Gerald Gillion (born October 10, 1985) is an American men's basketball coach. He is currently the head coach of
Chicago State.
Gillion attended
Florida State University
Florida State University (FSU) is a public research university in Tallahassee, Florida. It is a senior member of the State University System of Florida. Founded in 1851, it is located on the oldest continuous site of higher education in the st ...
. He graduated with a degree in social science in 2008.
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Gillion began his coaching career when he was named head coach of Northeast High School in Oakland Park, Florida in 2008. In his first season, he led the team to 20 wins and a district title, despite winning 10 games the season before. In 2013, Gillion was hired as the director of basketball operations at ]FIU
Florida International University (FIU) is a public research university with its main campus in Miami-Dade County. Founded in 1965, the school opened its doors to students in 1972. FIU has grown to become the third-largest university in Florida ...
. He joined the staff of Orlando Antigua as a special assistant to the head coach at South Florida
South Florida is the southernmost region of the U.S. state of Florida. It is one of Florida's three most commonly referred to directional regions; the other two are Central Florida and North Florida. South Florida is the southernmost part of th ...
in 2014. He joined the staff at Tennessee Tech in 2017, and helped the team achieve a 19–12 record in his first season.[ Gillion took a break from coaching during the 2019–20 academic year and taught at Northeast High School. During the 2020–21 season, he was an assistant coach at Samford.
Gillion was hired as head coach of Chicago State on July 19, 2021.]
Head coaching record
References
External links
Chicago State Cougars bio
1985 births
Living people
American men's basketball coaches
Basketball coaches from Florida
Chicago State Cougars men's basketball coaches
College men's basketball head coaches in the United States
Florida State University alumni
High school basketball coaches in Florida
Samford Bulldogs men's basketball coaches
South Florida Bulls men's basketball coaches
Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles men's basketball coaches
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