Greg Gary

Greg Gary (born February 14, 1970)

Current position: Head men’s basketball coach
Current team: Mercer Bears
Current conference: Southern Conference (SoCon)
Centenary record: 16-44 (.267)
Mercer record: 65-62 (.512)
Overall record: 81-106 (.433)

Career Accomplishments:

Coaching Career (head coach, unless noted):

2019-present Mercer
2011-2019 Purdue (asst)
2010-2011 Duquesne (asst)
2008-2010 Centenary
2007-2008 Duquesne (asst)
2004-2007 South Florida (asst)
2000-2004 Miami (FL) (asst)
1998-2000 Tulane (asst)
1997-1998 McNeese State (asst)
1993-1997 Tulane (asst)

Greg Gary Facts

  • Greg Gary
  • Born February 14, 1970
  • Hometown: Anderson, Indiana
  • Alma Mater: Tulane University (BS, 1992)
  • After graduating from Anderson Highland HS (IN), spent one year at Aquinas College (TN) before transferring to Tulane
    • Played three seasons at Tulane under head coach Perry Clark, graduating in 1992 as the school’s all-time steals leader
  • Joined Clark‘s coaching staff in 1993, working as one of his assistants for six of the next seven years at Tulane
    • In between stints at his alma mater, spent one season as an assistant under Ron Everhart at McNeese State
  • Spent the next seven seasons in Florida, working with Clark again at Miami (FL) and then under Robert McCullum at USF
  • After a season on Everhart‘s staff at Duquesne, Gary was hired in 2008 to be the head coach at then-Division I Centenary (LA)
    • Went 16-44 in his two seasons at the helm and resigned in 2010 – the program dropped to Division III a year later
  • Returned to Duquesne for one more season before joining Matt Painter‘s staff at Purdue in 2011
    • Worked at Purdue for eight seasons, where he was a part of six NCAA Tournament teams (with three Sweet Sixteens)
  • Hired in March 2019 to be the head coach at Mercer in the SoCon
    • Is 65-62 through his first foir seasons with the Bears; reached the SoCon Tournament title game in 2021
  • Along with his wife, Claudia, has four daughters and one son

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