This story appears in SLAM 246.
Damon Stoudamire fiddled with the microphone at the press conference before wiping away the tears that had begun to swell up in his eyes. The former seventh overall pick in the 1995 NBA Draft and Rookie of the Year had just officially been named the head coach of the Georgia Tech men’s basketball team. For the first time in his 15-year coaching career, the former Boston Celtics assistant is helming his own high major hoops program.
Ahead of his inaugural season with the Yellow Jackets, we sat down with Stoudamire at SLAM’s HQ to learn more about his coaching style and how he transitioned to the sidelines after 13 years on the hardwood.
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