a member of a team that won a state title in 1950.

Oglethorpe University

Pinholster most notably coached at Oglethorpe University from 1956 to 1966.

Basketball

He compiled a 18167 record as a basketball coach. Pinholster developed the wheel offense, an offensive strategy developed in the late 1950s.[3] It is a kind of continuity offense in which players move around in a circular pattern to create good scoring opportunities. The wheel offense is a popular offensive play, frequently used by teams from middle school to college levels because it can effectively work against any defense, including zone defense and man-to-man defense.[4] He is one proposed inventor for the foul-line huddle.[5] His teams were notable for their defense.[6]

He wrote several books on the sport, including Coach's Guide to Modern Basketball Defense .

United States national basketball

He coached the United States men's national basketball team including a gold medal finish at the 1963 Pan American Games and fourth place finish in the 1963 FIBA World Championship. The 1963 team included Willis Reed. Former coach Gary Colson once said "Garland Pinholster, for a period of time, was the best coach in the United States."[7]

Business

After his days at Oglethorpe, he became one of Atlanta's most successful business men.[2]

Politics

He then entered politics. Pinholster became chairman of the minority caucus of the Georgia House of Representatives and was elected to the Georgia State Board of Transportation.[2]

References

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