Greg Gary (born February 14, 1970) is an American head college basketball coach who is currently the quality control assistant for the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets.[1] He was most recently the head coach for the Mercer Bears men's basketball team. He is the former head men's basketball coach at Centenary College of Louisiana. He replaced Rob Flaska.[2] He was born in Anderson, Indiana.
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Quality control specialist/analyst |
| Team | Georgia Tech |
| Conference | ACC |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | February 14, 1970 Anderson, Indiana, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1989–1992 | Tulane |
| Position(s) | Point guard |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1993–1997 | Tulane (assistant) |
| 1997–1998 | McNeese State (assistant) |
| 1998–2000 | Tulane (assistant) |
| 2000–2004 | Miami (FL) (assistant) |
| 2004–2007 | South Florida (assistant) |
| 2007–2008 | Duquesne (assistant) |
| 2008–2010 | Centenary |
| 2010–2011 | Duquesne (assistant) |
| 2011–2019 | Purdue (assistant) |
| 2019–2024 | Mercer |
| 2024–present | Georgia Tech (QCA) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 97–123 (.441) |
Gary graduated from Highland High School, Anderson, IN, in 1988 and went on to play college basketball at Tulane University from 1989 to 1992 after spending one year at Aquinas College. He helped lead Tulane to an NCAA Tournament appearance in 1992 and graduated as the school's all-time assist leader.[2]
In May 2011, Gary returned to Indiana as an assistant coach at Purdue University in West Lafayette. He was hired as the head basketball coach at Mercer University on March 26, 2019.[3]
Gary is married (Claudia Gary) and has four daughters (Gabrielle, Logan, Alex, Brooklyn) and a son, Nash.
Head coaching record
edit| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Centenary Gentlemen (Summit) (2008–2010) | |||||||||
| 2008–09 | Centenary | 8–23 | 6–12 | T–8th | |||||
| 2009–10 | Centenary | 8–21 | 3–15 | T–9th | |||||
| Centenary: | 16–44 (.267) | 9–27 (.250) | |||||||
| Mercer Bears (SoCon) (2019–2024) | |||||||||
| 2019–20 | Mercer | 17–15 | 11–7 | 4th | |||||
| 2020–21 | Mercer | 18–11 | 8–9 | 7th | |||||
| 2021–22 | Mercer | 16–17 | 8–10 | 7th | |||||
| 2022–23 | Mercer | 14–19 | 6–12 | 8th | |||||
| 2023–24 | Mercer | 16–17 | 8–10 | T–7th | |||||
| Mercer: | 81–79 (.506) | 41–48 (.461) | |||||||
| Total: | 97–123 (.441) | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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References
edit- ^ "Greg Gary - Men's Basketball - Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets". ramblinwreck.com. Retrieved July 20, 2024.
- ^ a b Centenary hires Greg Gary as men's basketball. ESPN. April 11, 2008. Retrieved on April 3, 2009.
- ^ "Greg Gary Hired to Lead Mercer Men's Basketball Program Gary is in his eighth season as an assistant coach at Pu". Mercer Bears. Retrieved 27 March 2019.
External links
edit- South Florida Bulls profile
- Duquesne Dukes profile
- Purdue Boilermakers profile
- Mercer Bears profile
- Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets profile
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