Gravelle Craig
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | June 10, 1970 |
| Playing career | |
| 1991–1994 | Cleveland State |
| Position(s) | Guard |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 2001–2003 | Morris Brown College (asst.) |
| 2003–2004 | Chicago State (asst.) |
| 2004–2011 | Bethune-Cookman (asst./assoc. HC) |
| 2011–2017 | Bethune Cookman (Head Coach) |
| 2018–2019 | Stetson (assistant) |
| 2019-2023 | SPIRE Institute (Prep/Postgraduate Head Coach) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 74–123 (.376) |
Gravelle Craig (born June 10, 1970) is a college basketball coach, currently serving as an assistant coach at Canisius University. From 2011 to 2017, Craig was the head coach for the Bethune-Cookman University men's basketball team. He is a former college basketball player (Richmond / Cleveland State).
Head coaching career
[edit]The Bethune-Cookman Wildcats started slow winning only four out of their first fifteen games, a (4–11) start. Bethune-Cookman's strong showing (14-6) in the next twenty games gave Craig an 18–17 mark for his first season. They advanced to the MEAC Conference Championship game for the first and only time in school history. This would be the fourth consecutive winning season for the Wildcats. Craig resigned on March 20, 2017, after six seasons .[1]
Associate coach
[edit]Craig started serving as assistant coach 2004, serving as an associate head coach for six seasons before being named head coach in 2011. As associate head coach, his roles were to oversee the development of the Wildcats' backcourt players, recruit and scout future players and monitor the player's academics[2]
On September 21, 2018, it was announced Craig would become an assistant at Stetson under head coach Corey Williams.[3] Craig then would serve four seasons as head coach at Spire Academy a national prep school located in Geneva, Ohio from May 2019 - June 2023. Coach Craig is currently an assistant coach at Canisius University.
Personal life
[edit]Craig is a graduate of Cleveland State University. He obtained his master's degree from Bethune Cookman University in 2016. He currently resides in Cleveland, Ohio.
Head coaching record
[edit]| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bethune–Cookman Wildcats (MEAC) (2011–2017) | |||||||||
| 2011–12 | Bethune–Cookman | 18–17 | 11–5 | 4th | |||||
| 2012–13 | Bethune–Cookman | 14–20 | 7–9 | 8th | |||||
| 2013–14 | Bethune–Cookman | 7–25 | 5–11 | 8th | |||||
| 2014–15 | Bethune–Cookman | 11–21 | 7–9 | T–7th | |||||
| 2015–16 | Bethune–Cookman | 14–18 | 10–6 | 4th | |||||
| 2016–17 | Bethune–Cookman | 10–22 | 6–10 | 10th | |||||
| Bethune-Cookman: | 74–123 (.376) | 46–51 (.474) | |||||||
| Total: | 74–123 (.376) | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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References
[edit]- ^ "BCU Men's Basketball Makes Coaching Change". Bethune–Cookman Athletics. March 20, 2017. Retrieved March 28, 2017.
- ^ "Gravelle Craig". B-CU. Archived from the original on 2014-04-07. Retrieved 2013-06-04.
- ^ "Gravelle Craig Joins Men's Basketball Staff - Stetson University". Stetson University. Retrieved 2018-11-04.
- 1970 births
- Living people
- Basketball coaches from Pennsylvania
- Basketball players from Pennsylvania
- Bethune–Cookman Wildcats men's basketball coaches
- Chicago State Cougars men's basketball coaches
- Cleveland State Vikings men's basketball players
- College men's basketball head coaches in the United States
- Stetson Hatters men's basketball coaches