Gus Ganakas, American college basketball coach, Died at 92

Gus G. Ganakas was born on July 3, 1926, in Mount Morris, New York. and died on January 11, 2019.

He was an American sports broadcaster and Michigan State Spartans men's basketball coach. Ganakas served as the head coach there from 1969 to 1976.

Gus Ganakas studied at the Michigan State University (MSU) from 1946 to 1950 after serving in the U.S. Marine Corps. 

Ruth his wife died in 2014. He resided in the Lansing area.

He became the sixth recipient of the Men's Basketball Distinguished Alumnus Award, in 2002.

Gus Ganakas passed away at 92 years old.