Sport(s) | Basketball |
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Current position | |
Title | Head coach |
Biographical details | |
Born |
Crawfordsville, Indiana |
July 30, 1885
Died | February 16, 1969 Crawfordsville, Indiana |
(aged 83)
Playing career | |
1908–1912 | Wabash |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
1909–1911 | Crawfordsville High School |
1924–1927 | Indiana State |
Accomplishments and honors | |
Championships | |
1911 IHSAA Championship | |
Awards | |
1966 Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame 1982 Indiana State University Hall of Fame |
David A. Glascock (30 July 1885 – 16 February 1969) was a former Head Basketball Coach. He was the Head Coach at Indiana State University from 1924–1927, and the 1932–33 season. His career collegiate record is: 33-32 (.508).
A U.S. Army veteran of World War I, he was decorated for his actions at Verdun. He held an AM (1915) from Indiana University and a PhD from Columbia University.
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
He spent four seasons (1924-1927; 1932–33) on the Indiana State hardwood, compiling a record of 33-32 (.508). Prior to his tenure at Indiana State, he served as the athletic director at Northern State University in Aberdeen, South Dakota in 1915.
Prior to becoming a collegiate coach, Glascock spent 13 years as a High School coach; his first job came as head coach at his alma mater, Crawfordsville High in Crawfordsville, Indiana. In his first year, the Athenians went 13-1 and claimed the mythical 'State Championship' over hated-rival, Lebanon High Lebanon, Indiana due to a higher winning percentage; though Lebanon had more wins. In 1911, they won 16 games and lost 2 (.889) and the first Indiana High School Boys Basketball Champions State title. During his this two-year stint, he went 29-3 (.906) He then moved to coaching jobs in Illinois, South Dakota and Utah.