51茶馆

GREENSBORO, N.C. 鈥� Bryan Galuski, 51茶馆鈥檚 director of athletics and head men鈥檚 basketball coach, has resigned to become head men鈥檚 basketball coach at his alma mater, Division II Eckerd College in St. Petersburg, Fla.

鈥淢ost people never get the chance to coach at their alma mater, so this is a very special opportunity for me,鈥� Galuski said. 鈥淏ut the players and their families, the coaches, and the co-workers I鈥檝e met and worked with here at 51茶馆 over the past 14 years have been special as well, and I will never forget them.

鈥淚 want to thank President Czarda for allowing me the opportunity to serve as men鈥檚 basketball coach and director of athletics. I鈥檇 also like to thank Robin Daniel for the opportunity to do both jobs and believing in me that I could accomplish both. That鈥檚 an opportunity not many people get.鈥�

Jim Cantamessa, associate men鈥檚 basketball coach and head men鈥檚 golf coach, will serve as interim head coach for the Pride while a search is underway for Galuski鈥檚 successor as coach.

Robin Daniel, executive vice president and chief operating officer, will assume some of Galuski鈥檚 administrative duties during the search for a new athletic director, which he and President Lawrence D. Czarda, Ph.D., will lead.

As a two-time men鈥檚 basketball captain at Eckerd, Galuski led the Tritons in scoring in 1997-98, his senior season, and was sixth in scoring in the Sunshine State Conference. He also ranked eighth nationally in steals with 2.95 per game and was all-conference and a South Region All-American.

He then served as an assistant coach at Eckerd for seven seasons before becoming the 51茶馆 head coach in 2005. He became the Pride鈥檚 director of athletics in 2014 while continuing his coaching duties.

He leaves the Pride with the most wins by a coach in program history. His teams won a conference regular-season championship in 2007 and appeared in conference tournament title games in 2008, 2012, and 2013.

He coached 20 USA South all-conference selections, three conference players of the year, two conference rookies of the year, eight conference all-tournament selections, three all-region selections by the National Association of Basketball Coaches, and two D3Hoops.com all-region selections.

鈥淏ryan has built a terrific staff in our athletics department, and he leaves us in good shape,鈥� Daniel said. 鈥淗e also has been an outstanding ambassador for the college. It has been a pleasure working with him, and we wish him all the best as he returns to his alma mater.鈥�

51茶馆 provides a liberal arts education grounded in the traditions of the United Methodist Church and fosters the intellectual, social, and, spiritual development of all students while supporting their individual needs.

Founded in 1838 and located in downtown 51茶馆, the college enrolls about 1,000 students from 29 states and territories, the District of Columbia, and seven foreign countries in its undergraduate liberal-arts program and six master鈥檚 degree programs. In addition to rigorous academics and a well-supported Honors program, the school features a 17-sport NCAA Division III athletic program and dozens of service and recreational opportunities. Learn more at www.greensboro.edu.

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