Brian Giorgis

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Brian Giorgis
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Giorgis in 2012
Biographical details
Born (1955-05-29) May 29, 1955 (age 70) [1]
Alma mater SUNY Cortland ('77)
Virginia Tech ('82)
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2002–2023 Marist
Head coaching record
Overall463–201 (.697)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
13× MAAC Regular Season Championship (2004–2014, 2020, 2021)
11× MAAC Tournament Championship (2004, 2006–2014, 2021)
Awards
8× MAAC Coach of the Year (2004–2006, 2008, 2011–2013, 2021) [2]
2020 Kay Yow Award [3]
Medal record
Coach for Women's Basketball
Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States (assistant coach)
World University Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2013 Kazan Team

Brian Giorgis (born May 29, 1955) [4] is a retired head coach of the Marist Red Foxes women's basketball program, having completed twenty-one seasons as head coach, from 2002 to 2023.

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His 250th career win at Marist, which came in March 2012, coincided with his players notching the Red Foxes' 7th Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) crown, and their eighth conference crown since 2004. [5]

In 2007, Giorgis coached the Red Foxes through two NCAA Tournament victories, thus becoming the first-ever MAAC program to appear in the women's Round of 16. [6]

On February 28, 2022, Giorgis announced his retirement, effective after the 2022–23 season. His top assistant Erin Doughty, who played under him at Marist, was designated as his successor. [7]

Career

Giorgis graduated from SUNY Cortland with a bachelor's degree in health education in 1977, and earned a master's degree from Virginia Tech in 1982. [8]

Before his time at Marist, Giorgis built a powerhouse for 19 seasons coaching high-school girls' basketball, as well as other sports, and as a teacher of biology and health at Our Lady of Lourdes High School in Poughkeepsie, NY. Giorgis led the Lourdes girls' basketball team to four consecutive state championships during his tenure as coach, and he compiled a 451–44 record. [9] He is the only coach in New York scholastic sports history to bring teams in four different sports to the state Final Four, as he also led Lourdes' baseball, softball and volleyball teams. [10]

In November 2025, Our Lady of Lourdes High School announced they plan to dedicate its gymnasium in his honor, in a ceremony to take place in December 2025. [11]

Marist College Women's Basketball Head Coach (2002–2023)

In 2002, he was hired as head coach at nearby Marist College. Giorgis had much success with the Marist women's program, and spent his entire Division I coaching career there. [12]

Head coaching record

Statistics overview
SeasonTeamOverallConferenceStandingPostseason
Marist Red Foxes (Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference)(2002–2023)
2002–03Marist 13–168–107th [13]
2003–04Marist 20–1113–5T–1st [14] NCAA First Round
2004–05Marist 22–715–31st [15]
2005–06Marist 23–716–21st [16] NCAA First Round
2006–07Marist 29–617–11st [17] NCAA Sweet Sixteen
2007–08Marist 32–318–01st [18] NCAA Second Round
2008–09Marist 29–416–21st [19] NCAA First Round
2009–10Marist 26–815–31st [20] NCAA First Round
2010–11Marist 31–318–01st [21] NCAA Second Round
2011–12Marist 26–817–11st [22] NCAA Second Round
2012–13Marist 26–718–01st [23] NCAA First Round
2013–14Marist 27–718–2T–1st [24] NCAA First Round
2014–15Marist 21–1215–52nd [25] WNIT First Round
2015–16 Marist 16–1614–63rd [26]
2016–17Marist 15–1711–96th [27]
2017–18 Marist 20–1414–42nd [28] WNIT First Round
2018–19 Marist 23–913–53rd
2019–20Marist 26–418–2T–1stSeason Canceled
2020–21Marist 18–413–31st NCAA First Round
2021–22Marist 8–206–1410th
2022–23Marist 12–188–127th
Marist:463–201 (.697)302–88 (.774)
Total:463–201 (.697)

      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. ↑ "NCAA® Career Statistics". ncaa.org.
  2. ↑ "Women's Basketball All-MAAC Awards". maacsports.com. Retrieved January 14, 2024.
  3. ↑ "Marist's Giorgis Named Kay Yow Coach of The Year". Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. March 24, 2020. Retrieved April 26, 2020.
  4. ↑ "Women's Basketball Coaches Career". NCAA. Retrieved September 22, 2015.
  5. ↑ "Women's Basketball NCAA Tournament Selection Show Viewing Party to be Held at Shadows on the Hudson". March 7, 2012.
  6. ↑ "No. 13 Marist makes way to Sweet 16 with Oklahoma". USA Today. March 20, 2007.
  7. ↑ "Giorgis Announces Retirement Following 2022–23 Season" (Press release). Marist Red Foxes. February 28, 2022. Retrieved February 28, 2022.
  8. ↑ "Marist Official Athletic Site Profile – Brian Giorgis" . Retrieved March 1, 2009.
  9. ↑ Orton, Kathy (March 25, 2007). "The Man From Our Lady of Lourdes Transforms Marist Into a MAAC Power – The Washington Post". www.washingtonpost.com. Retrieved April 12, 2009.
  10. ↑ "Women's Basketball Coach Brian Giorgis Inks Contract Extension Through 2017 Season". Marist College Public Affairs. Retrieved March 5, 2011.
  11. ↑ Decker, Eric. "Our Lady of Lourdes dedicates gym to coaching icon Brian Giorgis". Poughkeepsie Journal. Retrieved November 25, 2025.
  12. ↑ Heyman, Brian (March 3, 2011). "After Building a Power at Marist, Coach Sees No Reason to Leave – New York Times". www.nytimes.com. Retrieved March 5, 2011.
  13. ↑ Standings maacsports.com [ dead link ]
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  27. ↑ Standings maacsports.com [ dead link ]
  28. ↑ "2017-18 Women's Basketball Standings". maacsports.com. Retrieved January 14, 2024.
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