Former Purdue Assistant Basketball Coach Greg Gary Lands Job at Georgia Tech
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Former Purdue assistant and Mercer head coach Greg Gary has landed on his feet. Per college basketball insider Jon Rothstein, Gary has taken a job at Georgia Tech.
Per the report, Gary is joining Damon Stoudamire's Yellow Jackets staff as a quality control specialist. Stoudamire just completed his first season at Georgia Tech in 2023-24, with the team finishing the year with a 14-18 record.
Gary was the coach at Mercer for five seasons, leading the Bears from 2019-24. In that time, Mercer racked up an 81-79 record, which included a pair of winning seasons.
Georgia Tech's Damon Stoudamire has promoted BJ Elder to assistant coach, per release.
— Jon Rothstein (@JonRothstein) August 14, 2024
Former Mercer head coach Greg Gary has joined the Yellow Jackets' staff as "quality control specialist".
Gary was a longtime member of Matt Painter's staff at Purdue, serving as an assistant for the Boilermakers from 2011-19. He helped lead the program to two Big Ten regular season titles (2017, 2019) and six trips to the NCAA Tournament.
Gary was a member of the staff during the 2018-19 season when Purdue finished the year with a 26-10 record, which included a 16-4 mark in Big Ten play. The Boilers won a BIg Ten regular season crown that year and reached the Elite Eight round of the NCAA Tournament.
A native of Anderson, Ind., Gary has been in the coaching field sine 1993. He got his start at his alma mater, Tulane, where he was an assistant from 1993-97. After a one-year stop at McNeese State, he returned to Tulane as an assistant from 1998-2000.
Gary has also had stops at Miami (Fla.) (2000-04), South Florida (2004-07), and Duquesne (2007-08, 2010-11). He was also the head coach at Centenary for two seasons (2008-10).
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