Gayle Fulks

Gayle Fulks
Fulks with Davidson at the 2026 A10 Championship Tournament
Current position
TitleHead coach
TeamDavidson
ConferenceAtlantic 10
Record143–128 (.528)
Biographical details
Born (1985-04-06) April 6, 1985 (age 41)
Virginia Beach, Virginia, U.S.
Playing career
2003–2007Farleigh Dickinson
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2007–2011Longwood (assistant)
2011–2012UNC Greensboro (assistant)
2012–2016Wake Forest (assistant)
2017–presentDavidson
Head coaching record
Overall143–128 (.528)

Gayle Coats Fulks (née Coats; born April 6, 1985) is an American women's basketball coach with the Davidson Wildcats.

Career

She played collegiately with the Fairleigh Dickinson Knights. In May 2017, Fulks left Wake Forest to be named the 12th women's basketball head coach in Davidson history.

In her first season with the Wildcats, the team finished 12–18 overall and 7–9 in conference.

Fairleigh Dickinson statistics

Source

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high
Year Team GP Points FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2003–04 Fairleigh Dickinson 25 18 25.0% 16.7% 63.6% 0.8 0.6 0.3 0.1 0.7
2004–05 Fairleigh Dickinson 17 29 30.3% 16.7% 63.6% 1.4 1.7 0.8 0.2 1.7
2005–06 Fairleigh Dickinson 28 51 25.5% 21.1% 65.5% 1.4 1.2 1.0 0.2 1.8
2006–07 Fairleigh Dickinson 22 121 26.8% 28.6% 66.1% 2.1 3.2 1.8 0.2 5.5
Career 92 219 26.8% 24.7% 65.5% 1.4 1.6 0.9 0.2 2.4

Head coaching record

Source

Record table
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Davidson (Atlantic 10 Conference) (2017–present)
2017–18 Davidson 12–187–99th
2018–19 Davidson 17–1510–6T–4thWBI First round
2019–20 Davidson 16–158–8T–7th
2020–21 Davidson 8–155–1013th
2021–22 Davidson 18–156–10T–9thWBI Fifth Place
2022–23 Davidson 14–166–811th
2023–24 Davidson 18–88–10T–8th
2024–25 Davidson 19–1413–53rdWBIT First Round
2025–26 Davidson 21–1212–64th
Davidson: 143–128 (.528)75–72 (.510)
Total:143–128 (.528)

      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

References

  1. ↑ "New Davidson women's basketball coach – The 485 Sports Report". The 485 Sports Report. May 22, 2017. Retrieved May 5, 2018.
  2. 1 2 "Gayle Coats Fulks Bio - Wake Forest Women's Basketball - WakeForestSports.com". Retrieved May 5, 2018.
  3. ↑ "Davidson names women's coach". Charlotte Observer. May 10, 2017. Retrieved March 18, 2018.
  4. ↑ "NCAA Statistics". web1.ncaa.org. Retrieved May 19, 2021.
  5. ↑ "2021–22 Women's Basketball Standings". atlantic10.com. Retrieved April 21, 2022.
  6. ↑ "2022-23 Women's Basketball Schedule". Davidson College Athletics. Retrieved April 10, 2023.
  7. ↑ "2022-23 Women's Basketball Standings". atlantic10.com. Retrieved April 10, 2023.