1. Michael Gregg Marshall was born on February 27,1963 and is an American college basketball coach whose most recent position was head coach at Wichita State University.
14 Facts About Gregg Marshall
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Gregg Marshall is the winningest head coach in Wichita State and Winthrop history with 331 and 194 wins, respectively.
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Gregg Marshall resigned on November 17,2020, after an internal investigation following allegations by multiple former players detailing physical and verbal abuse at the hands of Marshall.
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Gregg Marshall was paid a settlement of $7,750,000 by Wichita State for his resignation.
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Gregg Marshall later received his master's degree in sport management from the University of Richmond in 1987.
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Gregg Marshall then spent eight years under John Kresse at the College of Charleston from 1988 to 1996, where the program received an at-large 1994 NCAA bid, and NIT invitations in 1995 and 1996.
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Gregg Marshall became an assistant coach at Marshall University, serving from 1996 to 1998.
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Gregg Marshall became the head coach at Winthrop University in 1998, and led the Winthrop Eagles men's basketball team to seven NCAA tournament appearances and transformed a previously undistinguished program into a mid-major powerhouse.
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In 2007, Gregg Marshall became the first Big South coach to win an NCAA first round tournament game by defeating No 6 seed Notre Dame.
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Gregg Marshall accepted an offer to coach the College of Charleston in June 2006 but changed his mind after the press conference introducing him as coach and returned to Winthrop.
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Gregg Marshall was named head coach at Wichita State University on April 14,2007 In his fourth season at WSU, Gregg Marshall lead the Shockers to the NIT Championship, defeating Alabama in the finals.
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In October 2020, The Athletic reported that Gregg Marshall was under investigation by Wichita State for misconduct after 6 basketball players applied to transfer the previous season.
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Gregg Marshall will be paid a settlement of $7.75 million over six years.
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On November 17,2020, Gregg Marshall resigned as coach of Wichita State after multiple allegations of verbal and physical abuse spanning years.