Brian Giorgis

Brian Giorgis
Giorgis in 2012
Biographical details
Born (1955-05-29) May 29, 1955[1]
Schenectady, New York, U.S.
Alma materSUNY Cortland ('77)
Virginia Tech ('82)
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2002–2023Marist
Head coaching record
Overall463–201 (.697)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
13× MAAC Regular Season Championship (2004–2014, 2020, 2021)
11× MAAC Tournament Championship (2004, 2006–2014, 2021)
Awards
8× MAAC Coach of the Year (2004–2006, 2008, 2011–2013, 2021)[2]
2020 Kay Yow Award[3]
Medal record
Coach for Women's Basketball
 United States (assistant coach)
World University Games
Gold medal – first place 2013 Kazan Team

Brian Giorgis (born May 29, 1955)[4] is a retired head coach of the Marist Red Foxes women's basketball program, having completed twenty-one seasons as head coach, from 2002 to 2023.

His 250th career win at Marist, which came in March 2012, coincided with his players notching the Red Foxes' 7th Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) crown, and their eighth conference crown since 2004.[5]

In 2007, Giorgis coached the Red Foxes through two NCAA Tournament victories, thus becoming the first-ever MAAC program to appear in the women's Round of 16.[6]

On February 28, 2022, Giorgis announced his retirement, effective after the 2022–23 season. His top assistant Erin Doughty, who played under him at Marist, was designated as his successor.[7]

Early life

Giorgis was born in Schenectady, one of his parents' six children. His father worked for General Electric. He was raised in Scotia, New York until the family moved to Syracuse where he attended and played several sports at Cicero High School. He was a goalie for the Cortland Red Dragons men's soccer team before injuring his back.[8]

Career

Giorgis graduated from SUNY Cortland with a bachelor's degree in health education in 1977, and earned a master's degree from Virginia Tech in 1982.[9]

Before his time at Marist, Giorgis built a powerhouse for 19 seasons coaching high-school girls' basketball, as well as other sports, and as a teacher of biology and health at Our Lady of Lourdes High School in Poughkeepsie, NY. Giorgis led the Lourdes girls' basketball team to four consecutive state championships during his tenure as coach, and he compiled a 451–44 record.[10] He is the only coach in New York scholastic sports history to bring teams in four different sports to the state Final Four, as he also led Lourdes' baseball, softball and volleyball teams.[11]

In November 2025, Our Lady of Lourdes High School announced they plan to dedicate its gymnasium in his honor, in a ceremony to take place in December 2025.[12]

Marist College Women's Basketball Head Coach (2002–2023)

In 2002, he was hired as head coach at nearby Marist College. Giorgis had much success with the Marist women's program, and spent his entire Division I coaching career there.[13]

Head coaching record

Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Marist Red Foxes (Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference) (2002–2023)
2002–03 Marist 13–16 8–10 7th[14]
2003–04 Marist 20–11 13–5 T–1st[15] NCAA First Round
2004–05 Marist 22–7 15–3 1st[16]
2005–06 Marist 23–7 16–2 1st[17] NCAA First Round
2006–07 Marist 29–6 17–1 1st[18] NCAA Sweet Sixteen
2007–08 Marist 32–3 18–0 1st[19] NCAA Second Round
2008–09 Marist 29–4 16–2 1st[20] NCAA First Round
2009–10 Marist 26–8 15–3 1st[21] NCAA First Round
2010–11 Marist 31–3 18–0 1st[22] NCAA Second Round
2011–12 Marist 26–8 17–1 1st[23] NCAA Second Round
2012–13 Marist 26–7 18–0 1st[24] NCAA First Round
2013–14 Marist 27–7 18–2 T–1st[25] NCAA First Round
2014–15 Marist 21–12 15–5 2nd[26] WNIT First Round
2015–16 Marist 16–16 14–6 3rd[27]
2016–17 Marist 15–17 11–9 6th[28]
2017–18 Marist 20–14 14–4 2nd[29] WNIT First Round
2018–19 Marist 23–9 13–5 3rd
2019–20 Marist 26–4 18–2 T–1st Season Canceled
2020–21 Marist 18–4 13–3 1st NCAA First Round
2021–22 Marist 8–20 6–14 10th
2022–23 Marist 12–18 8–12 7th
Marist: 463–201 (.697) 302–88 (.774)
Total: 463–201 (.697)

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

References

  1. ^ "NCAA® Career Statistics". ncaa.org.
  2. ^ "Women's Basketball All-MAAC Awards". maacsports.com. Retrieved January 14, 2024.
  3. ^ "Marist's Giorgis Named Kay Yow Coach of The Year". Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. March 24, 2020. Retrieved April 26, 2020.
  4. ^ "Women's Basketball Coaches Career". NCAA. Retrieved September 22, 2015.
  5. ^ "Women's Basketball NCAA Tournament Selection Show Viewing Party to be Held at Shadows on the Hudson". March 7, 2012.
  6. ^ "No. 13 Marist makes way to Sweet 16 with Oklahoma". USA Today. March 20, 2007.
  7. ^ "Giorgis Announces Retirement Following 2022–23 Season" (Press release). Marist Red Foxes. February 28, 2022. Retrieved February 28, 2022.
  8. ^ Armstrong, Kevin (March 1, 2014). "Hoosiers on the Hudson: How Brian Giorgis transformed little Marist into monster mid-major women's basketball program". New York Daily News. Archived from the original on January 21, 2026. Retrieved January 21, 2026.
  9. ^ "Marist Official Athletic Site Profile – Brian Giorgis". Retrieved March 1, 2009.
  10. ^ Orton, Kathy (March 25, 2007). "The Man From Our Lady of Lourdes Transforms Marist Into a MAAC Power – The Washington Post". www.washingtonpost.com. Retrieved April 12, 2009.
  11. ^ "Women's Basketball Coach Brian Giorgis Inks Contract Extension Through 2017 Season". Marist College Public Affairs. Retrieved March 5, 2011.
  12. ^ Decker, Eric. "Our Lady of Lourdes dedicates gym to coaching icon Brian Giorgis". Poughkeepsie Journal. Retrieved November 25, 2025.
  13. ^ Heyman, Brian (March 3, 2011). "After Building a Power at Marist, Coach Sees No Reason to Leave – New York Times". www.nytimes.com. Retrieved March 5, 2011.
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  29. ^ "2017-18 Women's Basketball Standings". maacsports.com. Retrieved January 14, 2024.
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