Steve Gansey (born October 17, 1985) is an American former basketball player and head coach for the
College Park Skyhawks of the
NBA G League
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. He attended
Cleveland State
Cleveland State University (CSU) is a public research university in Cleveland, Ohio. It was established in 1964 and opened for classes in 1965 after acquiring the entirety of Fenn College, a private school that had been in operation since 1923. ...
and
Ashland University
Ashland University is a private university in Ashland, Ohio. The university consists of a main campus and several off-campus centers throughout central and northern Ohio. Ashland was founded in 1878 as Ashland College. It is affiliated with The ...
.
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
The Cleveland State Vikings, or Vikes, are the athletic teams of Cleveland State University. Before as Fenn College they were known as the Fenn College Foxes or Fenn Foxes. Cleveland State competes in NCAA Division I. The Vikings have competed in ...
.
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.
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.
In 2021, he was named the head coach of the
College Park Skyhawks, the
NBA G League
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affiliate of the
Atlanta Hawks.
Career stats
Coaching
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Fort Wayne
Fort Wayne is a city in and the county seat of Allen County, Indiana, United States. Located in northeastern Indiana, the city is west of the Ohio border and south of the Michigan border. The city's population was 263,886 as of the 2020 Censu ...
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2011–12
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2015–16
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2016–17
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Maine
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2017–18
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Erie) 116–119
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2018–19
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2019–20
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COVID-19 pandemic
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Personal life
Steve's older brother
Mike
Mike may refer to:
Animals
* Mike (cat), cat and guardian of the British Museum
* Mike the Headless Chicken, chicken that lived for 18 months after his head had been cut off
* Mike (chimpanzee), a chimpanzee featured in several books and documenta ...
, a former star player at
West Virginia University
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,
is currently assistant general manager of the
NBA
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's
Cleveland Cavaliers
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.
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Gansey, Steve
1985 births
Living people
American men's basketball players
Ashland Eagles men's basketball players
Basketball coaches from Ohio
Basketball players from Ohio
Canton Charge coaches
Cleveland State Vikings men's basketball players
Fort Wayne Mad Ants coaches
People from Olmsted Falls, Ohio
Sportspeople from Cuyahoga County, Ohio
Guards (basketball)