Ohio State Buckeyes | |
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Position | Assistant coach |
League | Big Ten Conference |
Personal information | |
Born |
Medina, Ohio |
July 3, 1986
Nationality | American |
Listed height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
Listed weight | 180 lb (82 kg) |
Career information | |
High school |
Christian Brothers Academy (DeWitt, New York) |
College |
Duke (2006–2009) Syracuse (2009–2010) |
Position | Point guard / Quarterback |
Number | 3, 2 |
Coaching career | 2010–present |
Career history | |
As coach: | |
2010–2011 | Navy (Asst.) |
2011–present | Ohio State (Asst.) |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Gregory Russell Paulus (born July 3, 1986) is an assistant coach for the Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball team. Paulus is a former multi-sport athlete, playing college basketball as a point guard on the Duke University men's team and later football at Syracuse University as a quarterback after graduating from Duke.
Greg Paulus was born in Medina, Ohio and grew up in Appleton, Wisconsin before moving to the Syracuse suburb of Manlius, New York. He has six siblings: David, Matt, Dan, Chris, Mike, and Sarah. He was named Gatorade Athlete of the Year due to his accomplishments in football and basketball. Paulus was the quarterback of the 2004 Christian Brothers Academy football team, which won the New York State Championship by defeating New Rochelle High School and Ray Rice 41-35 in the title game at the Carrier Dome in Syracuse. Paulus was also named New York State Mr. Basketball following his senior season at CBA. He was ranked as the number one recruit out of high school.
Paulus received scholarship offers to play football at the University of Miami and Notre Dame. He also received basketball scholarship offers from Duke, Syracuse, Georgetown, Florida, and North Carolina. He chose to play basketball and joined the Duke Blue Devils.