George Halcovage
American college basketball coach (born 1986)
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George F. Halcovage III (born January 13, 1986) is an American college basketball coach, currently the head men's coach for the Buffalo Bulls men's basketball team.[2][3]
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Buffalo |
| Conference | MAC |
| Record | 30–64 (.319) |
| Annual salary | $325,000[1] |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | January 13, 1986 Pottsville, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 2004–2008 | Babson |
| Position | Guard |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 2017–2021 | Villanova (assistant) |
| 2021–2023 | Villanova (associate HC) |
| 2023–present | Buffalo |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 30–64 (.319) |
Early life
Halcovage grew up in Pottsville, Pennsylvania. Both of his parents were alumni of Villanova University and his uncle, Marty McCarthy, played for the Villanova Wildcats men's basketball team in the 1990s.[4]
Playing career
Coaching career
Following his graduation from Babson, Halcovage's uncle, who had played under Jay Wright when he was an assistant at Villanova, put in a word on his nephew's behalf.[4] Halcovage joined Wright at Villanova in 2008 as a graduate assistant and occupied various roles including video coordinator and director of basketball operations until 2017 when he was elevated to an assistant coach.[7] Halcovage earned an MBA from Villanova in 2012.[4] Upon Wright's retirement in 2022, Halcovage was retained as an assistant coach under Kyle Neptune. During his time with the Wildcats, he was part of seven Big East regular-season champion squads as well as four Final Four teams, including the 2016 and 2018 national championship teams.
On March 31, 2023, Halcovage was hired as head coach at Buffalo to replace Jim Whitesell.[2][8][9][10][6]
Head coaching record
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bulls (MAC) (2023–present) | |||||||||
| 2023–24 | Buffalo | 4–27 | 2–16 | 12th | |||||
| 2024–25 | Buffalo | 9–22 | 4–14 | 11th | |||||
| 2025–26 | Buffalo | 17–15 | 7–11 | T–7th | |||||
| Buffalo: | 30–64 (.319) | 13–41 (.241) | |||||||
| Total: | 30–64 (.319) | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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