Brian Gregory

This article is about the basketball coach. For the rugby league footballer, see Brian Gregory (rugby league). For the Northern Irish association footballer, see Brian Gregory (footballer).
Brian Gregory
Sport(s) Basketball
Biographical details
Born (1966-12-15) December 15, 1966
Mount Prospect, Illinois
Playing career
1985–1986 Navy
1987–1990 Oakland
Position(s) Point guard
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1990–1996 Michigan State (asst.)
1996–1997 Toledo (asst.)
1997–1999 Northwestern (asst.)
1999–2003 Michigan State (asst.)
2003–2011 Dayton
2011–2016 Georgia Tech

Brian Francis Gregory (born December 15, 1966) is an American college basketball coach and the former head men's basketball coach for Georgia Tech. He had previously been head coach at Dayton and an assistant coach under Tom Izzo at Michigan State.

Early life and education

From 1985 to 1986, Gregory attended the U.S. Naval Academy where he played on the Navy team that featured David Robinson and advanced to the Elite Eight of the NCAA Tournament. He then went to Oakland University where he was a three-time all conference selection and in 1990 was named an Academic All-American. In 1990, Gregory graduated from Oakland University with a bachelor of arts in secondary education. He went on to earn a master of arts in athletic administration at Michigan State, graduating in 1992.[1]

Coach

Michigan State

He was an assistant at Michigan State for five years, from 1999 to 2003, under head coach Tom Izzo. During that time, the Spartans reached the Final Four three times and won the 2000 national title.[2]

Dayton Flyers

On April 9, 2003, Gregory was named the head basketball coach of the Dayton Flyers.[3] As Flyers head coach, he led the team to the 2004 and the 2009 NCAA Tournament as well as the 2008 National Invitation Tournament. On January 14, 2008, Gregory led the Dayton Flyers to a top-14 ranking in the AP poll.[4] This was the highest ranking for Dayton in 40 years.[5]

He capped off the 2009–10 season by leading the Flyers to the 2010 NIT championship over North Carolina. Gregory had a 172–94 record with the Flyers.[6]

Georgia Tech

On March 28, 2011, it was announced that Gregory would become the 13th head coach at Georgia Tech replacing Paul Hewitt.[2][7][8]

On March 16, 2015, Georgia Tech announced that Gregory would continue as head basketball coach for another year, despite the fact he had never coached the team to a winning record better than 16–15 or a conference finish higher than ninth. In the 2015–16 season, Georgia Tech did receive a bid to the National Invitation Tournament, their first postseason trip under Gregory. The Yellow Jackets won two games before losing in the quarterfinals and finished with a 21–15 record. On March 25, 2016, Georgia Tech Athletic Director Mike Bobinski announced that Gregory would not return for the 2016–17 season.[9] His record was 76–86 overall and 27–61 in ACC play.

Head coaching record

Brian Gregory coaching at Georgia Tech, 2012.
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Dayton Flyers (Atlantic 10 Conference) (2003–2011)
2003–04 Dayton 24–9 12–4 1st (West) NCAA First Round
2004–05 Dayton 18–11 10–6 T–2nd (West)
2005–06 Dayton 14–17 6–10 T–11th
2006–07 Dayton 19–12 8–8 T–7th
2007–08 Dayton 23–11 8–8 T–7th NIT Quarterfinals
2008–09 Dayton 27–8 11–5 T–2nd NCAA Second Round
2009–10 Dayton 25–12 8–8 7th NIT Champions
2010–11 Dayton 22–14 7–9 T–8th NIT First Round
Dayton: 172–94 (.647) 70–58 (.547)
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (Atlantic Coast Conference) (2011–2016)
2011–12 Georgia Tech 11–20 4–12 11th
2012–13 Georgia Tech 16–15 6–12 9th
2013–14 Georgia Tech 16–17 6–12 11th
2014–15 Georgia Tech 12–19 3–15 14th
2015–16 Georgia Tech 21–15 8–10 T–11th NIT Quarterfinals
Georgia Tech: 76–86 (.469) 27–61 (.307)
Total: 248–180 (.579)

      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. ↑ "Brian Gregory". Georgia Tech. Retrieved 2016-01-05.
  2. 1 2 Prasadh, Nishant (2001-04-01). "Gregory appointed basketball coach". The Technique. Retrieved 2011-05-31.
  3. ↑ "Brian Gregory Named Head Coach At Dayton - Michigan State Official Athletic Site". www.msuspartans.com. Retrieved 2016-03-29.
  4. ↑ "2008 NCAA Men's Basketball Rankings - AP Top 25 Week 11 (Jan. 14)". ESPN. Retrieved 2011-05-31.
  5. ↑ "Flyers Vault to Best Ranking in 40 Years". Dayton Flyers. 2008-01-14. Retrieved 2011-05-31.
  6. ↑ Harris, Doug (2011-03-28). "UD's Gregory bids farewell in emotional team meeting". Dayton Daily News. Retrieved 2011-05-31.
  7. ↑ Roberson, Doug (2011-03-28). "Radakovich: No question Gregory will succeed". Atlanta Journal Constitution. Retrieved 2011-05-31.
  8. ↑ "Georgia Tech hires Brian Gregory". ESPN. 2011-03-28. Retrieved 2011-05-31.
  9. ↑ "Georgia Tech parts with Gregory as head coach". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2016-03-29.

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