Dollar joins Gregory’s staff
Chad Dollar has joined Brian Gregory’s coaching staff at Georgia Tech.
Dollar played at Douglass High School, where his dad, Don, coached. Chad played three seasons at South Florida before transferring to Milligan.
He has spent the past 12 seasons as an assistant coach, including on NIT champion Wichita State this most recent season. He is Gregory’s first announced hire.
“The chance to join coach Gregory, one of the top coaches in the country, and to come back home is an unbelievable opportunity for me,” Dollar said in a statement. “I look forward to helping the Georgia Tech program get to the place where it needs to be in the ACC and the nation.”
His brother, Cameron, is the head coach at the University of Seattle and starred at UCLA.
Before going to Wichita State, Dollar spent three seasons as an assistant coach under John Brady at Arkansas State (2008-10) and at LSU (2007-08). Dollar coached the 2006-07 campaign at Murray State and spent four seasons (2002-06) as an assistant at Georgia Southern. He was also an associate head coach at Eastern Kentucky (2001-02) under Travis Ford and served two seasons (1999-2001) at Western Carolina.
– doug roberson, ajc
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GTBB4EVER
April 9th, 2011
11:28 am
FIRST
HIRE KENNY
ANDERSON
Starrman
April 9th, 2011
11:33 am
Good first hire local guy to help with recruiting
Buzz
April 9th, 2011
11:33 am
2nd
Hire Kenny!
Inner city Atl youts
April 9th, 2011
11:35 am
The conduit for the inner city youts to come to GT with dubious SAT scores and City of Atl HS grades. Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmm, does not sound exciting to me.
THAT is what this hire is all about.
Who cares (the original)
April 9th, 2011
11:37 am
I saw Wichita St when the NIT. Don’t know if he coached offense of defense, but they looked well prepared in that game. He should be an asset.
Go Jackets
Tekgeezer
April 9th, 2011
11:38 am
Excellent hire. Welcome aboard. It’s refreshing to see CBG hiring a stall with actual coaching experience.
Tekgeezer
April 9th, 2011
11:39 am
Oops- “staff”
interesting
April 9th, 2011
12:12 pm
Does it say something about his staff at Dayton when he hasn’t hired any of them yet at GT?
slydog
April 9th, 2011
12:42 pm
Congradulations, you hired the bag man first…lol
collegeballfan
April 9th, 2011
12:54 pm
The Dollar family are big in Georgia basketball. Nice hire.
The large number of Atlanta area players playing across the nation for other schools is a sign that there are players that both Gregory and Fox can keep at home. And the bright side is that many of them are playing at big time programs and staying the full 4 years. So they are successful in both basketball and academics.
“Does it say something about his staff at Dayton when he hasn’t hired any of them yet at GT?”
No not really. The former #1 assistant at Dayton was recommended by Gregory as his replacement. And that is all you would normally bring to a new job, your #1 guy.
Why would Kenny Anderson be a good hire. He has no experience as a teacher, only as a player. And the good coaches are good teachers, not necessarily former great players.
GT65
April 9th, 2011
12:55 pm
Welcome to GT Coach Dollar. Looking forward to a great new year. Now Coach Gregory when will you complete the staff? Please no to Kenny Anderson.
Doug how about some pictures so we can see the new coaches. That way we’ll know them when we see them. Thanks for info as we know you were at Masters.
gt4ever
April 9th, 2011
12:58 pm
Good Hire, finally something positive at GT related to sports……..
GT in CT
April 9th, 2011
1:11 pm
Story with photo here: http://ramblinwreck.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/040911aaa.html
GTFAN2
April 9th, 2011
1:11 pm
Some of the spelling in this blog is atrocious!
Old School Atlanta
April 9th, 2011
1:32 pm
@ Inner City Atl youts-Wow are you really that slow? ATL inner city-(Really-besides Favors who else is ATL public schools putting out there as a major recruit..not many..it’s more about the burbs.. dummy..Norcross, Milton, Miller Grove, SWD, Columbia and etc…).
This hire was a great hire because of Chad’s ability to recruit (1st) and his ability to coach up players (2nd -ex.Jonas and Jarvis Hayes- former Dawgs). He will be able to go and recruit in the ATL and surrounding areas alone because of his connections. Chad is a student of the game, which he learned from his father. His dad put ATL basketball on the map from the 70s to the 90s. His guys were harworkers, well coached, and ended up graduating from college. This was passed on to Cam and Chad! Great hire for GA TECH!
Jason
April 9th, 2011
3:06 pm
heart skipped a beat- for a minute there I thought Creflo had joined the staff-
@Jason
April 9th, 2011
3:39 pm
They are related! Watch what you say. Sir
blackprix
April 9th, 2011
3:40 pm
Until this coach fails at his job (and hopefully that doesn’t happen again), give him a chance to put his staff together and show us what he can do!
Jacket Backer
April 9th, 2011
4:41 pm
Looks like a solid hire that will help greatly in recruiting.
Go Jackets!!
GT Alumni 1965
April 9th, 2011
4:52 pm
Watches from a distance>>Any chance Mark Price will be added to coaching staff?? Hmmm
Jason
April 9th, 2011
4:56 pm
@Jason- a little blog threat. how nice. I trust Coach Dollar brings work ethic knowledge versus jewelry and brief cases of $
ormewood
April 9th, 2011
6:38 pm
Serious question: Is Kenny Anderson a college grad? If not, I don’t think it’s even feasible for him to be on the staff.
it is what it is
April 9th, 2011
7:31 pm
Brian Gregory, did you check out Mark Price’s resume, of course not..he didn’t have time to be the water boy at the sisters of the poor university, he was too busy winning the 3 pt all star contest two yrs straight and having to sit for media photo ops between Larry Bird and Michael Jordan. Just fyi, Price’s father was an asst for the Phoenix Suns and taught Mark everything. That probably would not impress you either.
Worm
April 9th, 2011
7:38 pm
Surely you can’t be serious about Kenny Anderson?
gt
April 9th, 2011
7:39 pm
Maybe our best player next year, Brandon Reed, a transfer who sat out this year played one year for John Brady at Arkansas State while Dollar was there. Maybe Dollar recruited Reed and now Reed help recruit Dollar. I think this guy can recruit his father was a legend in his day at Southwest Atlanta.
Worm
April 9th, 2011
7:39 pm
Jason, not Creflo-Just half-dollar-Not to be confused with fifty cent.
GT GRAD
April 9th, 2011
8:21 pm
Sounds like Coach Dollar will be a solid asset (anytime the UGA faithful are attacking and tryng to destroy someone at GT……this usually means the person is solid for GT).
I say Welcome to GT!
BIG BEE
April 9th, 2011
9:39 pm
Don’t let it bother you waht these clowns say about CBG, They were saying the same crap when UGA hired Coach Fox.
RAID
April 9th, 2011
10:30 pm
good hire tech fans…..I played BB against both he and his dad against Douglas of ATL…….Good folk and very BB savy!……This coming from a Dawg!
glw
April 9th, 2011
10:39 pm
yeah I played against Dollar in high school too. Well if he can recruit half as good as his dad did at Douglass, GT should be getting some top notch recruits for sure!!! His dad use to really reel them in there, Boyd at Milton didnt have nothing on Coach Don Dollar, lol
original ole yeller
April 9th, 2011
10:45 pm
Doug, has Tech closed spring practices? No reports in 5 days? What’s the deal. Nothing new to report on anything but coaching changes? Seems like a lot of coverage on the dogs. But nothing on Tech.
GT65
April 9th, 2011
10:45 pm
glw, you know they wouldn’t do that?
glw
April 9th, 2011
11:04 pm
yeah I said that too then, but they had 7 or 8 guys 6′6 or taller. doesnt take rocket scientist to figure that out. Hope Chad can continue good ole Dad’s tradition
Wreckmaniac
April 9th, 2011
11:50 pm
Lets get over this big name baloney. Lets go way back. Before Tech hired Cremins, the job was offered to an obscure coach at the Univ of Penn named Bob Weinauer who had just had one very good year. He promptly turned Tech down. Within 5 years Cremins was 10 times the name that Weinauer was . Its sounds like Dollar has an excellent pedigree. The fact that we fans know little about him is irrelevant. I’m behind our new coach all the way.
Watch It GLW
April 10th, 2011
7:29 am
Watch out glw I played for his Dad at Douglass High in atlanta and have known Chad for years he is a great Dude and will be an asset for GT.
and NO Douglass Didn’t recruit LOL!
Jacket Man
April 10th, 2011
7:32 am
Two more assistant coaches and a “head of basketball operations” to go. Don’t give up on the hiring of a former Tech player as one of the assistants, such as a Mark Price, or someone with a first name of Clarence perhaps. Brian’s primary assistant may still join him in Atlanta but the reason why he didn’t immediately is because he was in consideration as his replacement at Dayton. The job just went to someone else, so now he is available, if he wants to stay with him here in Atlanta.
Ozzy
April 10th, 2011
8:14 am
Mark Price probably walks around every day with more money in his front pocket than Tech would pay him to be an assistant for a year.
If he wants to do some charity work, I’d be all for it, but you guys yapping about hiring him need to realize, it would be charity work for him.
KL GT Alumn
April 10th, 2011
8:26 am
Allright Gregory, you have the first hire under your belt…. Now your next move is to put a GT Alumni on the staff so us old timers will have a personal reason to support you…I hear John Babul is available..
Dr. C
April 10th, 2011
9:27 am
I thought we were talking about Creflo Dollar. THAT would be an inspirational hire…
Aprilbaby
April 10th, 2011
9:54 am
I’m thrilled for my Cousin!! I’m also a proud alum of Douglass! Welcome back home Cuz!
Phil
April 10th, 2011
10:03 am
Creflo would put more people in the stands and an offering could be taken to pay off Hewitt!
AlphaJacket
April 10th, 2011
10:14 am
Congratulations Coach Dollar and welcome to the Flats! Go Jackets!
Do What?
April 10th, 2011
10:35 am
Kenny Anderson? What in the world could he coach? How to “blow” $50 million, how to father 7 out of wedlock children with 6 women, how to respond to paternity and child support lawsuits? Fantastic role model. You folks need to get your head out of your rear and recognize the responsibilities of today’s collegiate assistant coaches which does not include guys with backgrounds like Anderson. Who’s next on your list, Sammy Drummer?
Big Bad Bee
April 10th, 2011
11:15 am
Do What? @ 10:35 am
It is sad to say but you are precisely correct about KA; nice reference to Sammy “Janitor in a Drummer”
Not a Hewitt Fan
April 10th, 2011
11:18 am
Sooner or later, probably later(after Nobama isd voted out) people will again realise that morals, postive role-modeling, and ethics will matter. The coaches should set examples of these traits. We expect our high school coaches to. Someone who spawns children like a pig or a fish without regard for their upbringing, or drive around campus drunk while hired as an assistant coach Should NOT be hires we would want at GT. No red pantygate at Tech…if you please.
doobiedoo
April 10th, 2011
11:46 am
Don’t know why your guys speculate on proposed hires. KA’s a non-starter. And, Ozzy – If you know Mark Price, you know his life is not about money in his pocket. If CBG sees value in Mark P, and if Mark P thinks he could help out, it would happen. I suspect some of you guys are Dawgs, with more available time than brains……..
OldSchoolTechFanatic
April 10th, 2011
11:57 am
I didn’t know Creflo could coach !!!
OldSchoolTechFanatic
April 10th, 2011
12:00 pm
I am looking forward to being in the NIT next year !!!
R U Crazy
April 10th, 2011
12:07 pm
Why would Mark or Kenny want to come coach at Tech now ? Welcome to mediocracy, thats one level above what Hewitt was doing.
it is what it is
April 10th, 2011
12:52 pm
actually Kenny Anderson would be a great hire, could sign some All Americans out of NY and he qualifies because HE DID NOT graduate from Ga Tech but rather another school. Not graduating from GT should qualify Kenny. Of course there is that matter of Anderson and the 1990 jumper that put GT ultimately in the final four while grad assistants Gregory and Izzo looking on from the bench at Michigan State. God forbid anyone who played and graduated from GT be hired.
We ARE GT basketball ........ we are ACC
April 10th, 2011
6:43 pm
Dodd left GT and in 43 or 44 years GT has been to ONLY two major bowls, both the Orange in 67 and 09. Cremmins left and GT now in B Ball will become another ancient memory of fleeting fame.
ACC B ball is now a joke like it is in football. Sad.
Heck hire Wach Hyder’s great, grandson. AAAAAAAAAAAAAAHAHAHHAHAHA
Wrecker
April 10th, 2011
7:20 pm
Better a has-been than a never-was, We ARE GT.
GT65
April 10th, 2011
11:02 pm
Wrecker is a dawg looking for a home.
Buzz2
April 10th, 2011
11:04 pm
Why would gregory hire someone that wants his job…x GT players. He “Coach Gregory” don’t want a knife in his back. Hire the best you can get and do it fast.
Creflo Dollar could help
April 10th, 2011
11:09 pm
by praying Tech’s new head coach isn’t as dull and uninspiring as he appears .
Wrecker has it right
April 10th, 2011
11:13 pm
Wrecker has stated the basic problem better than anyone, and I quote
“We ARE GT.”
It’s hard to shake an odor like that.
paranoid?
April 10th, 2011
11:19 pm
Why is everyone so paranoid? Why do you assume the worst about people? Do you know that there actually are people in this world still who care about other people and want what is best for others, not just themselves? There are people out there who would actually try to help someone else have success. What about what is best for the players and who would be the best to help them develop and learn how to win games? People who get it – know that what goes around comes around and you can’t spend your life being paranoid that one of your coworkers wants your job. Every assistant coach wants to be a head coach but that doesn’t mean they will stab the boss in the back. There are still a few people out there who actual are loyal. You should surround yourself with the best staff you can get and if that means former GT players then that is who you should hire.
GT Jake-93'
April 11th, 2011
7:43 am
Yawn…
Savannah Jacket
April 11th, 2011
10:58 am
Did GT’s Spring Football get cancelled? I haven’t heard a word in over a week????????????????
GT Girl
April 11th, 2011
11:00 am
Please CBG look at Mark Price and Craig Neal as assistants! These guys know basketball and they love our school! Please don’t discount them as coming on board to help GT!
R U Crazy
April 11th, 2011
12:08 pm
Lets talk about the Diamond Jackets. This BBall stuff has been 2 depressing 4 2 long.
Dollar Fan
April 11th, 2011
12:14 pm
Congrats to GT for a great hire. Chad is a tireless worker, recruiter, and knows his X’s and O’s. He will bring a work ethic that Tech has been lacking. Plus, coach Dollar has worked his way up, unlike a lot of the “hot” coaches out there. This hire shows Gregory understands the importance of keeping Georgia talent, but also developing the talent. Smart move Gregory!
JM
April 11th, 2011
2:14 pm
Congratulations Coach Dollar!
BenHillLou
April 11th, 2011
9:23 pm
Chad was the non flashy, efficient, smart, 5′11 point guard on a high school team with future NBA and college championship experience. One might even remember his brother Cameron Dollar who came in after Tyus Edny at UCLA and had a few NCAA last minute shots as a non flashy efficient floor general. He is bringing this tradition of teaching that produced smart point guard play and all around sound basketball mechanics and skills that have allowed he and his brother to play and coach at a high level with success. I look forward to seeing this team in the next years.
original ole yeller
April 11th, 2011
10:30 pm
No comments on spring practice in about a week. Tech needs a new beat writer. Doug you are just either lazy or just don’t care what your readers want. No new material for days says it all.
it is what it is
April 11th, 2011
10:54 pm
well well well, UNLV hires one of their own, Dave Rice who was an asst coach at BYU. And Rice is hiring Stacey Augmon, UNLV superstar from the glory days. Augmon will leave his assistant coaching job with the Denver Nuggets when the season is over and join Rice. Fans in Vegas are estatic over Augmon coming on board.
Now couldn’t Gregory hire Mark Price who could join the GT staff after the Golden State season is over. Or why not bring in another GT former great? What is so unreasonable about it? no brainer
Buzz2
April 11th, 2011
11:09 pm
How long before the next hire?
How long before a new blog?
GT71
April 12th, 2011
8:10 am
After reading some of these posts, I’m wondering if the job is to hire GT alums or win bball games. Do it with good players who are good citizens and represent GT well.
I don’t care who he hires as long as the team prospers and the Institute isn’t embarrassed. We’ve had too much of that for too long.
GT65
April 12th, 2011
8:44 am
Doug you got a new picture?
moad
April 12th, 2011
8:52 am
who’s the photo next to this link on the main page? looks like a high school kid. that isn’t doug
GT65
April 12th, 2011
10:14 am
you got that right……moad
jacket
April 12th, 2011
12:41 pm
Kenny Anderson would be an irresponsible hire, just like he is himself.
GDBurdell
April 12th, 2011
3:25 pm
“Better a has-been than a never-was, We ARE GT”
No that goes: “We are Marshall” stealing another school’s motto is about where you are at though
Congrats on tek’s 2011 NCAA moral victory championship
Savannah Jacket
April 12th, 2011
4:55 pm
Doug – Are you still in Augusta? Can you get someone to check in on Spring Football while you are out? We have had 2-3 updates over 17 days and non in the past 10????????????????
original ole yeller
April 12th, 2011
9:40 pm
Just sorry AJC reporting. Something new about the dawgs everyday. It appears Tech has cancelled spring football. If Doug refuses to do his job maybe someone else there can step up to the plate. I’m having to go to news sources outside of Atl. just to get updates.
RambleOn84
April 12th, 2011
9:43 pm
No, Doug doesn’t work very hard.
But if you remind him that he is a more feminine version of Heather Dinich, he will quit eating Bonbons long enough to ban you.
Go Tech
April 12th, 2011
10:02 pm
Why no baseball blog?
Go Tech
April 12th, 2011
10:03 pm
The AJC has been a little quiet about baseball game day this year.
The Bees Nees
April 13th, 2011
10:28 am
Can we please get another story on something? Thank you.
Rduck
April 13th, 2011
10:48 am
apparently the GT bloggers are on spring break. thanks for your coverage of spring fball practice and scrimmages… NOT!!!
AtWork
April 13th, 2011
11:39 am
Has anyone noticed that AJC has removed Doug’s Photo? Looks like he may have caught the business end of the ax. Maybe we can get some freaking updates soon then. I have been going to ramblin wreck for spring notebook reads and macon telegraph…sad that i can’t get it from the local fish wrapper!
Steve
April 13th, 2011
1:16 pm
Why can’t GT have the regular spring football updates that UGA has? There seem to be at least 2 full-time writers covering UGA. Are there any “regular” writers covering Tech at all?!
Brock
April 13th, 2011
1:34 pm
looks like Ken Sugiura is the new gt beat blogger.
Rduck
April 13th, 2011
4:18 pm
whomever it is… Do your job!!!
original ole yeller
April 13th, 2011
8:51 pm
The ajc needs to send apologizes to all Tech fans. Spring football is important news. You have or had a journalist who graduated from UGA, who refuses or refused to do his job as a reporter. People pay actual money for your newspaper. Don’t ever hire an UGA grad again to cover Tech.
Ramblin Recluse Road
April 13th, 2011
8:53 pm
As Tech grad, I see hire as probably black coach since coached at Arkansas State and not Arkansas where white Tech grad Frank Broyles was coach. I see SW Atl Douglas hs similar to where Favors was from. Tech needs players to stay there and play for Tech, not leave and play for NBA. So do I see a continuation of black hs to NBA talent to recruit trend Hewitt established? Where does Twech come into the picture? Gregory better hire some white Tech player/grad next and from here on out to keep Tech a school and not springboard to NBA for blacks from Atl who have no plans to serve Tech if possible for more than one year. Favors was close to hs phenom King James in hs to NBA talent, what Tech does not want. Tech could also hire a dedicated black player who played for Tech all four years. How about black player Yvonne Josef since he was the only Tech player ever to wear beard while playing. He was good. Strong dude. On one of Cremin’s early teams. Tech wouldn’t have enuf Dollars to hire Salley.
Ramblin Recluse Road
April 13th, 2011
8:59 pm
“Where does Tech come into the picture?” is what I meant to convey. As Tech grad, never Twech for Tech. At least I got 3 Bs and 3 Cs in English at Tech during all courses taught in Freshman and Sophomore years. That was in ‘69 to ‘71 though. If I wrote a word like Twech instead of Tech on a blue book exam, the Prof would have flunked me.
Opoets
April 13th, 2011
11:50 pm
Hire Kenny Anderson. Neither of you have connection to the New York City talent, Kenny does, as did Cremins. Kemba Walker was the second best player in NYC and did not start for UCONN until this year(his third). He would have been a starter day 1 at Tech. Kenny ran teams at point guard in the NBA for 12 years, can’t find a better resume than that. If you don’t, you are not serious about winning nor about connecting with the former players. Time to talk the talk and walk the walk