Steve Gansey (born October 17, 1985) is an American former basketball player and head coach for the College Park Skyhawks of the

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. He attended

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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

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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

affiliate of the Atlanta Hawks.

Career stats

Coaching

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Personal life

Steve's older brother

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, is currently assistant general manager of the

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References

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