Gerry Gimelstob | |
Birth Date: | 3 March 1951 |
Birth Place: | Newark, New Jersey, U.S. |
Player Years1: | 1971–1973 |
Player Team1: | Rhode Island |
Coach Years1: | 1973–1975; 1977–1981 |
Coach Team1: | Indiana (assistant) |
Coach Years2: | 1981–1985 |
Coach Team2: | George Washington |
Overall Record: | 58–55 |
Coach Team3: | University of Utah (assistant) |
Championships: | NCAA 1981 (Indiana) |
Coaching Records: | Head coach USA men’s Maccabiah team Gold Medal winner 1985 |
Gerry Gimelstob (March 3, 1951 – March 18, 2017) was an American basketball head coach at the George Washington University from 1981 to 1985. Gimelstob came to George Washington from Indiana University Bloomington, where he was an assistant under Bob Knight. In his four seasons with the Colonials, Gimelstob compiled a 58–55 overall record, and coached NBA draftee Mike Brown. His best season was 1983– 1984, when the Colonials were 17–12. He was succeeded by John Kuester.
Gimelstob was an alumnus of the University of Rhode Island. He died of leukemia on March 18, 2017.[1]