Gary Garner

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Gary Garner
Biographical details
Born (1943-09-12) September 12, 1943 (age 80)
Playing career
1962–1965 Missouri
Position(s) Guard
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1967–1971 Kemper Military Academy
1971–1976 Trenton JC
1976–1977 Joplin JC
1977–1981 Missouri (assistant)
1981–1988 Drake
1988–1989 Tulsa (assistant)
1991–1997 Fort Hays State
1997–2006 Southeast Missouri State
2006–2008 Iowa Energy (assistant)
2009–2023 Dakota State
Head coaching record
OverallDivision I: 221–236 (.484)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
NCAA Division II tournament (1996)
OVC regular season (2000)
OVC tournament (2000)
3 RMAC regular season (1992, 1996, 1997)
4 RMAC tournament (1994–1997)
2 NSAA regular season (2015, 2016)
2 NSAA tournament (2015, 2016)
Awards
NABC Division II Coach of the Year (1996)
MVC Coach of the Year (1982)
OVC Coach of the Year (1999)
RMAC Coach of the Year (1996)

Gary Garner (born September 12, 1943) is an American former college basketball coach. He led several programs, including Drake and Southeast Missouri State at the NCAA Division I level. Garner also coached at Fort Hays State and Dakota State, winning a Division II national championship with Fort Hays in 1996. [1]

Raised in West Plains, Missouri, Garner played college basketball for the Missouri Tigers from 1962 to 1965. Following his playing career, he turned to coaching, leading junior college programs at Kemper Military Academy, Trenton Junior College and Joplin Junior College (now Missouri Southern State University) before accepting an assistant coach role at his alma mater under coach Norm Stewart. He spent four seasons on the Tiger staff, helping to build some of the program's best teams, before landing the head coaching position at Drake. [2]

Following his departure from SEMO, Garner spent two seasons as an assistant for Nick Nurse with the Iowa Energy of the NBA G League. Determining that he enjoyed coaching college players more than professionals, Garner accepted the head coaching role at Dakota State University of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA), where he coached for 14 seasons less a short break to be treated for cancer. [1] Taking over a relatively pedestrian program, he led the school to two regular season and two conference tournament titles in the North Star Athletic Association (NSAA). He led the Trojans to four national tournament appearances in a five-year span. Garner retired following the 2022–23 season. [3]

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References

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