G. G. Smith

G. G. Smith
	Smith coaching in February, 2017
Current position
Title	Head coach
Team	Loyola (MD)
Conference	Patriot League
Record	47–76 (.382)
Biographical details
Born	January 14, 1977 (age 47); 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	47–76 (.382)

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

Statistics overview
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	16–17	8–10	T–6th	CBI Quarterfinals
Loyola:		47–76 (.382)	29–43 (.403)
Total:		47–76 (.382)
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

^ 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.
^ NCAA Coaching Database Search for G.G. Smith
^ ^a ^b ^c "Loyola (MD) head coach biography".
^ Mason, A.J. (April 17, 2013). "G.G. Smith follows in Tubby's footsteps". Gazette.net. Retrieved July 29, 2015.^{[permanent dead link]}
^ ^a ^b 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. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
^ "G.G. Smith". Georgia Bulldogs. Archived from the original on February 11, 1998. Retrieved July 29, 2015.
^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-07-13. Retrieved 2015-07-29. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ ^a ^b "G.G. Smith". University of Kentucky. Retrieved July 29, 2015.

[LA_Times-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

[Loyola_bio-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.^{[permanent dead link]}

[Loyola_hire-5] 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. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

[6] "G.G. Smith". Georgia Bulldogs. Archived from the original on February 11, 1998. Retrieved July 29, 2015.

[7] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-07-13. Retrieved 2015-07-29. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[UK_bio-8] "G.G. Smith". University of Kentucky. Retrieved July 29, 2015.

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