George Halcovage
George Halcovage III is an American college basketball coach, currently the head men's coach for the Buffalo Bulls men's basketball team.[2][3]
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Buffalo |
| Conference | MAC |
| Annual salary | $325,000[1] |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | January 13, 1986 Pottsville, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 2004–2008 | Babson |
| Position(s) | Guard |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 2017–2021 | Villanova (assistant) |
| 2021–2023 | Villanova (associate HC) |
| 2023–present | Buffalo |
Coaching career
Halcovage joined Jay Wright at Villanova in 2008 as a graduate assistant and occupied various roles including video coordinator and director of basketball operations until 2017 when he was elevated to an assistant coach.[6] Upon Wright's retirement in 2022, Halcovage was retained as an assistant coach under Kyle Neptune. During his time with the Wildcats, he was part of seven Big East regular-season champion squads as well as four Final Four teams, including the 2016 and 2018 national championship teams.
On March 31, 2023, Halcovage was hired as head coach at Buffalo to replace Jim Whitesell.[2][7][8][9][5]
Head coaching record
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bulls (MAC) (2023–present) | |||||||||
| 2023–24 | Buffalo | 0–0 | 0–0 | ||||||
| Buffalo: | 0–0 (–) | 0–0 (–) | |||||||
| Total: | 0–0 (–) | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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References
- Lenzi, Rachel (April 25, 2023). "New UB men's basketball coach George Halcovage III gets 5-year contract with annual base salary of $325,000". The Buffalo News. Archived from the original on April 26, 2023. Retrieved May 22, 2023.
- "George Halcovage III Named UB Men's Basketball Coach". ubbulls.com. March 30, 2023. Retrieved March 31, 2023.
- "George Halcovage - Head Coach - Men's Basketball Coaches". University at Buffalo.
- "George Halcovage". Babson Athletics. Retrieved April 4, 2023.
- Lenzi, Rachel (April 9, 2023). "'You have to earn your way up': How George Halcovage III did the little things at Villanova to take a big job at Buffalo". The Buffalo News. Archived from the original on April 9, 2023. Retrieved May 22, 2023.
- "GEORGE HALCOVAGE". Villanova.com. Retrieved March 31, 2023.
- "Buffalo hires Villanova assistant George Halcovage as coach". ESPN.com. Associated Press. March 31, 2023. Retrieved March 31, 2023.
- Lenzi, Rachel (March 30, 2023). "Five things to know about George Halcovage III, UB's new men's basketball coach". Buffalo News. Retrieved March 31, 2023.
- Lenzi, Rachel (April 3, 2023). "UB men's basketball coach George Halcovage: 'There's a pressure here. I'm excited about taking on that challenge.'". The Buffalo News. Archived from the original on April 9, 2023. Retrieved May 22, 2023.