By Dale Long
LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. | Georgia Gwinnett College has named its first basketball coach. He is Chase Teichmann, who after four seasons as coach at Florida College in Temple Terrace, Fla., his teams posted a 100-27 overall record, including at least 27 victories in each of the last three seasons. Teichmann’s teams earned national rankings, conference championships and participated in the NAIA national tournament.
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The men’s basketball program is scheduled to begin NAIA competition in the 2025-26 athletic season, playing home games in the college’s new Convocation Center that’s set to open this fall. Men’s basketball adds to an athletic department whose teams have won national and conference championships and perennially are nationally ranked in their sports.
Executive Athletic Director Dr. Ian Potter says: “Chase’s conference and national success make him the ideal person to start our program.”Georgia Gwinnett College President Dr. Jann L. Joseph adds: “His energy and passion for creating a team that embodies the spirit of our athletic department and college are truly inspiring.”
Teichmann will begin his duties on August 1. He is a native of Brentwood, Tenn. He and his wife Maggie have two daughters. He received a bachelor of science degree in business management from the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga in 2015 before earning a master’s degree in business administration at Freed-Hardeman in 2017.
He says: “GGC is a special place with incredible people. We look forward to continuing its tradition of excellence with the addition of men’s basketball. We will build a program that the student-athletes, alumni, and fans will take great pride in, on and off the court.”
As a Head Coach, Teichmann led Florida College to two Continental Athletic Conference tournament championships and three of his teams advanced to the second round of the NAIA national tournament. His 2020-21 team had the program’s first winning season at the NAIA level, and in 2022-23 the Falcons were a No. 2 national tournament seed and finished with a 27-6 record. This past winter, Teichmann’s team had a 28-5 record and was a No. 7 seed in the national tournament.
Florida College has ranked among the most offensively productive teams within the NAIA during the past four seasons. In 2021-22, the Falcons teams led all NAIA teams by making 375 three-point field goals, ranked second in three-pointers made per game, and had the third highest scoring average by averaging 88.4 points per game. His teams have posted a 39-2 home record during the past three seasons.
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