G. G. Smith

G. G. Smith
Sport(s) Basketball
Current position
Title Head coach
Team Loyola (MD)
Conference Patriot League
Record 31–59 (.344)
Biographical details
Born (1977-01-14) January 14, 1977
Leonardtown, Maryland
Playing career
1995–1999 Georgia
Position(s) Point guard
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1999–2000 Lexington Catholic HS (asst.)
2000–2002 Kentucky (GA)
2002–2004 Tennessee Tech (asst.)
2004–2006 Armstrong Atlantic State (asst.)
2006–2007 Johns Hopkins (asst.)
2007–2013 Loyola (MD) (asst.)
2013–present Loyola (MD)
Head coaching record
Overall 31–59 (.344)

Guffrie Gibson "G. G." Smith (born January 14, 1977)[1][2] is the current college basketball head coach of the Loyola Greyhounds and a former high school basketball coach and college assistant coach.[3]

Early life and college playing career

A native of Leonardtown, Maryland[3] , Smith is the son of college basketball coach Tubby Smith.[4][5] G.G. attended Cascia Hall Preparatory School while his father coached at the University of Tulsa. After graduating from Cascia Hall in 1995, Smith attended the University of Georgia and played basketball for the Georgia Bulldogs under Tubby Smith, who had been hired to coach at Georgia the same year. A point guard, Smith joined the starting lineup as a sophomore and averaged 9.5 points and 2.4 rebounds.[6] He later played his junior and senior seasons under Ron Jirsa. As a senior, Smith averaged 8.5 points and 2.3 rebounds.[7] Smith graduated from Georgia in December 1999 with a degree in health and physical education.[8]

Coaching career

Smith began his coaching career as an assistant coach and teacher at Lexington Catholic High School in Lexington, Kentucky. In the fall of 2000, Smith enrolled at the University of Kentucky for graduate school and joined Tubby Smith's staff as a graduate assistant.[8] Completing his master's degree in sports management in 2002, Smith became an assistant coach at Tennessee Tech. From 2004 to 2006, Smith was an assistant at Armstrong Atlantic State, then at Johns Hopkins for the 2006–07 season.[3]

After six seasons as an assistant under Jimmy Patsos, Smith succeeded Patsos as head coach at Loyola University Maryland in 2013.[5]

Head coaching record

Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Loyola Greyhounds (Patriot League) (2013–present)
2013–14 Loyola 11–19 6–12 7th
2014–15 Loyola 11–19 7–11 9th
2015–16 Loyola 9–21 8–10 8th
2016–17 Loyola 0–0 0–0
Loyola: 31–59 (.344) 21–33 (.389)
Total: 31–59 (.344)

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

References

  1. Foster, Chris (December 6, 1997). "A Point of His Own : G.G. Smith Stayed at Georgia When Dad Left for Kentucky". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved July 29, 2015.
  2. NCAA Coaching Database Search for G.G. Smith
  3. 1 2 3 "Loyola (MD) head coach biography".
  4. Mason, A.J. (April 17, 2013). "G.G. Smith follows in Tubby's footsteps". Gazette.net. Retrieved July 29, 2015.
  5. 1 2 Markus, Don. "Sacrifices lead to prime opportunity for G.G. Smith". Baltimore Sun. Archived from the original on June 1, 2013. Retrieved July 29, 2015.
  6. "G.G. Smith". Georgia Bulldogs. Archived from the original on February 11, 1998. Retrieved July 29, 2015.
  7. http://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/players/gg-smith-1.html
  8. 1 2 "G.G. Smith". University of Kentucky. Retrieved July 29, 2015.
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