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George Galanopoulos (born 11 March 1989)[4] is an American professional basketball coach who is currently serving as the assistant head coach of the 2024–25 Washington State Cougars men's basketball team and 2025–26 Washington State Cougars men's basketball team .[5] He is the former associate head coach of Rip City Remix[6] and head coach of the Texas Legends[7] of the National Basketball Association G league (NBA G League). He is also the head coach of the Uganda men's national basketball team since 2017.[8][9][10][11]
| Washington State Cougars | |
|---|---|
| Position | Assistant coach |
| League | West Coast Conference |
| Personal information | |
| Born | March 11, 1989 Buffalo Grove, Illinois, U.S. |
| Listed height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Career information | |
| College | Indiana |
| Coaching career | 2015–present |
| Career history | |
Coaching | |
| 2015–2016 | Hawke's Bay Hawks (assistant) |
| 2016–2018 | Texas Legends (assistant) |
| 2017–present | Uganda[1] |
| 2018–2020 | Dallas Mavericks (assistant VC)[2] |
| 2019–2023 | Texas Legends |
| 2023–2024 | Rip City Remix (associate HC) |
| 2024–present | Washington State Cougars (assistant)[3] |
Coaching career
editAfter graduating from College, George has coached many teams including:
- Bakersfield Jam
As a player development coach, then as an assistant coach[12]
- Hawkes Bay Hawks
As an assistant coach[13]
- Texas Legends
As an assistant coach then head coach[14]
- Dallas Mavericks
As assistant video coordinator, then later head coach for the summer league[14]
- Rip City Remix
As associate head coach[15]
- Washington State Cougars
As assistant head coach[5]
- Uganda men's national basketball team
As head coach
References
edit- ↑ "Legends Assistant George Galanopoulos Named Coach of Ugandan National Team". TRAVELHOST - The Premier Destination Resource. August 6, 2017. Archived from the original on August 26, 2022.
- ↑ "George Galanopoulos, Texas Legends, Head Coach - RealGM". basketball.realgm.com.
- ↑ "Washington State Adds George Galanopoulos to Men's Basketball Coaching Staff". July 16, 2024.
- ↑ "Texas Legends coach George Galanopoulos celebrated a birthday he won't soon forget". March 30, 2020.
- 1 2 "George Galanopoulos - Men's Basketball Coach".
- ↑ "Kenny's G League: Conversation with George Galanopoulos, Remix Associate Head Coach on DeepCast". Archived from the original on December 2, 2024.
- ↑ "5 questions with Texas Legends head coach George Galanopoulos". April 13, 2022.
- ↑ Basketball, Unlimited Potential. "Mental Buckets Recap: George Galanopoulos". Unlimited Potential Basketball.
- ↑ "2021-22 Texas Legends minor league basketball Statistics on StatsCrew.com". www.statscrew.com.
- ↑ "Rewind: Early Adversity - With Head Coach George Galanopoulos". May 11, 2020 – via www.youtube.com.
- ↑ "George Galanopoulos | Mavs Summer League 2022". July 18, 2022 – via www.youtube.com.
- ↑ "George Galanopoulos's Unlikely Journey from Basketball Dreamer to Uganda Head Coach". June 13, 2018.
- ↑ "Basketball: Coach out to foster harmony at Hawks". May 8, 2015.
- 1 2 "George Galanopoulos Returns as Legends Head Coach".
- ↑ "Conversation with George Galanopoulos, Remix Associate Head Coach – Kenny's G League – Podcast". April 15, 2024.