Gary Steven Waters (born August 15, 1951) is an American

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coach and the men's

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former head coach at

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Coaching career

Kent State

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.

Rutgers

On April 6, 2001 Waters was named the 15th head coach at Rutgers. He previously coached at

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, guiding the Scarlet Knights to 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 State

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 life

Gary Steven Waters is a

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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

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Hall of Fame. He is married to Bernadette Amos, with two children Sean and Seena.

NBA players coached

Head coaching record

References

External links

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Cleveland State profile

Ferris State Hall of Fame profile
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