Steve Gansey

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Steve Gansey
Personal information
Born (1985-10-17) October 17, 1985 (age 38)
Olmsted Falls, Ohio, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Listed weight195 lb (88 kg)
Career information
High schoolOlmsted Falls (Olmsted Falls, Ohio)
College
NBA draft2008: undrafted
PositionGuard
Coaching career2009–present
Career history
As coach:
2009–2011Fort Wayne Mad Ants (assistant)
2011–2012Fort Wayne Mad Ants (interim HC)
2012–2014Fort Wayne Mad Ants (assistant)
2014–2015Canton Charge (associate HC)
2015–2020Fort Wayne Mad Ants
2021–2023College Park Skyhawks
Career highlights and awards
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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

Coaching[edit]

Legend
Regular season G Games coached W Games won L Games lost W–L % Win–loss %
Playoffs PG Playoff games PW Playoff wins PL Playoff losses PW–L % Playoff win–loss %
NBA G League coaching record[6]
Team Year G W L W–L% Finish PG PW PL PW–L% Result
Fort Wayne 2011–12 35 9 26 .257 8th in Eastern — — — — Missed Playoffs
2015–16 50 20 30 .400 5th in Central — — — — Missed Playoffs
2016–17 50 30 20 .600 2nd in Central 3 1 2 .333 Lost First Round (Maine) 1–2
2017–18 50 29 21 .580 1st in Central 1 0 1 .000 Lost Conf. Semifinal (Erie) 116–119
2018–19 50 23 27 .460 3rd in Central — — — — Missed Playoffs
2019–20 43 21 22 .488 4th in Central — — — — Season cancelled by COVID-19 pandemic
Career 278 132 146 .475 4 1 3 .250

Personal life[edit]

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.[7]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Steve Gansey Player Profile, Cleveland State, NCAA Stats, Game Logs, Bests, Awards - RealGM".
  2. ^ a b Schmitt Boyer, Mary (March 20, 2012). "Olmsted Falls star Steve Gansey enjoying D-League coaching stint at age 26". The Plain Dealer. Cleveland. Retrieved 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/ [dead link]
  4. ^ http://dleague.nba.com/news/fort-wayne-mad-ants-hire-steve-gansey-as-head-coach/ [dead link]
  5. ^ "Steve Gansey Named Head Coach of College Park Skyhawks". OurSports Central. August 4, 2021.
  6. ^ "Steve Gansey". Stats Crew. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
  7. ^ "Brand New Brass". Cleveland Cavaliers. July 26, 2017. Retrieved 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.
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