Sport(s) | Basketball |
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Biographical details | |
Born |
Mount Prospect, Illinois |
December 15, 1966
Playing career | |
1985–1986 | Navy |
1987–1990 | Oakland |
Position(s) | Point guard |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
1990–1996 | Michigan State (asst.) |
1996–1997 | Toledo (asst.) |
1997–1999 | Northwestern (asst.) |
1999–2003 | Michigan State (asst.) |
2003–2011 | Dayton |
2011–2016 | Georgia Tech |
Brian Francis Gregory (born December 15, 1966) is an American college basketball coach, currently a consultant to Tom Izzo with his last head coaching job being with Georgia Tech. He had previously been head coach at Dayton and an assistant coach under Tom Izzo at Michigan State.
From 1985 to 1986, Gregory attended the U.S. Naval Academy where he played on the Navy team that featured David Robinson and advanced to the Elite Eight of the NCAA Tournament. He then went to Oakland University where he was a three-time all conference selection and in 1990 was named an Academic All-American. In 1990, Gregory graduated from Oakland University with a bachelor of arts in secondary education. He went on to earn a master of arts in athletic administration at Michigan State, graduating in 1992.
He was an assistant at Michigan State for five years, from 1999 to 2003, under head coach Tom Izzo. During that time, the Spartans reached the Final Four three times and won the 2000 national title.
On April 9, 2003, Gregory was named the head basketball coach of the Dayton Flyers. As Flyers head coach, he led the team to the 2004 and the 2009 NCAA Tournament as well as the 2008 National Invitation Tournament. On January 14, 2008, Gregory led the Dayton Flyers to a top-14 ranking in the AP poll. This was the highest ranking for Dayton in 40 years.