Steve Gansey Explained

Steve Gansey
Height Ft:6
Height In:5
Weight Lbs:195
Birth Date:17 October 1985
Birth Place:Olmsted Falls, Ohio, U.S.
Highschool:Olmsted Falls (Olmsted Falls, Ohio)
College:
Career Position:Guard
Draft Year:2008
Coach Start:2009
Cyears1:2009–2011
Cteam1:Fort Wayne Mad Ants (assistant)
Cyears2:2011–2012
Cteam2:Fort Wayne Mad Ants (interim HC)
Cyears3:2012–2014
Cteam3:Fort Wayne Mad Ants (assistant)
Cyears4:2014–2015
Cteam4:Canton Charge (associate HC)
Cyears5:2015–2020
Cteam5:Fort Wayne Mad Ants
Cyears6:2021–2023
Cteam6:College Park Skyhawks
Highlights:As assistant coach

Steve Gansey (born October 17, 1985) is an American former basketball player and coach. He attended Cleveland State and Ashland University.

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.[1]

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.[2] [3]

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.[4]

In 2021, he was named the head coach of the College Park Skyhawks, the NBA G League affiliate of the Atlanta Hawks.[5]

Career stats

Coaching

|-|rowspan="6" style="text-align:left;"|Fort Wayne|style="text-align:left;"|2011–12| 35 || 9 || 26 || || style="text-align:center;"|8th in Eastern || — || — || — || —| style="text-align:center;"|Missed Playoffs|-|style="text-align:left;"|2015–16| 50 || 20 || 30 || || style="text-align:center;"|5th in Central || — || — || — || —| style="text-align:center;"|Missed Playoffs|-|style="text-align:left;"|2016–17| 50 || 30 || 20 || || style="text-align:center;"|2nd in Central || 3 || 1 || 2 || | style="text-align:center;"| Lost First Round (Maine) 1–2|-|style="text-align:left;"|2017–18| 50 || 29 || 21 || || style="text-align:center;"|1st in Central || 1 || 0 || 1 || | style="text-align:center;"| Lost Conf. Semifinal (Erie) 116–119|-|style="text-align:left;"|2018–19| 50 || 23 || 27 || || style="text-align:center;"|3rd in Central || — || — || — || —| style="text-align:center;"|Missed Playoffs|-|style="text-align:left;"|2019–20| 43 || 21 || 22 || || style="text-align:center;"|4th in Central || — || — || — || —| style="text-align:center;"|Season cancelled by COVID-19 pandemic|-|- class="sortbottom"!scope="row" style="text-align:left;"|Career| || 278 || 132 || 146 || || || 4 || 1 || 3 ||

Personal life

Steve's older brother Mike, a former star player at West Virginia University,[2] is currently assistant general manager of the NBA's Cleveland Cavaliers.[6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Steve Gansey Player Profile, Cleveland State, NCAA Stats, Game Logs, Bests, Awards - RealGM.
  2. Web site: Olmsted Falls star Steve Gansey enjoying D-League coaching stint at age 26 . Mary . Schmitt Boyer . . . March 20, 2012 . August 21, 2017.
  3. http://dleaguedigest.com/2013/10/16/fort-wayne-mad-ants-assistant-coach-steve-gansey-looks-forward-to-coaching-alongside-conner-henry/
  4. http://dleague.nba.com/news/fort-wayne-mad-ants-hire-steve-gansey-as-head-coach/
  5. Web site: Steve Gansey Named Head Coach of College Park Skyhawks . OurSports Central . August 4, 2021.
  6. Web site: Brand New Brass . Cleveland Cavaliers . July 26, 2017 . August 20, 2017 . Cleveland native, former West Virginia standout and reigning G-League Executive of the Year Mike Gansey was named the team’s assistant GM..