Reggie Geary
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| Point guard | |
| Personal information | |
| Born | August 31, 1973 Trenton, New Jersey |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Listed weight | 187 lb (85 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Mater Dei (Santa Ana, California) |
| College | Arizona (1992–1996) |
| NBA Draft | 1996 / Round: 2 / Pick: 56th overall |
| Selected by the Cleveland Cavaliers | |
| Pro career | 1996–2004 |
| Career history | |
| As player: | |
| 1996–1997 | Cleveland Cavaliers (NBA) |
| 1997–1998 | San Antonio Spurs (NBA) |
| 1998–1999 | Quad City Thunder (CBA) |
| 1999–2000 | Idaho Stampede (CBA) |
| 2000–2001 | Bnei HaSharon (Israel) |
| 2001–2002 | Porto (Portugal) |
| 2002–2003 | JL Bourg-en-Bresse (France) |
| 2003–2004 | BC Kyiv (Ukraine) |
| As coach: | |
| 2007–2008 | Anaheim Arsenal (NBA D-League) |
| 2008–2009 | Arizona Wildcats (asst.) (NCAA D–I) |
| 2009–2011 | SMU Mustangs (asst.) (NCAA D–I) |
| 2011–2012 | Yokohama B-Corsairs (bj league) |
| Career NBA statistics | |
| Points | 209 (2.1 ppg) |
| Assists | 110 (1.1 apg) |
| Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Reggie Elliot Geary (born August 31, 1973, in Trenton, New Jersey) is a retired American professional basketball guard[1] for the NBA's Cleveland Cavaliers (1996–97) and San Antonio Spurs (1997–98). As of 2011 he is coaching in Japan's professional basketball league.[2][3]
He played college basketball at the University of Arizona under head coach Lute Olson. As a player at Arizona, the Wildcats had a 104-23 (.819) record, two Pac-10 Conference championships, and an appearance in the 1994 Final Four. He remains Arizona's fourth all-time steals leader (208) and sixth all-time leader in assists (560). Aside from his NBA career, Geary played two seasons in the Continental Basketball Association (1998 to 2000), and in Israel, Portugal, France and the Ukraine.[4]
In 2005, Geary became recruiting and basketball operations coordinator at Arizona, working under Lute Olson.[4] He then became head coach of the NBA D-League's Anaheim Arsenal for 18 months, before returning to Olson's staff as an assistant coach in 2008.[5][6] From 2009 to 2011, Geary was an assistant coach at Southern Methodist University under head coach Matt Doherty.[7]
In 2012, Geary was named coach of the year while at the helm for the Japanese professional basketball league's Yokohama B-Corsairs.[3]
Notes [edit]
- ^ http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/g/gearyre01.html
- ^ Justin Burrell signs with Japanese team - Colleges Blog - ESPN New York
- ^ a b American Justin Burrell wins MVP in Japan pro league - ESPN
- ^ a b http://www.collegehoopsnet.com/specials/news/050603pr.htm
- ^ Former Wildcats guard Geary returns to Arizona staff - Men's College Basketball - ESPN
- ^ Arizona Wildcats to tap assistant Russ Pennell as coach - ESPN
- ^ Player Bio: Reggie Geary - SMUMUSTANGS.COM - The Official Athletic Site of SMU Mustangs
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