Gary Close
{{Short description|American basketball coach}}
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| birth_place = Moorestown Township, New Jersey
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| alma_mater = Arizona State University
| coach_years1 = 1983–1986
| coach_team1 = Stanford (asst.)
| coach_years2 = 1986–1999
| coach_team2 = Iowa (asst.)
| coach_years3 = 2000–2003
| coach_team3 = Regina HS
| coach_years4 = 2003–2016
| coach_team4 = Wisconsin (asst.)
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Gary E. Close (born 1957) is an American former basketball coach.
Biography
A native of Moorestown Township, New Jersey, Close is married with two children (Sam Close & Ellen Close) .{{Cite web |url=http://www.uwbadgers.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/close_gary00.html |title=Player Bio: Gary Close - UWBadgers.com - the Official Web Site of the Wisconsin Badgers |access-date=2010-10-20 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101020134033/http://www.uwbadgers.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/close_gary00.html |archive-date=2010-10-20 |url-status=dead }} Close is a graduate of Arizona State University. He resides in Middleton, Wisconsin.
Career
Close was an assistant coach with the Stanford Cardinal and the Iowa Hawkeyes before taking a head coaching position at Regina High School in Iowa City, Iowa. He joined the Wisconsin Badgers as an assistant coach in 2003. He resigned his position on March 30, 2016 after 13 years with the team. He has been a part of 2 Big Ten Regular Season Championships, 3 Big Ten tournament championships, 22 NCAA Tournaments, and 2 Final Fours.
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Category:Arizona State University alumni
Category:High school basketball coaches in Iowa
Category:Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball coaches
Category:People from Moorestown, New Jersey
Category:Stanford Cardinal men's basketball coaches
Category:Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball coaches