Brian Giorgis

Brian Giorgis (born May 29, 1955)[5] is the current head coach of the Marist Red Foxes women's basketball program. Giorgis completed his sixteenth season at the helm as head coach in 2018. His 250th career win at Marist, which came in March 2012, coincided with his players notching the Red Foxes' 7th Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) crown, and their eighth conference crown since 2004.[6]

Brian Giorgis
Brian Giorgis, 2012
Current position
TitleHead coach
TeamMarist
ConferenceMAAC
Record436–161 (.730)
Annual salarythrough 2020–2021 season[1]
Biographical details
Born (1955-05-29) May 29, 1955[2]
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2002–presentMarist
Head coaching record
Overall436–161 (.730)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
11× MAAC Regular Season Championship (2004–2014)
10× MAAC Tournament Championship (2004, 2006–2014)
Awards
7× MAAC Coach of the Year (2004–2006, 2008, 2011–2013)[3]
2020 Kay Yow Award[4]
Medal record
Coach for Women’s Basketball
 United States (assistant coach)
World University Games
2013 Kazan Team

In 2007, Giorgis coached the Red Foxes through two NCAA Tournament victories, thus becoming the first-ever MAAC college to appear in the women's Round of 16.[7]

Career Background

Giorgis graduated from SUNY Cortland with a bachelor's degree in health education in 1977, and earned a master's degree from Virginia Tech in 1982.[8]

Giorgis continues to have success with the Marist women's basketball program, winning several conference titles and NCAA tournament berths. He has stated that he plans to coach at Marist until he retires.[9]

Before his time at Marist, Giorgis built a powerhouse for 19 seasons coaching high-school girls' basketball, as well as other sports, and as a teacher of biology and health at Our Lady of Lourdes High School in Poughkeepsie, NY, before he was hired as head coach at nearby Marist College.

Giorgis led the Lourdes girls' basketball team to four consecutive state championships during his tenure as coach, and he compiled a 451–44 record.[10] He is the only coach in New York scholastic sports history to bring teams in four different sports to the state Final Four, as he also led Lourdes' baseball, softball and volleyball teams.[11]

Head coaching record
Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Marist Red Foxes (Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference) (2002–present)
2002–03 Marist 13–168–107th[12]
2003–04 Marist 20–1113–5T–1st[13]NCAA Round of 64
2004–05 Marist 22–715–31st[14]
2005–06 Marist 23–716–21st[15]NCAA Round of 64
2006–07 Marist 29–617–11st[16]NCAA Sweet 16
2007–08 Marist 32–318–01st[17]NCAA Round of 32
2008–09 Marist 29–416–21st[18]NCAA Round of 64
2009–10 Marist 26–815–31st[19]NCAA Round of 64
2010–11 Marist 31–318–01st[20]NCAA Round of 32
2011–12 Marist 26–817–11st[21]NCAA Round of 32
2012–13 Marist 26–718–01st[22]NCAA Round of 64
2013–14 Marist 27–718–2T–1st[23]NCAA Round of 64
2014–15 Marist 21–1215–52nd[24]WNIT First Round
2015–16 Marist 16–1614–63rd[25]
2016–17 Marist 15–1711–96th[26]
2017–18 Marist 20–1414–42nd[27]WNIT First Round
2018–19 Marist 23–913–53rd
2019–20 Marist 26–418–2T-1stSeason Canceled
2020–21 Marist 11-29-2
Marist: 436–161 (.730)284–62 (.821)
Total:436–161 (.730)

      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
  1. "Marist, Brian Giorgis Agree To Contract Extension Through 2021". Poughkeepsie, New York: Marist College. 5 December 2012. Retrieved 20 March 2014.
  2. http://web1.ncaa.org/stats/StatsSrv/careercoach
  3. http://www.maacsports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=17400&ATCLID=940272
  4. "Marist's Giorgis Named Kay Yow Coach Of The Year". Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. 24 March 2020. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
  5. "Women's Basketball Coaches Career". NCAA. Retrieved 22 Sep 2015.
  6. http://www.goredfoxes.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=27700&ATCLID=205393173
  7. "No. 13 Marist makes way to Sweet 16 with Oklahoma". USA Today. 2007-03-20.
  8. "Marist Official Athletic Site Profile – Brian Giorgis". Retrieved 2009-03-01.
  9. Heyman, Brian (2011-03-03). "After Building a Power at Marist, Coach Sees No Reason to Leave – New York Times". www.nytimes.com. Retrieved 2011-03-05.
  10. Orton, Kathy (2007-03-25). "The Man From Our Lady of Lourdes Transforms Marist Into a MAAC Power – The Washington Post". www.washingtonpost.com. Retrieved 2009-04-12.
  11. "Women's Basketball Coach Brian Giorgis Inks Contract Extension Through 2017 Season". Marist College Public Affairs. Retrieved 2011-03-05.
  12. http://www.maacsports.com/standings/Standings.dbml?SPID=10447&DB_OEM_ID=17400&DEF_FY=2002
  13. http://www.maacsports.com/standings/Standings.dbml?SPID=10447&DB_OEM_ID=17400&DEF_FY=2003
  14. http://www.maacsports.com/standings/Standings.dbml?SPID=10447&DB_OEM_ID=17400&DEF_FY=2004
  15. http://www.maacsports.com/standings/Standings.dbml?SPID=10447&DB_OEM_ID=17400&DEF_FY=2005
  16. http://www.maacsports.com/standings/Standings.dbml?SPID=10447&DB_OEM_ID=17400&DEF_FY=2006
  17. http://www.maacsports.com/standings/Standings.dbml?SPID=10447&DB_OEM_ID=17400&DEF_FY=2007
  18. http://www.maacsports.com/standings/Standings.dbml?SPID=10447&DB_OEM_ID=17400&DEF_FY=2008
  19. http://www.maacsports.com/standings/Standings.dbml?SPID=10447&DB_OEM_ID=17400&DEF_FY=2009
  20. http://www.maacsports.com/standings/Standings.dbml?SPID=10447&DB_OEM_ID=17400&DEF_FY=2010
  21. http://www.maacsports.com/fls/17400/stats/2011-12/Women%27s%20Basketball/CONFSKED.HTM
  22. http://www.maacsports.com/standings/Standings.dbml?SPID=10447&DB_OEM_ID=17400&DEF_FY=2012
  23. http://www.maacsports.com/standings/Standings.dbml?SPID=10447&DB_OEM_ID=17400&DEF_FY=2013
  24. http://www.maacsports.com/standings/Standings.dbml?SPID=10447&DB_OEM_ID=17400&DEF_FY=2014
  25. http://www.maacsports.com/standings/Standings.dbml?SPID=10447&DB_OEM_ID=17400&DEF_FY=2015
  26. http://www.maacsports.com/standings/Standings.dbml?SPID=10447&DB_OEM_ID=17400&DEF_FY=2016
  27. http://www.maacsports.com/standings.aspx?standings=150
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