Men's Basketball

Terry George enters his 11th season as Head Men’s Basketball coach at Genesee Community College. His team won the Region III Div. III regional championship in 2021-2022 and finished as the National Runners Up NJCAA DIII Basketball losing in the National Championship game to Dallas North Lake 83-80 in OT. Prior to COVID, his teams made the Region III Div.II Final Four on 9 occasions, with four regional championship game appearances (2019-2020, 2016-2017, 2014-2015, 2013-2014) and one Div. II regional championship (2014-2015). His 198 wins in 10 full seasons, places him 3rd all time in GCC history for wins.

George has been named Region III Coach of the Year twice (2021-2022, DIII, 2013-2014, DII), District Coach of the Year (2021-2022, DIII, 2014-2015, DII) and BCANY Coach of the Year for Junior Colleges (2015). During his time at Genesee, he helped developed six NJCAA All-Americans (Jalen Willis, 2021-2022; Jarett Haines, 2018-2019; Brian Fobbs, 2017-2018; Ervin Mitchell, 2014-2015; Vaughn Boler, 2012-2013; Kenton Chan-Man, 2011-2012), four 1,000 scorers (Brian Fobbs, Rahmel Thompson, Ervin Mitchell, Naquil Jones), two Region III Player of the Year (Brian Fobbs, 2017-2018; and Vaughn Boler, 2012-2013), and twenty-nine All-Region selections.

George has sent over 50 players on to four year colleges and universities with many of them earning scholarships including Division 1 standouts (Brian Fobbs, Towson University – 2nd team CAA as junior and senior – 1000 point scorer; Jason Perry-Murray, Grambling St. – All-Defensive team; Ervin Mitchell, Grambling St. 16ppg as a senior). Many current and former professional basketball players started their college career at Genesee CC (Brian Fobbs, Jarett Haines, Anthony Williams, Jason Perry Murray, Brandon Adams, Kevin Major, Rahsaan Williams, Ervin Mitchell, Naquil Jones, Vaughn Boler, Kenton Chan Man, Deylon Bovell).

Before GCC, George worked as a guidance counselor at LaSalle School for Boys in Albany N.Y, where he organized empowerment programs for teenagers that centered around peer pressure, substance abuse, academic support, nurturing at risk students through high school graduation, and keyed the re-establishment of a dormant basketball program.

George started college playing career at Genesee CC where he finished as the all-time leading scorer and two-time NJCAA All-American. He finished his playing career at the College of St. Rose where he helped lead them to the NCAA Tournament while scoring over 2,000 total points playing college basketball (GCC & St. Rose). George earned his master’s degree in Adult Educators and Administrators from JIU-Colorado, bachelor’s degree in History/Political Science from the College of St. Rose and associate’s degree from Genesee Community College.