Gerard Carlse has been an assistant coach with the Lions men’s basketball team since 2007.
Before coming to work with the Lions he spent 12 seasons as head coach of the Centennial College basketball program, a stint that was highlighted by a silver-medal finish at the OCAA provincial championship in 2004-05. That result advanced the team to the CCAA national championship tournament, where Centennial finished in fifth place. He also has previous experience in the OUA as an assistant with the University of Toronto Varsity Blues in 1993-94.
Carlse is the founding executive director of the Canadian Association of Basketball Coaches and has completed his master’s degree in sport science. He is an NCCP Level 3 certified coach, a former Ontario men’s U18 provincial team head coach (2000), a former director with Basketball Ontario and he has the formal designation of a Chartered Professional Coach (ChPC).
In addition to coaching the men’s basketball team, Carlse is also a part-time instructor in the School of Kinesiology & Health Science.
