

They have a shared vision for what I and the Georgia Tech program want to put out there. They have great ability to connect with people in all shapes and sizes. Coach Hobbs has had high major experience, and has been a head coach before. Pershin and Terry have grinded their way to where they are today.

“The college basketball landscape is changing, and I wanted to align myself with coaches who can relate on both levels. “This staff is a good mixture of younger and experienced coaches, a good blend,” said Stoudamire. Parker transitions to Tech following a successful three-year term at UAB, which won 78 games and made two post-season appearances during his time with the Blazers’ program. Williams joins the Jackets after a successful building of the men’s basketball program as Kennesaw State, which won the Atlantic sun championship and played in the NCAA Tournament for the first time as a Division I program. Hobbs, a former Division I head coach at George Washington, comes to Tech following seven seasons as the associate head coach at Rutgers, a program on the rise in the Big Ten with two NCAA Tournament appearances in the last three seasons. New Georgia Tech head men’s basketball coach Damon Stoudamire has completed his first coaching staff for the Yellow Jackets with the hiring of Karl Hobbs as associate head coach, as well as Terry Parker, Jr., and Pershin Williams assistant coaches.Ĭollectively, the trio has 61 years of college coaching experience, have been involved in 25 post-season tournaments, and come to The Flats from programs that have enjoyed recent success on the national level.
