Bo Clark

James Paul "Bo" Clark (born April 24, 1957) is an American former college basketball player, basketball coach, and author. He played at the University of Central Florida and remains, to this day, the all-time leader in points scored. After graduating, he was hired as the head men's basketball coach at Flagler College, where he coached for 31 years, leading his teams to 491 wins. In his tenure, the Saints qualified for three National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) national basketball tournaments. The court at Flagler is named in his honor. The "Clark Family Court" was dedicated on February 18, 2017.

Early life Born in Appleton, Wis., he is the son of former Xavier High School (Appleton, Wis.) and University of Central Florida basketball coaching legend, Gene "Torchy" Clark. The younger Clark played for his father at UCF and was a three-time NCAA Division II All-American. On January 30, 1977, Clark scored 70 points in a game against Florida Memorial University.

Honors High school 3× Florida Class AAA All-State selection at Orlando's Bishop Moore High School (1973–1975) All-Central Florida (1974, 1975) 3× All-Metro Conference (1973–1975) Bishop Moore Catholic Hall of Fame inductee (1992)

College 4× All-Sunshine State Conference (1976, 1977, 1979, 1980) UCF's all-time leading scorer (2,886 points) and is first in scoring average (27.8 ppg), field goals (1,215), and field goals attempted (2,418) Ranks 15th all-time in NCAA Division II scoring with 2,886 points Led NCAA Division II in scoring with 31.6 points per game average (1978–79) UCF Hall of Fame inductee (1998)

Coaching 2× NAIA Division II National Tournament Sweet 16 (2002, 2003) 2× Florida Sun Conference regular season championships (2002, 2003) Flagler College all-time leader in wins (491)

Head coaching record

Personal life Bo Clark and his wife Nancy (m. 1984), have three sons: JP, David, and Matt. He presently runs youth basketball camps, Bo Clark Basketball Camps, in St. Augustine, Altamonte Springs, and Winter Park, Florida.