Men's Basketball
Armon Gates
- Title:
- Assistant Coach
Gates spent the last four seasons as an assistant coach at Nebraska, where he helped develop second round draft pick Dalano Banton and All-Big Ten honoree Cam Mack.
The native of Chicago has also coached at Florida, Northwestern, Loyola Chicago, TCU, Kent State and Western Kentucky.
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In five seasons at Northwestern, Gates helped the Wildcats to a pair of 20-win seasons, including the team’s first NCAA Tournament appearance in 2017. In that time, he helped recruit a pair of top-30 recruiting classes and helped develop multiple All-Big Ten honorees. Gates spent the two seasons prior at Loyola Chicago and again helped develop the program’s first all-conference selection in five years.
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Gates began his coaching career at Western Kentucky in a season that saw the Hilltoppers win 29 games and reach the Sweet Sixteen round of the NCAA Tournament. He graduated from Kent State in 2006 and was a MAC All-Academic selection. The Golden Flashes went 88-42 and made three postseason appearances with Gates on the team. He attended Brewster (N.H.) Academy before going to Kent State.
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Armon and his wife Ashley have two daughters and two sons. His older brother Dennis is the head coach at the University of Missouri.
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The native of Chicago has also coached at Florida, Northwestern, Loyola Chicago, TCU, Kent State and Western Kentucky.
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In five seasons at Northwestern, Gates helped the Wildcats to a pair of 20-win seasons, including the team’s first NCAA Tournament appearance in 2017. In that time, he helped recruit a pair of top-30 recruiting classes and helped develop multiple All-Big Ten honorees. Gates spent the two seasons prior at Loyola Chicago and again helped develop the program’s first all-conference selection in five years.
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Gates began his coaching career at Western Kentucky in a season that saw the Hilltoppers win 29 games and reach the Sweet Sixteen round of the NCAA Tournament. He graduated from Kent State in 2006 and was a MAC All-Academic selection. The Golden Flashes went 88-42 and made three postseason appearances with Gates on the team. He attended Brewster (N.H.) Academy before going to Kent State.
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Armon and his wife Ashley have two daughters and two sons. His older brother Dennis is the head coach at the University of Missouri.
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