Georgia Tech hires Stoudamire as head coach on reported 5-year deal

Georgia Tech has named Boston Celtics assistant Damon Stoudamire as the new head coach of its men's basketball team, the school announced Monday.

Stoudamire has agreed to a five-year deal with the Yellow Jackets, sources told ESPN's Pete Thamel and Jeff Borzello.

The 49-year-old is returning to the college ranks after serving on Boston's coaching staff for the past two years.

"I am humbled and honored to be the head coach at Georgia Tech," Stoudamire said in a statement. "It is an incredible honor to be entrusted with leading such a tradition-rich program. I am excited to get to work with the goal of consistently having our team compete at the championship level that we all know we can and should compete at."

Stoudamire replaces Josh Pastner, whom the Yellow Jackets dismissed last week after seven seasons at the helm. Georgia Tech has just one NCAA Tournament appearance in the last 13 campaigns.

Stoudamire previously coached at Pacific, amassing a 71-77 record across five seasons. His best campaign came in 2019-20 when he guided the Tigers to a 23-10 record and earned WCC Coach of the Year honors.

The 1996 NBA Rookie of the Year has also served as a college assistant at his alma mater Arizona and had two separate stints with Memphis.