Steve Gansey

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Steve Gansey
Personal information
Born (1985-10-17) October 17, 1985 (age 38)
Olmsted Falls, Ohio, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Listed weight195 lb (88 kg)
Career information
High school Olmsted Falls (Olmsted Falls, Ohio)
College
NBA draft 2008: undrafted
Position Guard
Coaching career2009–present
Career history
As coach:
2009–2011 Fort Wayne Mad Ants (assistant)
2011–2012Fort Wayne Mad Ants (interim HC)
2012–2014Fort Wayne Mad Ants (assistant)
2014–2015 Canton Charge (associate HC)
2015–2020Fort Wayne Mad Ants
2021–2023 College Park Skyhawks
Career highlights and awards
As assistant coach

Steve Gansey (born October 17, 1985) is an American former basketball player and coach. He attended Cleveland State and Ashland University.

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Playing career

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

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

Coaching

Legend
Regular seasonGGames coachedWGames wonLGames lostW–L %Win–loss %
PlayoffsPGPlayoff gamesPWPlayoff winsPLPlayoff lossesPW–L %Playoff win–loss %
NBA G League coaching record [6]
TeamYearGWLW–L%FinishPGPWPLPW–L%Result
Fort Wayne 2011–12 35926.2578th in EasternMissed Playoffs
2015–16 502030.4005th in CentralMissed Playoffs
2016–17 503020.6002nd in Central312.333Lost First Round (Maine) 1–2
2017–18 502921.5801st in Central101.000Lost Conf. Semifinal (Erie) 116–119
2018–19 502327.4603rd in CentralMissed Playoffs
2019–20 432122.4884th in CentralSeason cancelled by COVID-19 pandemic
Career278132146.475413.250

Personal life

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]

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References

  1. "Steve Gansey Player Profile, Cleveland State, NCAA Stats, Game Logs, Bests, Awards - RealGM".
  2. 1 2 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.
  3. http://dleaguedigest.com/2013/10/16/fort-wayne-mad-ants-assistant-coach-steve-gansey-looks-forward-to-coaching-alongside-conner-henry/ [ dead link ]
  4. http://dleague.nba.com/news/fort-wayne-mad-ants-hire-steve-gansey-as-head-coach/ [ dead link ]
  5. "Steve Gansey Named Head Coach of College Park Skyhawks". OurSports Central. August 4, 2021.
  6. "Steve Gansey". Stats Crew . Retrieved 14 September 2021.
  7. "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.