MEET THE HOOP HISTORIANS
 

MICHAEL GANT
 
Residence:  Indianapolis, Indiana
Birthday:  July 7
Final Fours Attended: (24) -- 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011
Member of the Hoop Historians since 2009

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Michael W. Gant is a Senior Project Director – Logistics, Motorsports, and Sports for Develop Indy.  Gant joined Develop Indy in June of 2010.  As a Senior Project Director, Gant is responsible for growing, retaining, and creating jobs in the areas of logistics, sports, and entrepreneurship, as well as oversight of projects and business outreach in those areas, inside of Marion County.  Prior to joining Develop Indy, Gant was a financial advisor, entering that industry in 2002.  He has also served on a number of state and local not-for-profit boards, currently serving on the Board for Lawrence Township Boys’ Basketball, People for Urban Progress, and Play Ball Indiana.  Gant is also a former Men’s Basketball Coach at Rockhurst University (K.C., Mo.) and Head Boy’s Basketball Coach for Arch Bishop O’Hara High School in Kansas City, Missouri.  He currently volunteers as a coach for young boys in Lawrence Township.  Gant is originally from Kansas City, Missouri, graduating from Rockhurst College, with a degree in Business.  He completed his Masters Degree in Education at Central Missouri State University, eventually moving to Indianapolis in 1999 with the NCAA.  He remains active with the National Association of Basketball Coaches, managing events for them at their National Convention at the Men’s Final Four, since 1992.

 

Michael Gant NCAA Tournament Game Log      
               
Year  Round Games  Location   Year  Round Games  Location
1988  Final Four 3  Kansas City, MO   1989  Final Four 3  Seattle, WA
1990  Final Four 3  Denver, CO   1991  Final Four 3  Indianapolis, IN
1992  Final Four 3  Minneapolis, MN   1993  Final Four 3  New Orleans, LA
1994  Final Four 3  Charlotte, NC   1995  Final Four 3  Seattle, WA
1996  Final Four 3  East Rutherford, NJ   1997  Final Four 3  Indianapolis, IN
1998  Final Four 3  San Antonio, TX   1999  Final Four 3  St. Petersburg, FL
2000  Final Four 3  Indianapolis, IN   2001  Final Four 3  Minneapolis, MN
2002  Final Four 3  Atlanta, GA   2003  Final Four 3  New Orleans, LA
2004  Final Four 3  San Antonio, TX   2005  Final Four 3  St. Louis, MO
2006  Final Four 3  Indianapolis, IN   2007  Final Four 3  Atlanta, GA
2008  Final Four 3  San Antonio, TX          2009  Final Four 3  Detroit, MI
2010  Final Four 3  Indianapolis, IN   2011  Final Four 3  Houston, TX

Total NCAA Tournament Games: 69



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