Report: Georgia Tech Hires Boston Celtics Assistant Damon Stoudamire as Head Coach

Damon Stoudamire replaces Josh Pastner at Georgia Tech

Just mere days after moving on from former head coach Josh Pastner, Georgia Tech has found its new basketball coach and it was an unexpected choice. 

According to a report from ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski and Pete Thamel, Georgia Tech is going to be hiring current Boston Celtics assistant coach Damon Stoudemire to be its next head coach. 

ESPN reporting with @PeteThamel: Boston Celtics assistant Damon Stoudamire is finalizing a deal to become Georgia Tech's head coach. Stoudamire has informed the Celtics that he's accepting job and making the leap to the ACC.

— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) March 13, 2023

While Stoudamire is coming from the NBA ranks, he is no stranger to being the head coach at a college program. He was the head coach of Pacific from 2016-2021 and finished with a 71-77 record as the head coach. Some will look at that head coaching record and scoff at it, but USA Today's Dan Wolken put his record into context today on Twitter: 

Fans who look at Stoudamire’s 71-77 record at Pacific need to remember that he inherited the program in the midst of NCAA sanctions and moving to a more difficult conference. He did very well to make them competitive in the WCC

— Dan Wolken (@DanWolken) March 13, 2023

Wolken also added that he thinks that hiring Stoudamire could be a big shift for Tech in recruiting, which is something that Georgia Tech could not get going under Pastner. 

Stoudamire met with Georgia Tech over the weekend when the Celtics were in Atlanta to play the Hawks. Things have progressed quickly. This is a major paradigm shift for Tech in recruiting. https://t.co/s3U2RgVPK7

— Dan Wolken (@DanWolken) March 13, 2023

Stoudamire is a former college player as well, playing at the University of Arizona before being drafted by the Toronto Raptors. Stoudamire played in the NBA from 1995-2008. 

Damon Stoudamire has been hired as the new head coach at Georgia Tech / Paul Rutherford-USA TODAY Sports

Athletic Director J Batt has now made new hires for both football and Men's basketball and he has to be hoping that both of these hires can get both programs back to winning at a higher level. 

While Pastner did win an ACC Tournament title a few seasons ago, that was the only time that Tech made the postseason under Pastner and the Yellow Jackets program has not won an NCAA Tournament game since 2010. The winning on the court and on the recruiting trail has not been there and Stoudamire will be getting to work rebuilding the program. 

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