Fort Wayne Mad Ants' Steve Gansey Named NBA D-League Coach of the Month
December 2, 2016 - NBA G League (G League)
Indiana Mad Ants News Release
NEW YORK- The Fort Wayne Mad Ants' Steve Gansey today was named the NBA Development League Coach of the Month for games played in November.
Gansey led Fort Wayne to a 6-0 record in November, the NBA D-League's only undefeated team for the month. The Mad Ants ranked third in the league in scoring (117.7 ppg) and second in assists (24.5 apg). Gansey oversaw standout performances by Julyan Stone, who led the NBA D-League with 11.2 assists, and Travis Leslie, who paced the team with 19.3 points. On Nov. 27, Fort Wayne erased a nine-point fourth-quarter deficit in a 95-94 victory over the Iowa Energy - the only game in November that the Mad Ants did not score at least 120 points.
Gansey is in his second season as Fort Wayne head coach after posting a 20-30 record last season. He began his coaching career as a Mad Ants assistant from 2009-14, including a stint as interim head coach in the 2011-12 season. Gansey served as the associate head coach for the Canton Charge during the 2014-15 season before returning to Fort Wayne, the NBA D-League affiliate of the Indiana Pacers.
Other coaches who received consideration for the monthly award were Los Angeles' Coby Karl, Northern Arizona's Tyrone Ellis, Texas' Bob Mackinnon and Westchester's Mike Miller.
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