Gus Ganakas

EAST LANSING HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL COACH

· 1952-1964 BASKETBALL COACH AT EAST LANSING HIGH  SCHOOL  

· 176 WINS 53 LOSSES

· 1958 STATE CLASS B CHAMPIONS (24-0 RECORD)

· SEVEN CONSECUTIVE TWIN VALLEY AND SOUTH CENTRAL CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS

· 1958-1959 38 CONSECUTIVE GAME WINNING STREAK

· 1962 & 1963 UNDEFEATED REGULAR SEASONS COMPILING A 42 CONSECUTIVE GAME REGULAR SEASON WINNING STREAK 

ALSO AT ELHS SERVED AS HEAD BASEBALL COACH AND JV FOOTBALL COACH

· WON THREE TWIN VALLEY CONFERENCE BASEBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS

· JV FOOTBALL RECORD:  55 WINS 14 LOSSES 2 TIE

MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY

1964-1966 COORDINATOR OF RALPH YOUNG SCHOLARSHIP FUND AT MSU

1966-1969 ASSISTANT BASKETBALL COACH AT MSU UNDER HEAD COACH JOHN BENINGTON

1969-1976 HEAD BASKETBALL COACH AT MSU (RECORD: 89 WINS, 84 LOSSES)

1976-1997 ASSISTANT ATHLETIC DIRECTOR AT MSU

1997-2000 SPECIAL ASSISTANT TO HEAD BASKETBALL COACH TOM IZZO

1987-PRESENT BASKETBALL ANALYST FOR MSU BASKETBALL RADIO NETWORK

AWARDS

1972 RECIPIENT OF THE HARRY AGGANIS AWARD PRESENTED TO THE OUTSTANDING GREEK-AMERICAN IN THE FIELD OF ATHLETICS

1997 INDUCTED INTO THE GREEK-AMERICAN ATHLETIC HALL OF FAME

2002 MSU BASKETBALL DISTINGUISHED ALUMNUS AWARD

2003 GREATER LANSING SPORTS HALL OF FAME

2012 EAST LANSING HIGH SCHOOL HALL OF FAME


ELHS Hall of Fame 2012 - Gus Ganakas video highlight on YouTube

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