Steve Gansey (born October 17, 1985) is an American former basketball player and coach. He attended
Cleveland State
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and
Ashland University
Ashland University is a private university in Ashland, Ohio, United States. The university consists of a main campus and several off-campus centers throughout central and northern Ohio
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.
Playing career
Steve Gansey played NCAA Division II basketball for the Ashland Eagles, after playing his freshman and sophomore years with the Division I
Cleveland State Vikings.
Coaching career
Steve Gansey began his coaching career with the
Fort Wayne Mad Ants
The Noblesville Boom are an American professional basketball team based in Noblesville, Indiana that competes in the NBA G League. The Boom are the affiliate team of the NBA's Indiana Pacers and, since 2025, they have played their home games at ...
from 2009 to 2014, he served as an assistant coach. From 2011 to 2012 he served as interim head coach.
On October 2, 2015, he was named the head coach of the
Fort Wayne Mad Ants
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after serving as the associate head coach of the
Canton Charge.
In 2021, he was named the head coach of the
College Park Skyhawks, the
NBA G League
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affiliate of the
Atlanta Hawks
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.
Career stats
Coaching
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Fort Wayne
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2011–12
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2015–16
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2016–17
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Maine
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2017–18
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Erie) 116–119
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2018–19
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2019–20
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COVID-19 pandemic
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Personal life
Steve's older brother
Mike, a former star player at
West Virginia University
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,
is currently the general manager of the
NBA
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's
Cleveland Cavaliers
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.
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Gansey, Steve
1985 births
Living people
American men's basketball players
Ashland Eagles men's basketball players
Basketball coaches from Ohio
Canton Charge coaches
Cleveland State Vikings men's basketball players
Fort Wayne Mad Ants coaches
Guards (basketball)
People from Olmsted Falls, Ohio
Basketball players from Cuyahoga County, Ohio