George Washington University Athletics
Pikiell Named Assistant Coach for GW Men's Basketball
6/5/2001 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
June 5, 2001
WASHINGTON, DC (June 5) -- Steve Pikiell has been named a men's assistant basketball coach at The George Washington University, head coach Karl Hobbs has announced. Pikiell becomes the first addition to Hobbs' new staff. Pikiell (pronounced PIKE-el) comes to GW after serving as an assistant coach at Central Connecticut State University for the past five seasons (1997-01). During Pikiell's years on the CCSU staff, the Blue Devils posted a 81-63 (.563) record, including a 25-6 mark in 1999-2000 and a bid to the 2000 NCAA tournament. It marked the school's first appearance in the NCAA tournament. A 1990 graduate of the University of Connecticut, Pikiell was a two-year captain and four-year letterwinner for the Huskies from 1987-91. He played in 106 career games and averaged 8.2 points a game as a freshman. Pikiell also spent three years as an assistant coach at Yale (1993-95) after spending a season as an assistant coach at Connecticut under head coach Jim Calhoun in 1991-92. Pikiell's responsibilities at GW will include game and practice preparation, scheduling of games, and assisting Hobbs with day-to-day operations. The Bristol, CT, native has been an instructor at several summer basketball camps, including his own camp from 1991-99.
