Craig Esherick

Teams coached: Georgetown Hoyas
Georgetown record: 103-74 (.582)
Overall record: 103-74 (.582)

Craig Robert Esherick
Born November 1, 1956
Hometown: Silver Spring, Maryland
Alma Mater: Georgetown University (BS, 1978 & JD, 1982)
Played at Georgetown for four years under legendary head coach John Thompson, Jr.
Served as a graduate assistant with the team while he earned his law degree; he passed the bar in DC
Became a full-time assistant coach at Georgetown in 1982, working under Thompson for more than 17 seasons
- Was one of Thompson‘s assistants with Team USA during the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul; the Americans won the bronze medal
Thompson named Esherick as the Hoyas head coach following his own abrupt resignation from the position in January 1999
- Esherick won 103 games in five and a half seasons at the helm, going to the Sweet Sixteen in 2001 and finishing as runner-up in the 2003 NIT
- Despite getting a lengthy contract extension in 2003, Esherick was fired by the school in March 2004
Since his coaching days, Esherick has been involved in media and academics
- Worked with AOL online radio for a short time and also with the then-brand new CSTV (now CBS College Sports Network)
- Esherick taught graduate sports management courses at NYU for two years and now serves as an associate professor in Sports and Recreation Studies at George Mason University
  - He is also the associate director of the GMU’s Center for Sport Management
- Has published several academic books on sports management and marketing