David Gale (Basketball)
| USK Praha | |
|---|---|
| Position | Head coach |
| League | National Basketball League |
| Personal information | |
| Born | June 3, 1984 Santa Monica, California, U.S. |
| Listed height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Listed weight | 165 lb (75 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Brewster Academy (Wolfeboro, New Hampshire) |
| College |
|
| Position | Guard |
| Coaching career | 2007–present |
| Career history | |
| As coach: | |
| 2007–20011 | Los Angeles Clippers (Assistant Video Coordinator) |
| 20011–2015 | Toronto Raptors (VC,Player Development) |
| 2015–2017 | Raptors 905 (Assistant) |
| 2017–2018 | Delaware Blue Coats (Assistant) |
| 2018–2020 | Riesen Ludwigsburg (Assistant) |
| 2018–2020 | Porsche Basketball-Akademie |
| 2020–2021 | BC Nevėžis |
| 2021–2022 | University Of Georgia (Assistant) |
| 2022-2024 | Vanderbilt University (Assistant) |
| 2024–present | USK Praha |
Search David Gale (Basketball) on Amazon.
David Gale (born June 3, 1984) is an American basketball coach who is currently the Head Coach of USK Praha of the Kooperativa Czech Basketball League (KNBL). After playing college basketball for Loyola University Chicago, Gale immediately moved into coaching and worked his way up in the NBA between 2007 and 2018, working for the LA Clippers, Toronto Raptors and Philadelphia 76ers. In 2018, Gale jumped to Europe , spending two seasons as an Assistant Coach with Riesen Ludwigsburg in Germany along with serving as the Head Coach Porsche Basketball-Akademie Ludwigsburg, the U-19 team for the Ludwigsburg club. Following the second season in Ludwigbsurg, Gale moved to Lithuania where he became the Head Coach of BC Nevėžis in the Lietuvos krepšinio lyga (LKL). Following the one season in Lithuania, Gale returned to the US, spending one season serving on the coaching staff at University of Georgia in 2021 for Head Coach Tom Crean (basketball) and two seasons on the coaching staff at Vanderbilt University from 2022 to 2024 for Head Coach Jerry Stackhouse. After the two years at Vanderbilt, Gale chose to return to Europe where he joined USK Praha in the Czech Republic in August of 2024.
High school career
Gale was born in Santa Monica, California. He played High School Basketball at The Buckley School in Sherman Oaks, California. As a Senior, Gale was a First Team all CIF Southern Section Selection and and All-State Selection. He was a McDonald's All-American Game Nominee as well. He finished his career as number 8 all time in Assists in the State of California. After his Senior year at The Buckley School, Gale did a post graduate year at Brewster Academy in Wolfeboro, New Hampshire. At Brewster Academy, Gale was named Team Captain and was an All-NEPSAC First Team selection. Since his year at Brewster Academy, the basketball program has won 7 National Prep Championships and placed numerous players in the NBA, including NBA All-Star Donovan Mitchell.
College career
Gale played four seasons of NCAA Division 1 college basketball for Loyola University Chicago between 2003 and 2007.
Gale graduated from Loyola University Chicago in 2007 with a B.B.A. major in Sports Management and a double minor in Economics and Communications.
Coaching career
After graduating from Loyola Chicago, Gale spent the 2007–11 seasons as the Assistant Video Coordinator for the Los Angeles Clippers. He then joined the Toronto Raptors coaching staff for the 2011–12 season.
Between 2011 and 2013, Gale served as a Video Coordinator with the Toronto Raptors team. In 2013, he was promoted to Player Development Coach while still mainting his role as Video Coordinator. In the two seasons Gale served in this role, from 2013 to 2015, the Toronto Raptors won the Atlantic Division Championship and made the playoffs, losing to the Brooklyn Nets and the Washington Wizards in the first round of the playoffs. In 2015, Gale was named Assistant Coach of the Raptors 905[1], the teams new franchise in the NBA G-League. Gale served in this role for two seasons. In the second season, the Raptors 905 finished with the second best recond in NBA G-League[2] history at 39-11 and won the NBA G-League Championship.
In the summer of 2017, Gale moved to the Philadelphia 76ers where he was named Assistant Coach for the 76ers G-League team the Delaware Blue Coats.
In August 2018, Gale joined Riesen Ludwigsburg in Germany as an Assistant Coach under head coach John Patrick. He was also named Head Coach of Porsche Basketball-Akademie, the U-19 team for Ludwigsburg. He served in the role for two seasons. In the second season, Gale was named Eurobasket Coach Of The Year for Germany as well as NBBL Coach Of The Year, the U-19 team won the German Championship[3] and was promoted to Regonaliga 1 after winning the Regonaliga 2.
In December 2020, Gale was named head coach of Lithuanian club BC Nevėžis.[4]. Gale served in this role for 1 season[5]. Here he coached Ariel Hukporti[6], a 2024 NBA Draft Pick and Panagiotis Kalaitzakis of the Greece men's national basketball team.
In October of 2021, Gale was named Associate to the Head Coach / Director of Strategy at the University of Georgia under Head Coach Tom Crean[7]. He served in this role for one season.
In June 2022, Gale was named to the coaching staff at Vanderbilt University as the Director of Recruiting & Scouting under Head Coach Jerry Stackhouse[8]. In his first season at Vanderbilt, the team won 22 games, reached the Semi-Finals of the SEC Tournament and the Quarter-Finals of the NIT.
In July 2024, Gale was named head coach of Czech club USK Praha.[9]. The team was very productive and made the A-1 portion, the top 8 of the league. The team would go on to make the play-in tournament as the 8 seed.
Personal life
Gale is the son of Jerry and Marcia Gale. He has one younger brother, Aaron.
References
- ↑ "David Gale 905 Assistant Coach". Sportsnet.ca. Retrieved 22 May 2025.
- ↑ "Raptors 905 Assistant Coach David Gale". tsn.ca. February 4, 2017. Retrieved 22 May 2025.
- ↑ "The U.19 is planning a big hit". lkz.de. Retrieved 22 May 2025.
- ↑ Carchia, Emiliano (December 7, 2020). "David Gale named Nevezis Head Coach". Sportando.basketball. Retrieved 22 May 2025.
- ↑ "David Gale(Nevezis Kedainiai) Is Continuing To Shape His Coaching Mind In Europe Seeking That NBA Opportunity Down The Road". GermanHoops.com. March 25, 2021. Retrieved 22 May 2025.
- ↑ "Ariel Hukporti is one of the greatest talents – worldwide!". stuttgarter-nachrichten.de. Retrieved 22 May 2025.
- ↑ "David Gale joins Georgia Staff". georgiadogs.com. Retrieved 22 May 2025.
- ↑ "Two new staffers". Retrieved 22 May 2025.
- ↑ "NBA and NCAA expert named new USK bench chief". June 28, 2022. Retrieved 22 May 2025.
This article "David Gale (Basketball)" is from Wikipedia. The list of its authors can be seen in its historical and/or the page Edithistory:David Gale (Basketball). Articles copied from Draft Namespace on Wikipedia could be seen on the Draft Namespace of Wikipedia and not main one.
