Dan Geriot
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Dan Geriot (born August 8, 1988) is an American college basketball coach who currently serves as the head coach of the Iona Gaels.
Key Information
Playing career
[edit]Geriot played college basketball from 2006 to 2011 for the Richmond Spiders, averaging 10.4 points and 4.1 rebounds, finishing with 1,386 points, after high school summer training with Kevin Roe. Geriot also helped the team to a Sweet 16 run in 2011. After his collegiate career, he played professionally in Belgium for a season.[1]
Coaching career
[edit]Geriot got his first coaching job in 2011 as an assistant coach for the Princeton Tigers.[2] In 2013, he joined the Campbell Fighting Camels as an assistant coach.[3] In 2015, Geriot got his first NBA job, as was hired as the video coordinator for the Cleveland Cavaliers.[4] He stayed with the Cavaliers until 2024, where he served as an assistant coach and the head coach of the team's NBA G League affiliate, the Cleveland Charge.[5] Ahead of the 2024 season, Geriot was hired as an assistant coach for the New Orleans Pelicans.[6]
Iona
[edit]On March 20, 2025, Geriot was hired as the next head coach of the Iona Gaels.[1]
Head coaching record
[edit]NCAA DI
[edit]| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iona Gaels (Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference) (2025–present) | |||||||||
| 2025–26 | Iona | 18–14 | 10–10 | 8th | |||||
| Iona: | 18–14 (.563) | 10–10 (.500) | |||||||
| Total: | 18–14 (.563) | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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References
[edit]- ^ a b "Ex-Richmond Spider Dan Geriot named head coach at Iona". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Retrieved March 20, 2025.
- ^ Zagoria, Adam. "NCAA Coaching Carousel: Iona Names NBA Assistant Dan Geriot New Coach". Forbes. Retrieved March 20, 2025.
- ^ Ridenour, Marla. "Cavs assistant Dan Geriot promoted to coach G League's Cleveland Charge". Akron Beacon-Journal. Retrieved March 20, 2025.
- ^ Fedor, Chris. "Cleveland Cavaliers make more changes to coaching staff; Dan Geriot will become Charge head coach". Cleveland.com. Retrieved March 20, 2025.
- ^ "Pelicans reportedly add Dan Geriot as assistant coach". Crescent City Sports. Retrieved March 20, 2025.
- ^ Strum, Phil. "Dan Geriot named Iona men's basketball coach; Gaels to add GM role". Lohud. Retrieved March 20, 2025.