Butch Estes
American basketball coach
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
George "Butch" Estes (born June 14, 1949) is a men's basketball coach. He previously served as the head coach at Presbyterian College and Furman University. Estes resigned from Furman in March 1994, after finishing the 1993–94 regular season with a 9–17 record.[1]
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | June 14, 1949 |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1968–1971 | North Carolina (student assistant) |
| 1971–1973 | The Citadel (assistant) |
| 1973–1977 | East Carolina (assistant) |
| 1977–1980 | Rice (assistant) |
| 1980–1985 | Presbyterian |
| 1985–1994 | Furman |
| 1999–2003 | Guilford |
| 2003–2006 | Miami-Dade |
| 2006–2007 | Miami (FL) (assistant) |
| 2007–2008 | Seattle (assistant) |
| 2010–2013 | Palm Beach State |
| 2013–2025 | Barry |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 487–359 (.576) (college) 146–37 (.798) (junior college) |
| Tournaments | 0–1 (NIT) 8–6 (NCAA Division II) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| SoCon regular season (1991) 3 SSC regular season (2016–2018) | |
| Awards | |
| SoCon Coach of the Year (1987, 1991) | |
Coach Estes was the Head at Palm Beach State College from 2010 to 2013. He was offered the head coaching job at Barry University in 2013 and accepted it.[2]
Head coaching record
College
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Presbyterian Blue Hose (NAIA independent) (1980–1985) | |||||||||
| 1980–81 | Presbyterian | 10–21 | |||||||
| 1981–82 | Presbyterian | 12–16 | |||||||
| 1982–83 | Presbyterian | 21–12 | |||||||
| 1983–84 | Presbyterian | 25–6 | |||||||
| 1984–85 | Presbyterian | 24–8 | |||||||
| Presbyterian: | 92–63 (.594) | ||||||||
| Furman Paladins (Southern Conference) (1985–1994) | |||||||||
| 1985–86 | Furman | 10–17 | 5–11 | 7th | |||||
| 1986–87 | Furman | 17–12 | 10–6 | 4th | |||||
| 1987–88 | Furman | 18–10 | 11–5 | 2nd | |||||
| 1988–89 | Furman | 17–12 | 9–5 | 2nd | |||||
| 1989–90 | Furman | 15–16 | 5–9 | 6th | |||||
| 1990–91 | Furman | 20–9 | 11–3 | 1st | NIT First Round | ||||
| 1991–92 | Furman | 17–11 | 9–5 | 3rd | |||||
| 1992–93 | Furman | 11–17 | 8–10 | 6th | |||||
| 1993–94 | Furman | 10–18 | 6–12 | 8th | |||||
| Furman: | 135–122 (.525) | 74–66 (.529) | |||||||
| Guilford Quakers (Old Dominion Athletic Conference) (1999–2003) | |||||||||
| 1999–2000 | Guilford | 6–18 | 4–14 | ||||||
| 2000–01 | Guilford | 11–14 | 9–9 | ||||||
| 2001–02 | Guilford | 15–11 | 9–8 | ||||||
| 2002–03 | Guilford | 12–14 | 8–10 | ||||||
| Guilford: | 44–57 (.436) | 30–41 (.423) | |||||||
| Barry Buccaneers (Sunshine State Conference) (2013–2025) | |||||||||
| 2013–14 | Barry | 20–8 | 11–7 | NCAA Division II First Round | |||||
| 2014–15 | Barry | 25–6 | 13–3 | NCAA Division II Second Round | |||||
| 2015–16 | Barry | 26–7 | 12–4 | NCAA Division II Elite Eight | |||||
| 2016–17 | Barry | 23–7 | 13–5 | NCAA Division II Second Round | |||||
| 2017–18 | Barry | 23–9 | 14–6 | NCAA Division II Elite Eight | |||||
| 2018–19 | Barry | 18–11 | 12–8 | ||||||
| 2019–20 | Barry | 18–10 | 12–8 | ||||||
| 2020–21 | Barry | 2–5 | 0–0 | ||||||
| 2021–22 | Barry | 20–9 | 13–7 | NCAA Division II First Round | |||||
| 2022–23 | Barry | 12–14 | 8–12 | ||||||
| 2023–24 | Barry | 17–14 | 8–12 | ||||||
| 2024–25 | Barry | 12–17 | 8–12 | ||||||
| Barry: | 216–117 (.649) | 124–84 (.596) | |||||||
| Total: | 487–359 (.576) | ||||||||
|
National champion
Postseason invitational champion
| |||||||||
Junior college
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Dade College () (2003–2006) | |||||||||
| 2003–04 | Miami Dade | 17–13 | |||||||
| 2004–05 | Miami Dade | 24–4 | |||||||
| 2005–06 | Miami Dade | 25–7 | |||||||
| Miami Dade: | 66–24 (.733) | ||||||||
| Palm Beach State College () (2010–2013) | |||||||||
| 2010–11 | Palm Beach State | 25–6 | ? | ||||||
| 2011–12 | Palm Beach State | 26–4 | ? | ||||||
| 2012–13 | Palm Beach State | 29–3 | 11–2 | ||||||
| Palm Beach State: | 80–13 (.860) | 11–2 (.846) | |||||||
| Total: | 146–37 (.798) | ||||||||
|
National champion
Postseason invitational champion
| |||||||||