Ray Giacoletti

Quick Facts

Full Name	Ray Giacoletti
Occupation	Basketball Player
Date Of Birth	Apr 14, 1962(1962-04-14)
Age	62
Birthplace	Peoria
Country	United States
Birth City	Illinois
Horoscope	Aries

Ray Giacoletti Biography

Ray Giacoletti is one of the most popular and richest Basketball Player who was born on April 14, 1962 in Peoria, Illinois, United States. Raymond Bryan Giacoletti, a man born April 14, 1962, was Drake University’s men’s basketball coach. From 1980-1984, he played collegiate basketball for Minot State University in North Dakota. He was a four year letterman and was the team captain for two years. In 1985, he received his degree as a physical educator.

After three seasons at the college level, Giacoletti made the move to the professional ranks. He spent two seasons as the assistant coach for Fresno Flames in the old World Basketball League. Giacoletti returned to college coaching during the 1989 season. He was appointed assistant head coach at Illinois State. After three seasons at Illinois State, Bender became the head coach of University of Washington. Giacoletti was offered an assistant job with the university. From 1993-1997, he was an assistant coach for the Washington Huskies until he accepted the North Dakota State head coaching position.

After successful stints with North Dakota State and Eastern Washington, Giacoletti was named the head coach of the University of Utah Utes. He replaced the legendary Rick Majerus, who retired in the middle of the 2003–2004 season. In his three seasons at Utah, Giacoletti led Utah to a 54–40 (.574) record.

During Giacoletti’s tenure, Andrew Bogut was named the John R. Wooden Award winner and became the #1 draft pick in the 2005 NBA draft – joining fellow University of Utah student-athlete Alex Smith as the only time that two athletes from the same school were selected #1 in their respective drafts in the same year. Giacoletti was named the 2005 Mountain West Coach of the Year, after guiding the Utes to a 13–1 conference record, the best record in conference history.

Giacoletti’s second season was quite different from his previous. Andrew Bogut was gone, Marc Jackson, the starting point guard, graduated. Justin Hawkins transferred to New Mexico State while Richard Chaney transferred from Troy State. Both were major players in Utah’s Sweet 16 season. With a young team, the Utes suffered and ended up with a 14-15 record.

Ray Giacoletti Net Worth

Ray Giacoletti is one of the richest Basketball Player from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Ray Giacoletti 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

The Utes’ third season was a worsening season for Giacoletti. They had their worst season (1983-84) since 1983-84. His popularity among his fans dropped and many Ute supporters demanded his resignation. There were even a few anti- Giacoletti web sites that popped up including Giacolettimustgo.com. He resigned as Head Coach of Basketball at the conclusion of the regular season, just a day before Utah’s last game against conference rival BYU.

Giacoletti was born in Peoria in Illinois and began his coaching career in 1984 as a student assistant coach at Minot State. While finishing his degree, Giacoletti became a coach. Giacoletti was then appointed as a graduate assistant for Western Illinois University in the 1985-86 seasons. Giacoletti spent a year at Western Illinois University before becoming an assistant coach at Oral Roberts University in the 1986-87 seasons.

In 2000 Giacoletti was named the head coach of the Eastern Washington Eagles. He would guide the Eagles to their best four year stretch in program history. Giacoletti would compile a 69–50 (.580) record as head coach at Eastern Washington, including a 41–17 (.707) record in Big Sky Conference play. In his third season as head coach of Eastern Washington, Giacoletti led the Eagles to an 18–13 record and the school’s first post season tournament in school history, making the 2003 National Invitation Tournament. Giacoletti’s best season was the 2003–2004 season, where the Eagles went 17–13 (11–3 in Big Sky play) and won the Big Sky Conference Championship. Giacoletti then guided the team to its first ever Big Sky tournament championship and the school’s first ever NCAA Tournament appearance. Eastern Washington would lose to highly favored Oklahoma State in the first round.

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By accepting the head coaching job at North Dakota State, Giacoletti returned to the state where he spent his collegiate years. In his first season as a head coach, Giacoletti guided North Dakota State to an 18–9 (.667) record. In his second season, North Dakota State finished with a 14–13 record and in his third season as coach, they went 16–11. Giacoletti would then leave North Dakota State for the head coaching job at Eastern Washington University. His final overall record at North Dakota State was 48–33.

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Giacoletti was previously the head coach at North Dakota State University, Eastern Washington University, and the University of Utah. At Utah, he was a finalist for the Naismith Coach of the Year Award in 2005, he was also named the 2005 Playboy National Coach of the Year. Giacoletti resigned as Drake coach on December 6, 2016.