BREAKING: Brian Gregory goes to Georgia Tech

Brian Gregory/Courtesy: Ron Alvey-Dayton Daily News

It appears that Georgia Tech has found its next basketball coach. And the alumni are less than thrilled about it.

The new sheriff in town: Brian Gregory, now formerly of Dayton. Gregory apparently informed his team early this morning that he'd be taking the new gig.

Read the Dayton Daily News RIGHT HERE

Gregory has an NIT and an NCAA bid under his belt with the Flyers, a team that plays in the Atlantic 10. Tech for their part has a lot of work ahead. Former Head Coach Paul Hewitt left a program that has digressed for most of the past 5 seasons including a squad that went a robust 13-18 this past year.

We might also add here, the Tech was spurned late Sunday by Richmond coach Chris Mooney who decided to take a 10-year extension by his current employer. Not that it means he'll be there for 10-more years, but it meant he wasn't leaving now.

Mark Bradley of the AJC, breaks down Tech's search RIGHT HERE

It should be an interesting couple of years for Gregory, his Tech team will be playing away from home the next 2 seasons while the school rebuilds their basketball arena.

We'll bring you more on this story later today.

Dayton's Gregory Offered GaTech Job

((HT: Brooks via FOSG Matt Stewart))

Matt, through his Twitter account, is reporting that Dayton's Brian Gregory could be the new head coach at Georgia Tech if he accepts the offer on the table...

With on campus renovations- including Alexander Memorial Coliseum- and the $7-million buyout of former coach Paul Hewitt, Tech AD Dan Radakovich only was willing to spend around $1.5-million per year for his new coach.

A lot of high-powered alums who played pro ball wanted to give the job to an unproven Mark Price or Craig "Noodles" Neal who could mosey on over from New Mexico.

Theories bounced to OSG included even bringing back College of Charleston head coach Bobby Cremins, with Price as an assistant, to ensure that the new Alexander was filled with patrons when it reopens.

Understand, Gregory has not accepted, but the job is his if he wants it.
The required amount of buzz would not accompany Gregory if he comes to The Flats, but he would be economically feasible.

More when we know more...

The Politics Of Dancing: Your NIT Grid

Tuesday, March 15

Coastal Carolina (28-5) at Alabama (21-11), 7 p.m.
College of Charleston (24-10) at Dayton (22-13), 7 p.m.
Vermont (23-8) at Cleveland State (26-8), 7 p.m.
Harvard (23-6) at Oklahoma State (19-13), 7:30 p.m.
Murray State (23-8) at Missouri State (25-8), 8 p.m.
UTEP (25-9) at New Mexico (21-12), 9 p.m.
McNeese State (21-11) at Boston College (20-12), 9 p.m.
Fairfield (24-7) at Colorado State (19-12), 9 p.m.
Kent State (23-11) at St. Mary's, Calif. (25-8), 11 p.m.

Wednesday, March 16

Texas Southern (19-12) at Colorado (21-13), 7 p.m.
Nebraska (19-12) at Wichita State (24-8), 7 p.m.
Florida Atlantic (21-10) at Miami (19-14), 7:30 p.m.
Wisconsin-Milwaukee (19-13) at Northwestern (18-13), 8 p.m.
Bethune-Cookman (21-12) at Virginia Tech (21-11), 8 p.m.
Mississippi (20-13) at California (17-14), 9 p.m.
Long Beach State (22-12) at Washington State (19-12), 10 p.m.

Ebony Gainey Plays For Dayton

We know what you're thinking about that headline...

Why do I care...???

Well, Gainey is a graduating senior for the University of Dayton. Gainey never was able to play because of a heart condition detected just before her freshman season was set to begin. Her older sister had died of a heart attack a few months earlier before school was going to start for Gainey.

The school kept her on scholarship for four seasons as a team assistant. Coach Jim Jabir let her start on senior day and drew up a play for her to get in the books.

Here's her day, thanks to Dayton Athletics...
((HT: GoUofDFlyers))


She calls it the best two minutes of her life.
The HQ agrees...

Your Late '80s Hoops Flashback

A few of the followers of OSG Sports alerted us to this particular intro that WHIO-TV in Dayton used for their 1988 college basketball coverage...

This is scary, but you can't turn away, either...
Um...
Enjoy...???
((HT: DaytonFlyersVideo))

We can't embed it since it locks up our computer every time, but click here...