Dennis Alan Felton was born on June 21,1963 and is an American basketball coach who is an assistant coach at Providence College.
17 Facts About Dennis Felton
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Dennis Felton is the former head men's basketball coach at the University of Georgia, Western Kentucky University, and Cleveland State, and served as a player personnel assistant for the National Basketball Association's San Antonio Spurs.
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Dennis Felton graduated from Surrattsville High School in 1981 and went on to Prince George's Community College.
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Dennis Felton completed his athletic and academic careers at Howard University in 1985, where he was a Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference All-Academic selection.
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Dennis Felton got his start in the coaching profession as an assistant basketball coach at Oxon Hill High School in 1984.
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Dennis Felton then became an assistant coach at Charles County Community College, for one season before moving on to University of Delaware as an assistant coach for four seasons.
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Dennis Felton continued his collegiate career with one season each at Tulane University and St Joseph's University.
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Dennis Felton took assistant coaches Bert Tucker and Ken McDonald as well as associate head coach Pete Herrmann with him to Athens.
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On January 29,2009, Dennis Felton was fired as head coach of the UGA Men's Basketball team.
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Dennis Felton returned to college coaching after stints in the NBA, as an assistant coach on Frank Haith's staff at Tulsa.
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On March 24,2017, Dennis Felton was hired as the head coach of Cleveland State University.
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On March 27,2017 Dennis Felton was officially introduced as head coach.
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In 2019, Dennis Felton was hired as an assistant coach at Fordham University.
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In 2021, Dennis Felton was hired by Kim English to be the associate head coach at George Mason University.
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Dennis Felton was a part of the Suns' war room during the NBA draft in June 2010, led by General Manager Steve Kerr and head coach Alvin Gentry.
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On June 28,2010, the New Jersey Nets announced that Dennis Felton would be an assistant coach for their Summer League team.
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Dennis Felton is married to the former Melanie Smith, who is a Howard alumna.