Gary Brokaw
American basketball player-coach
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| Intro | American basketball player-coach | ||||
| A.K.A. | Gary George Brokaw | ||||
| A.K.A. | Gary George Brokaw | ||||
| Places | United States of America | ||||
| is | Athlete Basketball player Sports coach Basketball coach | ||||
| Work field | Sports | ||||
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| Birth | 11 January 1954, New Brunswick, USA | ||||
| Age | 70 years | ||||
| Star sign | Capricorn | ||||
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Biography
Gary George Brokaw (born January 11, 1954) is a retired American basketball player and a basketball coach.
Playing career
Brokaw attended New Brunswick High School. 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.