Gary Brokaw

Gary George Brokaw (born January 11, 1954) is a retired American basketball player and a basketball coach.

Gary Brokaw
Personal information
Born (1954-01-11) January 11, 1954
New Brunswick, New Jersey
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Listed weight178 lb (81 kg)
Career information
High schoolNew Brunswick
(New Brunswick, New Jersey)
CollegeNotre Dame (1972–1974)
NBA draft1974 / Round: 1 / Pick: 18th overall
Selected by the Milwaukee Bucks
Playing career1974–1977
PositionShooting guard
Number25, 7
Career history
As player:
19741977Milwaukee Bucks
1977Cleveland Cavaliers
1977Buffalo Braves
As coach:
1986–1991Iona
Career highlights and awards
Career statistics
Points1,928 (8.0 ppg)
Rebounds407 (1.7 rpg)
Assists715 (3.0 apg)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Playing career

Brokaw attended New Brunswick High School.[1] He played collegiately for the University of Notre Dame.

He was selected by the Milwaukee Bucks in the 1st round (18th pick overall) of the 1974 NBA draft.

He played for the Bucks (1974–76), Cleveland Cavaliers (1976–77) and Buffalo Braves (1977–78) in the NBA for 241 games.

Coaching career

In the 1980s he worked as a head coach for Iona College basketball team and as an assistant coach for Notre Dame under Digger Phelps. He later worked as NBA director of basketball operations (1991–95) and an assistant coach for the Charlotte Bobcats (2004–05), where he was hired to replace Sam Mitchell after Mitchell left the Bobcats to become the head coach for the Toronto Raptors.

Brokaw continues to coach in the Tampa Bay area with the private coaching service, CoachUp.[2]

References

  1. Gary Brokaw, Basketball-Reference.com. Accessed September 17, 2007.
  2. www.coachup.com/coaches/garyb-11


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