Boston Celtics assistant Damon Stoudamire is finalizing a five-year deal to become Georgia Tech's next head coach, sources said. The school's Board of Trustees is planning to approve the hire later Monday, according to sources.
Stoudamire has informed the Celtics that he plans to take the job and make the move back to college. He brings a blend of college and NBA coaching experience along with a strong playing pedigree, the mix of which Tech officials are hopeful can resuscitate the relevance of a program that's faded in Atlanta in recent years.
Stoudamire proved a solid head coach at Pacific, which included a 23-10 season in 2019-20 that yielded him the West Coast Conference coach of the year.