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George Galanapoulos
Washington State Cougars
PositionAssistant coach
LeagueWest Coast Conference
Personal information
Born (1989-03-11) March 11, 1989 (age 35)
Buffalo Grove, Illinois, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Career information
CollegeIndiana
Coaching career2015–present
Career history
As coach:
2015–2016Hawkes Bay Hawks (assistant)
2016–2018Texas Legends (assistant)
2017–presentUganda[1]
2018–2020Dallas Mavericks (assistant VC)[2]
2019–2023Texas Legends
2023–2024Rip City Remix (associate HC)
2024–presentWashington State Cougars (assistant)[3]

George Galanopoulos (born 11 March 1989)[4] is an American professional basketball coach who is currently serving as the assistant head coach of Washington State Cougars.[5] He is the former associate head coach of Rip City Remix[6] and head coach of the Texas Legends[7] of the National Basketball Association G league (NBA G League). He is also the head coach of the Uganda men's national basketball team since 2017.[8][9][10][11]

Coaching career

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After graduating from College, George has coached many teams including:

  • Bakersfield Jam

As a player developement coach, then as an assistant coach [12]

  • Hawkes Bay Hawks

As an assistant coach [13]

  • Texas Legends

As an assistant coach then head coach [14]

  • Dallas Mavericks

As assistant video coordinator, then later head coach for the summer league [15]

  • Rip City Remix

As associate head coach [16]

  • Washington State Cougars

As assistant head coach [17]

  • Uganda men's national basketball team

As head coach

References

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  1. ^ "Legends Assistant George Galanopoulos Named Coach of Ugandan National Team". TRAVELHOST - The Premier Destination Resource. 6 August 2017.
  2. ^ "George Galanopoulos, Texas Legends, Head Coach - RealGM". basketball.realgm.com.
  3. ^ "Washington State Adds George Galanopoulos to Men's Basketball Coaching Staff". 16 July 2024.
  4. ^ "Texas Legends coach George Galanopoulos celebrated a birthday he won't soon forget". March 30, 2020.
  5. ^ "George Galanopoulos - Men's Basketball Coach".
  6. ^ "Kenny's G League: Conversation with George Galanopoulos, Remix Associate Head Coach on DeepCast".
  7. ^ "5 questions with Texas Legends head coach George Galanopoulos". 13 April 2022.
  8. ^ Basketball, Unlimited Potential. "Mental Buckets Recap: George Galanopoulos". Unlimited Potential Basketball.
  9. ^ "2021-22 Texas Legends minor league basketball Statistics on StatsCrew.com". www.statscrew.com.
  10. ^ "Rewind: Early Adversity - With Head Coach George Galanopoulos". 11 May 2020 – via www.youtube.com.
  11. ^ "George Galanopoulos | Mavs Summer League 2022". 18 July 2022 – via www.youtube.com.
  12. ^ "George Galanopoulos's Unlikely Journey from Basketball Dreamer to Uganda Head Coach". 13 June 2018.
  13. ^ "Basketball: Coach out to foster harmony at Hawks". 8 May 2015.
  14. ^ "George Galanopoulos Returns as Legends Head Coach".
  15. ^ "George Galanopoulos Returns as Legends Head Coach".
  16. ^ "Conversation with George Galanopoulos, Remix Associate Head Coach – Kenny's G League – Podcast". 15 April 2024.
  17. ^ "George Galanopoulos - Men's Basketball Coach".
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