Report: Damon Stoudamire 'strong candidate' for Georgia Tech job

Celtics assistant coach Damon Stoudamire is considered a “strong candidate” to become the next head coach at Georgia Tech, tweets Jeff Goodman of Stadium.

The school fired Josh Pastner on Friday after a 15-18 campaign. He had just three winning seasons and one NCAA Tournament appearance in seven years with the Yellow Jackets.

Goodman notes that Stoudamire has a track record as a successful college coach at Pacific, where he was named West Coast Conference Coach of the Year for the 2019-20 season. He also spent time as an assistant at Arizona and Memphis.

Stoudamire, 49, left Pacific in 2021 to join Ime Udoka’s staff when he was hired as the head coach in Boston. He remained in his position when Udoka was suspended and Joe Mazzulla took over the Celtics, and he filled in for Mazzulla in December when he missed two games with corneal abrasions.

Stoudamire was named Rookie of the Year in 1996 and played 13 NBA seasons with the Raptors, Trail Blazers, Grizzlies and Spurs.