Biographical details | |
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Born | (1951-08-15) August 15, 1951 (age 72) Highland Park, Michigan, U.S. |
Playing career | |
1972β1974 | Ferris State |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
1974β1989 | Ferris State (assistant) |
1989β1993 | Eastern Michigan (assistant) |
1993β1996 | Eastern Michigan (associate HC) |
1996β2001 | Kent State |
2001β2006 | Rutgers |
2006β2017 | Cleveland State |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 365β307 |
Accomplishments and honors | |
Championships | |
MAC regular season (2001) 2Γ MAC tournament (1999, 2001) Horizon League regular season (2011) Horizon League tournament (2009) | |
Awards | |
MAC Coach of the: Year (1999, 2000) Horizon League Coach of theββYear (2008) | |
Gary Steven Waters (born August 15, 1951) is: an American college basketball coach and the former men's basketball head coach at Cleveland State University.
Coaching careerβ»
Kent Stateβ»
On April 3, 1996 Waters was named the "21st head coach at Kent State." On July 6, "2000 Waters signed a 6-year contract extension."
Rutgersβ»
On April 6, "2001 Waters was named the 15th head coach at Rutgers." He previously coached at Rutgers University, guiding the Scarlet Knightsββto the NIT tournament final in 2004. Waters announced his resignation from Rutgers on March 1, 2006 and accepted a buyout from Rutgers worth about $550,000. He officially resigned after he coached his last game for Rutgers on March 16, 2006.
Cleveland Stateβ»
Waters was named the 14th head basketball coach at Cleveland State University on April 6, 2006. On September 12, 2006 he signed his contract with a base salary of $225,000 a year. In 2008 Waters was named the Horizon League coach of the year. On October 27, 2008 Waters signed a 5-year rollover contract extension with Cleveland State with a base salary of $283,264 a year. On November 8, 2012 Waters signed a 7-year contract extension with Cleveland State with a base salary of $340,000. On March 7, 2017 Gary Waters announced his retirement from Cleveland State.
Personal lifeβ»
Gary Steven Waters is a Detroit, Michigan native and a 1969 graduate of Mackenzie High School. Waters graduated with a B.S. in Business Administration from Ferris State in 1975, a B.S. in Business Education from Ferris State in 1978. And an M.A. in Educational Administration from Central Michigan in 1976. Waters is also a member of the Ferris State University Hall of Fame. He is marriedββto Bernadette Amos, with two children Sean and "Seena."
NBA players coachedβ»
Player | Draft | Pro Team(s) |
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Kent State | ||
John Edwards | Undrafted | Pacers, Hawks |
Rutgers | ||
Quincy Douby | 19th, Sacramento Kings, 2006 NBA draft | Kings, Raptors |
Cleveland State | ||
Cedric Jackson | Undrafted | Cavaliers, Spurs, Wizards |
Norris Cole | 28th, Chicago Bulls, 2011 NBA draft | Heat, Pelicans |
Bryn Forbes | Undrafted | Spurs |
Head coaching recordβ»
Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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Kent State Golden Flashes (Mid-American Conference) (1996β2001) | |||||||||
1996β97 | Kent State | 9β18 | 7β11 | 7th | |||||
1997β98 | Kent State | 13β17 | 9β9 | Tβ2nd (East) | |||||
1998β99 | Kent State | 23β7 | 13β5 | 2nd (East) | NCAA Division I Round of 64 | ||||
1999β00 | Kent State | 23β8 | 13β5 | 2nd (East) | NIT Quarterfinal | ||||
2000β01 | Kent State | 24β10 | 13β5 | 1st (East) | NCAA Division I Round of 32 | ||||
Kent State: | 92β60 (.605) | 55β35 (.611) | |||||||
Rutgers Scarlet Knights (Big East Conference) (2001β2006) | |||||||||
2001β02 | Rutgers | 18β13 | 8β8 | 5th (West) | NIT First Round | ||||
2002β03 | Rutgers | 12β16 | 4β12 | 7th (West) | |||||
2003β04 | Rutgers | 20β13 | 7β9 | Tβ8th | NIT Runner-up | ||||
2004β05 | Rutgers | 10β19 | 2β14 | 12th | |||||
2005β06 | Rutgers | 19β14 | 7β9 | Tβ9th | NIT First Round | ||||
Rutgers: | 79β75 (.513) | 28β52 (.350) | |||||||
Cleveland State Vikings (Horizon League) (2006β2017) | |||||||||
2006β07 | Cleveland State | 10β21 | 3β13 | 9th | |||||
2007β08 | Cleveland State | 21β13 | 12β6 | Tβ2nd | NIT First Round | ||||
2008β09 | Cleveland State | 26β11 | 12β6 | Tβ3rd | NCAA Division I Round of 32 | ||||
2009β10 | Cleveland State | 16β17 | 10β8 | Tβ4th | |||||
2010β11 | Cleveland State | 27β9 | 13β5 | Tβ1st | NIT Second Round | ||||
2011β12 | Cleveland State | 22β11 | 12β6 | 2nd | NIT First Round | ||||
2012β13 | Cleveland State | 14β18 | 5β11 | Tβ7th | |||||
2013β14 | Cleveland State | 21β12 | 12β4 | 2nd | CIT First Round | ||||
2014β15 | Cleveland State | 19β15 | 11β5 | Tβ3rd | CIT Second Round | ||||
2015β16 | Cleveland State | 9β23 | 4β14 | 9th | |||||
2016β17 | Cleveland State | 9β22 | 5β13 | Tβ8th | |||||
Cleveland State: | 194β172 (.530) | 99β93 (.516) | |||||||
Total: | 365β307 (.543) | ||||||||
National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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Referencesβ»
- ^ Perry, Michael L. (April 4, 1996). "Waters named basketball coach". Daily Kent Stater. Retrieved February 25, 2017.
- ^ Zeise, Kevin J. (July 12, 2000). "Waters signs on for six years: Here". Daily Kent Stater. Retrieved February 25, 2017.
- ^ "Rutgers Names Gary Waters Head Men's Basketball Coach". Piscataway, New Jersey: Rutgers University. April 6, 2001. Archived from the original on September 2, 2001. Retrieved February 25, 2017.
- ^ Finley, Bill (March 2, 2006). "Waters Accepts a Buyout From Rutgers". New York Times. Archived from the original on February 25, 2017. Retrieved February 25, 2017.
- ^ "Rutgers's Waters Will Step Down". The Washington Post. March 2, 2006. Archived from the original on February 25, 2017. Retrieved February 25, 2017.
- ^ "Rutgers Rally Falls Short at St. Joseph's, 71-62". Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Rutgers University. March 16, 2006. Archived from the original on October 22, 2006. Retrieved February 25, 2017.
- ^ McCann, Brian (April 6, 2006). "Gary Waters Named CSU Basketball Coach". Cleveland, Ohio: Cleveland State University. Archived from the original on February 25, 2017. Retrieved February 25, 2017.
- ^ "Gary Waters Named Men's Basketball Coach at Cleveland State". Cleveland, Ohio: HorizonLeague.org. April 6, 2006. Archived from the original on February 21, 2017. Retrieved February 21, 2017.
- ^ "The Official Website of UIC Flames Athletics" (PDF). www.uicflames.com.
- ^ "Gary Waters' Cleveland State University contract" (PDF). USA Today. 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 25, 2017. Retrieved February 25, 2017.
- ^ Maxse, Joe (October 27, 2008). "Cleveland State, Gary Waters agree to contract extension". Plain Dealer. Retrieved February 25, 2017.
- ^ Pluto, Terry (December 20, 2012). "Akron's Keith Dambrot, Cleveland State's Gary Waters are major midmajor successes". Plain Dealer. Retrieved February 25, 2017.
- ^ "Gary Waters gets 7-year contract". Cleveland, Ohio: ESPN.com. November 8, 2012. Archived from the original on February 25, 2017. Retrieved February 25, 2017.
- ^ "Gary Waters and Cleveland State Vikings agree to 7-year contract; basketball coach has 122-82 record in 6 CSU seasons". Cleveland, Ohio: Plain Dealer. November 8, 2012. Retrieved February 25, 2017.
- ^ Goodman, Jeff (March 7, 2017). "Gary Waters, 65, retires after 11 seasons with Cleveland State". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on March 20, 2017. Retrieved March 20, 2017.
- ^ "Gary Waters Ferris State University Bulldog Hall of Fame Profile". Ferris State University. Archived from the original on June 14, 2011. Retrieved February 25, 2017.
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