Dan Geriot Biography – Cleveland Charge’s Head Coach

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Dan Geriot Bio

Dan Geriot is the head coach of Cleveland Charge in the NBA G League. Image Source: Wikimedia

  • Birth DateAugust 8, 1988
  • Birth Name Dan Geriot
  • Age 36
  • Height 6' 9''
  • Weight 210 lb
  • Father's Name Bob Geriot
  • Mother's Name Dawn Dienna
  • Birth Place Springfield, Pennsylvania, USA
  • Birth Sign Leo
  • Nationality American
  • Profession Basketball Coach
  • Partner Dana Geriot
  • Relationship Status Married
  • Hair Color Brown
  • Education Bachelors Degree in Political Science and History

Dan Geriot is the head coach of the Cleveland Charge in the NBA G League. He is also a former college basketball player. However, he is mainly known for his assistant coach job at the Cleveland Cavalier of the NBA

Dan Geriot is a successful and one of the most hardworking coaches in the G League. His professional career is well-known to the fans. Yet, details about his personal life remain concealed, and the public may be curious to learn more about him. So, let’s get to know more about Dan’s career as a G League head coach, net worth, family, wife, etc.

Suffered A Knee Injury In Junior Year

On the 8th of August, 1988, Dan Geriot was born in Springfield, Pennsylvania, to Bob Geriot and Dawn Dienna. He grew up with his sisters Christy Geriot, Jackie Geriot, and Natalie Geriot.

Geriot had always dreamed of a basketball career. So, he started playing in his high school days and went to play for the NCAA as well. Unfortunately, the talented player had to take a break from playing during his junior year in college due to a knee injury.

Dan attended Springfield High School, where he was an outstanding basketball player. He was in the Class of 2006 and still holds the all-time scoring record with 2,600 career points. He has a bachelor’s degree in Political Science and History from the University of Richmond.

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Dan Geriot Net Worth And Career

Dan Geriot first started his career as a college basketball player. He played four collegiate seasons and led the Richmond Spiders to two NCAA tournaments in 2010 and 2011. After completing college, he continued his career in basketball as a coach. Therefore, Dan Geriot’s net worth must be a considerable sum following his successful career.

Geriot began his coaching journey as an assistant coach of the basketball team at Princeton University (2011-2013). He also worked at Campbell University (2013-2015) before joining Cleveland Cavaliers as a seasonal video coordinator for the 2015-16 season. Therefore, he must have earned a good amount from his jobs.

After that, Dan was promoted to coaching assistant/assistant video coordinator and worked until 2018. Then, he began working as an assistant coach for the team in the 2019-20 season. He worked directly under the team’s head coach J.B. Bickerstaff and assisted him in fulfilling his responsibilities.

For Dan Geriot’s work ethic and commitment to the organization, he was recruited as Cleveland Cavaliers’ affiliate team Cleveland Charge’s head coach in September 2021. In addition, Dan Geriot’s net worth can be estimated to be growing significantly, considering his flourishing career.

An NBA coach has an average salary of $3 million per year, so as an NBA G League head coach, Dan Geriot may be making a sufficient amount. Like Dan Geriot, Jason March is a G League head coach for Memphis Hustle who has earned massively.

Love At First Sight!

The Charge’s head coach is a married man. Dan Geriot’s wife, Dana Manheim, is from San Diego, California. Dan first met his future partner during his visit to Richmond, Virginia, in 2016. At first sight, the former player fell for Dana and started pursuing her.

Dan Geriot Life Partner
At the very first sight, Dan Geriot fell for his wife, Dana Manheim. Image Source: Dana Manheim’s Facebook.

The duo started dating, and about one and a half years later, Dana flew to Cleveland and moved in with Dan. In 2020, the Charge coach finally proposed to his better half, and she said yes. The beautiful couple got married on the 7th of August, 2021.

On Instagram, Dan Geriot’s life partner goes by Dana Geriot. She attended the University of Richmond and recently graduated from Purdue University with a master’s degree in Public Health. Dan’s spouse is currently working as an Account Manager at Adthena.

The pair don’t have any children yet. However, they have a pet, a Frenchie Bulldog named Mr. Stanley, who they love like their own kid.

Dan Geriot has been working as a basketball coach since he was twenty-three. The former collegiate player is a hardworking coach and a loving husband. Now his goal is to bench the NBA league, for which he is working continuously. So let’s wish Dan Geriot a successful and fun-filled life in the coming years.