George Halcovage

George Halcovage

Current position
Title	Head coach
Team	Buffalo
Conference	MAC
Record	27–56 (.325)
Annual salary	$325,000 [1]
Biographical details
Born	(1986-01-13) January 13, 1986 (age 40) Pottsville, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Playing career
2004–2008	Babson
Position	Guard
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2017–2021	Villanova (assistant)
2021–2023	Villanova (associate HC)
2023–present	Buffalo
Head coaching record
Overall	27–56 (.325)

George F. Halcovage III (born January 13, 1986) is an American college basketball coach, currently the head men's coach for the Buffalo Bulls men's basketball team. ^{[2] [3]}

Early life

Halcovage grew up in Pottsville, Pennsylvania. Both of his parents were alumni of Villanova University and his uncle, Marty McCarthy, played for the Villanova Wildcats men's basketball team in the 1990s. ^[4]

Playing career

From 2004 to 2008, Halcovage played college basketball at Babson. ^{[5] [6]}

Coaching career

Following his graduation from Babson, Halcovage's uncle, who had played under Jay Wright when he was an assistant at Villanova, put in a word on his nephew's behalf. ^[4] Halcovage joined Wright at Villanova in 2008 as a graduate assistant and occupied various roles including video coordinator and director of basketball operations until 2017 when he was elevated to an assistant coach. ^[7] Halcovage earned an MBA from Villanova in 2012. ^[4] Upon Wright's retirement in 2022, Halcovage was retained as an assistant coach under Kyle Neptune. During his time with the Wildcats, he was part of seven Big East regular-season champion squads as well as four Final Four teams, including the 2016 and 2018 national championship teams.

On March 31, 2023, Halcovage was hired as head coach at Buffalo to replace Jim Whitesell. ^{[2] [8] [9] [10] [6]}

Head coaching record

Statistics overview

Season	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
Buffalo Bulls (MAC)(2023–present)
2023–24	Buffalo	4–27	2–16	12th
2024–25	Buffalo	9–22	4–14	11th
2025–26	Buffalo	14–7	4–5
Buffalo:		27–56 (.325)	10–35 (.222)
Total:		27–56 (.325)
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. Lenzi, Rachel (April 25, 2023). "New UB men's basketball coach George Halcovage III gets 5-year contract with annual base salary of $325,000". The Buffalo News. Archived from the original on April 26, 2023. Retrieved May 22, 2023.
2. "George Halcovage III Named UB Men's Basketball Coach". ubbulls.com. March 30, 2023. Retrieved March 31, 2023.
3. "George Halcovage - Head Coach - Men's Basketball Coaches". University at Buffalo.
4. Whelan Jr., Tim (April 8, 2018). "From Babson to the nation's best". Wickedlocal.com . Retrieved January 23, 2026.
5. "George Halcovage". Babson Athletics. Retrieved April 4, 2023.
6. Lenzi, Rachel (April 9, 2023). "'You have to earn your way up': How George Halcovage III did the little things at Villanova to take a big job at Buffalo". The Buffalo News. Archived from the original on April 9, 2023. Retrieved May 22, 2023.
7. "GEORGE HALCOVAGE". Villanova.com. Retrieved March 31, 2023.
8. "Buffalo hires Villanova assistant George Halcovage as coach". ESPN.com. Associated Press. March 31, 2023. Retrieved March 31, 2023.
9. Lenzi, Rachel (March 30, 2023). "Five things to know about George Halcovage III, UB's new men's basketball coach". Buffalo News. Retrieved March 31, 2023.
10. Lenzi, Rachel (April 3, 2023). "UB men's basketball coach George Halcovage: 'There's a pressure here. I'm excited about taking on that challenge.'". The Buffalo News. Archived from the original on April 9, 2023. Retrieved May 22, 2023.