George Halcovage Explained
| George Halcovage III |
| Current Title: | Head coach |
| Current Team: | Buffalo |
| Current Conference: | MAC |
| Contract: | $325,000[1] |
| Birth Date: | 13 January 1986 |
| Birth Place: | Pottsville, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Player Years1: | 2004–2008 |
| Player Team1: | Babson |
| Player Positions: | Guard |
| Coach Years1: | 2017–2021 |
| Coach Team1: | Villanova (assistant) |
| Coach Years2: | 2021–2023 |
| Coach Team2: | Villanova (associate HC) |
| Coach Years3: | 2023–present |
| Coach Team3: | Buffalo |
George Halcovage III is an American college basketball coach, currently the head men's coach for the Buffalo Bulls men's basketball team.[2] [3]
Playing career
From 2004 to 2008, Halcovage played college basketball at Babson.[4] [5]
Coaching career
Halcovage joined Jay Wright at Villanova in 2008 as a graduate assistant and occupied various roles including video coordinator and director of basketball operations until 2017 when he was elevated to an assistant coach.[6] Upon Wright's retirement in 2022, Halcovage was retained as an assistant coach under Kyle Neptune. During his time with the Wildcats, he was part of seven Big East regular-season champion squads as well as four Final Four teams, including the 2016 and 2018 national championship teams.
On March 31, 2023, Halcovage was hired as head coach at Buffalo to replace Jim Whitesell.[2] [7] [8] [9] [5]
Notes and References
- News: New UB men's basketball coach George Halcovage III gets 5-year contract with annual base salary of $325,000. April 25, 2023. The Buffalo News. Lenzi, Rachel. May 22, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230426001454/https://buffalonews.com/sports/college/new-ub-mens-basketball-coach-george-halcovage-iii-gets-5-year-contract-with-annual-base/article_6cee396c-e3a4-11ed-93b3-53f72d7324c2.html. April 26, 2023.
- News: George Halcovage III Named UB Men's Basketball Coach . March 31, 2023 . ubbulls.com . March 30, 2023.
- Web site: George Halcovage - Head Coach - Men's Basketball Coaches. University at Buffalo.
- Web site: George Halcovage . Babson Athletics . 4 April 2023.
- News: 'You have to earn your way up': How George Halcovage III did the little things at Villanova to take a big job at Buffalo. April 9, 2023. The Buffalo News. Lenzi, Rachel. May 22, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230409125501/https://buffalonews.com/sports/college/you-have-to-earn-your-way-up-how-george-halcovage-iii-did-the-little-things/article_4683e246-d49e-11ed-a5d0-83cc71ecd318.html. April 9, 2023.
- Web site: GEORGE HALCOVAGE . Villanova.com . March 31, 2023.
- News: Buffalo hires Villanova assistant George Halcovage as coach . March 31, 2023 . ESPN.com . Associated Press . March 31, 2023.
- News: Lenzi . Rachel . Five things to know about George Halcovage III, UB's new men's basketball coach . March 31, 2023 . Buffalo News . March 30, 2023.
- News: UB men's basketball coach George Halcovage: 'There's a pressure here. I'm excited about taking on that challenge.'. April 3, 2023. The Buffalo News. Lenzi, Rachel. May 22, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230409032407/https://buffalonews.com/sports/college/ub-mens-basketball-coach-george-halcovage-theres-a-pressure-here-im-excited-about-taking-on/article_1fa7a224-d251-11ed-94c8-f72ab5fd5147.html. April 9, 2023.
