Steve Gansey
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | October 17, 1985 Olmsted Falls, Ohio, U.S. |
| Listed height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) |
| Listed weight | 195 lb (88 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Olmsted Falls (Olmsted Falls, Ohio) |
| College |
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| NBA draft | 2008: undrafted |
| Position | Guard |
| Coaching career | 2009–present |
| Career history | |
| As coach: | |
| 2009–2011 | Fort Wayne Mad Ants (assistant) |
| 2011–2012 | Fort Wayne Mad Ants (interim HC) |
| 2012–2014 | Fort Wayne Mad Ants (assistant) |
| 2014–2015 | Canton Charge (associate HC) |
| 2015–2020 | Fort Wayne Mad Ants |
| 2021–2023 | College Park Skyhawks |
| Career highlights and awards | |
As assistant coach
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Steve Gansey (born October 17, 1985) is an American former basketball player and coach. He attended Cleveland State and Ashland University.
Playing career
[edit]Steve Gansey played NCAA Division II basketball for the Ashland Eagles, after playing his freshman and sophomore years with the Division I Cleveland State Vikings.[1]
Coaching career
[edit]Steve Gansey began his coaching career with the Fort Wayne Mad Ants from 2009 to 2014, he served as an assistant coach. From 2011 to 2012 he served as interim head coach.[2][3]
On October 2, 2015, he was named the head coach of the Fort Wayne Mad Ants after serving as the associate head coach of the Canton Charge.[4]
In 2021, he was named the head coach of the College Park Skyhawks, the NBA G League affiliate of the Atlanta Hawks.[5]
Career stats
[edit]Coaching
[edit]| Regular season | G | Games coached | W | Games won | L | Games lost | W–L % | Win–loss % |
| Playoffs | PG | Playoff games | PW | Playoff wins | PL | Playoff losses | PW–L % | Playoff win–loss % |
| Team | Year | G | W | L | W–L% | Finish | PG | PW | PL | PW–L% | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fort Wayne | 2011–12 | 35 | 9 | 26 | .257 | 8th in Eastern | — | — | — | — | Missed Playoffs |
| 2015–16 | 50 | 20 | 30 | .400 | 5th in Central | — | — | — | — | Missed Playoffs | |
| 2016–17 | 50 | 30 | 20 | .600 | 2nd in Central | 3 | 1 | 2 | .333 | Lost First Round (Maine) 1–2 | |
| 2017–18 | 50 | 29 | 21 | .580 | 1st in Central | 1 | 0 | 1 | .000 | Lost Conf. Semifinal (Erie) 116–119 | |
| 2018–19 | 50 | 23 | 27 | .460 | 3rd in Central | — | — | — | — | Missed Playoffs | |
| 2019–20 | 43 | 21 | 22 | .488 | 4th in Central | — | — | — | — | Season cancelled by COVID-19 pandemic | |
| Career | 278 | 132 | 146 | .475 | 4 | 1 | 3 | .250 |
Personal life
[edit]Steve's older brother Mike, a former star player at West Virginia University,[2] is currently the general manager of the NBA's Cleveland Cavaliers.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ "Steve Gansey Player Profile, Cleveland State, NCAA Stats, Game Logs, Bests, Awards - RealGM".
- ^ a b Schmitt Boyer, Mary (March 20, 2012). "Olmsted Falls star Steve Gansey enjoying D-League coaching stint at age 26". The Plain Dealer. Cleveland. Retrieved August 21, 2017.
- ^ Article title[usurped]
- ^ http://dleague.nba.com/news/fort-wayne-mad-ants-hire-steve-gansey-as-head-coach/ [dead link]
- ^ "Steve Gansey Named Head Coach of College Park Skyhawks". OurSports Central. August 4, 2021.
- ^ "Steve Gansey". Stats Crew. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
- ^ "Brand New Brass". Cleveland Cavaliers. July 26, 2017. Retrieved August 20, 2017.
Cleveland native, former West Virginia standout and reigning G-League Executive of the Year Mike Gansey was named the team's assistant GM.
- 1985 births
- Living people
- American men's basketball players
- Ashland Eagles men's basketball players
- Basketball coaches from Ohio
- Basketball players from Ohio
- Canton Charge coaches
- Cleveland State Vikings men's basketball players
- Fort Wayne Mad Ants coaches
- Guards (basketball)
- People from Olmsted Falls, Ohio
- Sportspeople from Cuyahoga County, Ohio