Brian Gregory
Brian Gregory (born December 15, 1966)
Teams coached: Dayton Flyers, Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets, South Florida Bulls
Dayton record: 172-94 (.647)
Georgia Tech record: 76-86 (.469)
South Florida: 79-107 (.425)
Overall record: 327-287 (.533)
Career Accomplishments:
- NCAA National Championships: 0
- NCAA Tournament Appearances: 2 (2004, 2009)
- NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen: 0
- NIT Championships: 1 (2010)
- NIT Appearances: 4 (2008, 2010, 2011, 2016)
- CBI Championships: 1 (2019)
- CBI Appearances: 1 (2019)
- Atlantic 10 Regular Season Champion: 1 (2004)
Coaching Career (head coach, unless noted):
| 2017-2023 | South Florida |
| 2016-2017 | Michigan State (consultant) |
| 2011-2016 | Georgia Tech |
| 2003-2011 | Dayton |
| 1999-2003 | Michigan State (asst) |
| 1997-1999 | Northwestern (asst) |
| 1996-1997 | Toledo (asst) |
| 1990-1996 | Michigan State (asst) |
Brian Gregory Facts
- Brian Francis Gregory
- Born December 15, 1966
- Hometown: Mount Prospect, Illinois
- Alma Mater: Oakland University (BA, 1990) / Michigan State University (MA, 1992)
- Spent five seasons as an assistant at Michigan State to the late Jud Heathcote (1990-1995) and five more as an assistant to Tom Izzo (1995-96, 1999-2003)
- Was also an assistant at Toledo under Stan Joplin and at Northwestern under Kevin O’Neill
- Became the head coach at Dayton in 2003, winning 172 games over eight seasons
- The Flyers went to two NCAA Tournaments and three NITs during Gregory’s tenure and won the 2010 NIT Championship
- Took over at Georgia Tech in 2011, where he was the head coach for five seasons
- Was fired in March 2016 after the Yellow Jackets were eliminated in the NIT quarterfinals
- Returned to Michigan State during the 2016-17 season to work as a consultant with Tom Izzo
- Hired as the new head men’s basketball coach at South Florida in March 2017
- Won the 2019 CBI title in his second season with the Bulls
- Went 79-107 overall in six seasons; got a contract extension in January 2022 but was fired in March 2023
- Along with his wife, Yvette, has two daughters
Brian Gregory Coaching Tree
- Amir Abdur-Rahim (South Florida, Kennesaw State)
- Mo Cassara (Hofstra)
- Ben Johnson (Minnesota)
- Cornell Mann (Grand Valley State)
