Gary Brokaw


Gary George Brokaw is a retired American basketball player and a basketball coach.

Playing career

Brokaw attended New Brunswick High School. He played collegiately for the University of Notre Dame.
He was selected by the Milwaukee Bucks in the 1st round of the 1974 NBA draft.
He played for the Bucks, Cleveland Cavaliers and Buffalo Braves in the NBA for 241 games.

Coaching career

In the 1980s he worked as a head coach for Iona College basketball team and as an assistant coach for Notre Dame under Digger Phelps. He later worked as NBA director of basketball operations and an assistant coach for the Charlotte Bobcats, where he was hired to replace Sam Mitchell after Mitchell left the Bobcats to become the head coach for the Toronto Raptors.
Brokaw continues to coach in the Tampa Bay area with the private coaching service, CoachUp.