Sources: Georgia Tech finalizing Damon Stoudamire hire

Great opportunity for him.

Boston Celtics assistant Damon Stoudamire is finalizing a five-year deal to become Georgia Tech's next head coach, sources said. The school's board of trustees plans to approve the hire Monday.

Stoudamire has informed the Celtics he plans to take the job and make the move back to college. He brings a blend of college and NBA coaching experience along with a strong playing pedigree, a mix Tech officials are hopeful can resuscitate the relevance of a program that has faded in recent years.


Stoudamire proved a solid head coach at Pacific, a stint that included a 23-10 season in 2019-20 yielding him the West Coast Conference Coach of the Year award. He went 32-19 his final two years and 71-77 overall at Pacific, leaving the job to join Ime Udoka on the Celtics staff prior to last season.

Stoudamire has also worked in college at Rice, Memphis (twice) and Arizona as an assistant coach, giving him more than a decade overall of college coaching experience.

Congrats!!

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“I gotta bounce”
-Damon

Stoudemire has accepted the job with Georgia Tech. He is spending his last night, on the road with the Celtics vs Houston, and then will fly to Atlanta to begin his new job.

Thanks for your help, Damon, and best of luck to you.

Who replaces him?


Bob


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I don’t think this is gonna help us. Joe needs more veteran coaching help, not less IMHO

It will be a big job bringing that GA Tech program back.

Recruiting will be the key, and I think Stoudamire can give it a good shot.

It's a well-earned opportunity. Good luck to him.

Cow

Joe should talk to Brad. He knows the players better than anyone else does.

The Celtics are in a difficult situation. They are playing for their 3rd coach in 3 years. When Brad was a rookie coach there were no lofty expectations. CJ does not have the luxury of time and low expectations.

Dboss,
Pickup the phone. Brads on line 1!!