Joseph Price (basketball)

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Joseph Price is the current college basketball head coach for Grambling State University. Before coaching Grambling State, he was an assistant coach of Lamar University. Price is a first year coach for Grambling State.^[1]

Playing career

Price played college basketball for Notre Dame under Digger Phelps in the 1980s. He later played professionally overseas for 13 years.^[2]

IUPUI

Price began his college coaching career at IUPUI in 2002–03, that same year, the Jaguars advance to the NCAA Tournament for the first time ever. While at IUPUI, Price coached current Indiana Pacers point guard George Hill, a first round selection in the 2008 NBA Draft.^[3]

Lamar

In the 2011-2012 season, Price helped coach the Cardinals to an outstanding 23-12 record and a spot in the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2000. It was the team's first 20-win season since 1988 and their third highest win total ever.

Grambling State

In 2012, Price was hired as the head coach of Grambling State.^[4] His first season was not successful, as the 2012-13 team went 0–28, becoming the eighth Division I team in NCAA history to finish a season winless.^[5]

References

↑ "GSU Introduce New Head Men’s Basketball Coach Joseph Price". Grambling State University. Retrieved 2013-06-06.
↑ "Joseph Price is Grambling coach". ESPN. Retrieved 31 July 2013.
↑ "2012-2013 Men's Basketball Coaching Staff". Gambling State Tigers. Retrieved 2013-06-06.
↑ "GSU Introduce New Head Men’s Basketball Coach Joseph Price". Grambling State University. Retrieved 2013-06-06.
↑ Grambling: 8th Winless D1 Team Ever

External links

Grambling State profile

v t e Grambling State Tigers men's basketball head coaches

W. L. Garner Osiah Johnson Eddie Robinson Fred Hobdy (1956–1986) Bob Hopkins (1986–1989) Aaron James (1989–1995) Lacey Reynolds (1995–1999) Larry Wright (1999–2008) Rick Duckett (2008–2009) Bobby Washington (2009–2012) Joseph Price (2012– )

v t e Current men's basketball head coaches of the Southwestern Athletic Conference

Willie Hayes (Alabama A&M) Lewis Jackson (Alabama State) Luther Riley (Alcorn State) George Ivory (Arkansas–Pine Bluff) Joseph Price (Grambling State) Wayne Brent (Jackson State) Chico Potts (Mississippi Valley State) Byron Rimm II (Prairie View A&M) Roman Banks (Southern) Mike Davis (Texas Southern)

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