Gerald Gillion (born October 10, 1985) is an American men's basketball coach. He is currently an assistant coach of
Florida State
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.
Gillion attended
Florida State University
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. 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
Oakland Park, officially the City of Oakland Park, is a city in Broward County, Florida, United States. It is part of the South Florida metropolitan area, which was home to 6,166,488 people at the 2020 census. As of the 2020 United States census ...
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 Westchester, Florida, United States. Founded in 1965 by the Florida Legislature, the school opened to students in 1972. FIU is the third-largest uni ...
. He joined the staff of Orlando Antigua
Orlando Radhames Antigua Fernández (born February 20, 1973), nicknamed "Hurricane", is a Dominican-American basketball coach and former player who is currently the associate head coach at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. He was also an ...
as a special assistant to the head coach at South Florida
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in 2014. He joined the staff at Tennessee Tech
Tennessee Technological University (commonly referred to as Tennessee Tech) is a public research university in Cookeville, Tennessee. It was formerly known as Tennessee Polytechnic Institute, and before that as University of Dixie, the name unde ...
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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