University of Massachusets Athletics
Men's Basketball
Gash, Peter
Peter Gash
- Title:
- Assistant Coach
- Email:
- pgash@umass.edu
- Phone:
- 545-2610
Peter Gash continues his coaching partnership with Matt McCall as a member of the University of Massachusetts men's basketball staff after the duo worked together on-staff at Florida Atlantic (2009-11), Florida (2014-15) and Chattanooga (2015-17).
“Pete is someone whom I have known for a long time and have a tremendous amount of respect for in this business,” McCall said. “He has been a part of some great programs and worked with some terrific head coaches. He comes here with me from Chattanooga and was a part of one of the best seasons in school history.”
Most recently, Gash helped McCall as an assistant coach at Chattanooga during McCall’s two seasons at the helm of the Mocs’ program. The team won 48 games over those two campaigns, took home the 2016 Southern Conference regular season and tournament titles, and reached the NCAA Tournament. Prior to teaming up at Chattanooga, McCall and Gash worked side-by-side at Florida in 2014-15 when Gash was the team’s video coordinator.
“I am extremely excited to join Coach McCall’s staff at the University of Massachusetts,” Gash said. “Growing up in the Northeast, I know what UMass can be. I know Coach McCall has the right vision and plan to move forward in the right direction. I am honored to be a part of the program and serve the players, community and university in any way I can.”
Gash joined the Gators after five seasons at Florida Atlantic. After he initially joined the staff as the team’s director of operations in 2009, Gash was promoted to assistant coach prior to the 2011-12 season. He helped head coach Mike Jarvis and the Owls secure the program’s first Sun Belt regular season title (2011), break the school record for wins (21) and land the program’s inaugural berth in the NIT – the program’s first postseason appearance since 2002. A talented recruiter, Gash was instrumental in the program landing commitments from future all-freshman performers in Stefan Moody (2013, Sun Belt) and Marquan Botley (2014, C-USA).
“Coach McCall has been more than a mentor to me,” Gash continued. “He believed in me on multiple occasions and I wish to pass that commitment and belief on to the kids we bring into the UMass community. I firmly believe we have the right plan for how to get UMass back to championship standards and I know Coach McCall will stop at nothing to ensure UMass will hang banners in the Mullins Center again.”
Another staff member familiar with the Atlantic 10, Gash began his post-graduate collegiate basketball career as the video coordinator for Dr. John Giannini at La Salle in 2007. He moved on to Indiana as a graduate assistant on Tom Crean’s staff in 2008.
Gash was a student-assistant at Lynn University for three seasons while he earned a degree in sports management, which included a school-record 29 wins and trip to the NCAA Division II Final Four.
“Pete is someone whom I have known for a long time and have a tremendous amount of respect for in this business,” McCall said. “He has been a part of some great programs and worked with some terrific head coaches. He comes here with me from Chattanooga and was a part of one of the best seasons in school history.”
Most recently, Gash helped McCall as an assistant coach at Chattanooga during McCall’s two seasons at the helm of the Mocs’ program. The team won 48 games over those two campaigns, took home the 2016 Southern Conference regular season and tournament titles, and reached the NCAA Tournament. Prior to teaming up at Chattanooga, McCall and Gash worked side-by-side at Florida in 2014-15 when Gash was the team’s video coordinator.
“I am extremely excited to join Coach McCall’s staff at the University of Massachusetts,” Gash said. “Growing up in the Northeast, I know what UMass can be. I know Coach McCall has the right vision and plan to move forward in the right direction. I am honored to be a part of the program and serve the players, community and university in any way I can.”
Gash joined the Gators after five seasons at Florida Atlantic. After he initially joined the staff as the team’s director of operations in 2009, Gash was promoted to assistant coach prior to the 2011-12 season. He helped head coach Mike Jarvis and the Owls secure the program’s first Sun Belt regular season title (2011), break the school record for wins (21) and land the program’s inaugural berth in the NIT – the program’s first postseason appearance since 2002. A talented recruiter, Gash was instrumental in the program landing commitments from future all-freshman performers in Stefan Moody (2013, Sun Belt) and Marquan Botley (2014, C-USA).
“Coach McCall has been more than a mentor to me,” Gash continued. “He believed in me on multiple occasions and I wish to pass that commitment and belief on to the kids we bring into the UMass community. I firmly believe we have the right plan for how to get UMass back to championship standards and I know Coach McCall will stop at nothing to ensure UMass will hang banners in the Mullins Center again.”
Another staff member familiar with the Atlantic 10, Gash began his post-graduate collegiate basketball career as the video coordinator for Dr. John Giannini at La Salle in 2007. He moved on to Indiana as a graduate assistant on Tom Crean’s staff in 2008.
Gash was a student-assistant at Lynn University for three seasons while he earned a degree in sports management, which included a school-record 29 wins and trip to the NCAA Division II Final Four.
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