DJ Gay is leavg La Jolla Country Day to take over the Wdward boys' program.
Contents:
- WDWARD HIR FORMER SUN VALLEY POLY ALL-CY GUARD DJ GAY AS S BOYS’ BASKETBALL ACH
- DJ GAY HIRED TO ACH AT LA JOLLA COUNTRY DAY
- DJ GAY LEAVG LA JOLLA COUNTRY DAY SCHOOL; NATNAL SEARCH IS UNRWAY FOR NEW BASKETBALL ACH
- PREP BASKETBALL ROUNDUP: WDWARD WS BUT OF ACH DJ GAY
- LJCDS WEL DJ GAY AS NEW HEAD MEN'S BASKETBALL COACH
- DJ GAY BIDS FAREWELL TO SAN DIEGO
- D.J. GAY EVOLV OM BASKETBALL PLAYER TO ACH
- DJ GAY LEAVG LA JOLLA COUNTRY DAY SCHOOL; NATNAL SEARCH IS UNRWAY FOR NEW BASKETBALL ACH
- DJ GAY’S YOUTH BASKETBALL PERSONAL TRAG
WDWARD HIR FORMER SUN VALLEY POLY ALL-CY GUARD DJ GAY AS S BOYS’ BASKETBALL ACH
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(Eric Sondheimer / Los Angel Tim) DJ Gay, who was an All-Cy guard at Sun Valley Poly 2007 and beme a standout player at San Diego State, has been hired as the new boys’ basketball ach at was head ach for two years at La Jolla Country Day, which reached the San Diego Sectn Divisn 1 champnship game last season.
”Gay’s ach at Poly, Brad Katz, now an assistant prcipal at Wtlake, said, “I went down to San Diego and saw him ach both travel ball and Country Day, ” Katz said. ”Gay, 33, will take over for Col Pfaff, who rigned to move his fay to Northern California.
Gay’s first task will be to make sure Wdward’s talented group of young players stay at Wdward.
DJ GAY HIRED TO ACH AT LA JOLLA COUNTRY DAY
After jt two years, La Jolla Country Day School basketball ach DJ Gay is movg on to another school, and Country Day has embarked on a natnal search for a replacement. * dj gay coach *
“Comg back home, ” Gay said. La Jolla Country Day, lookg for a new boys basketball ach, got more than 80 applints om across the Torreys found the right man their backyard, namg former San Diego State standout DJ Gay to replace Ryan Meier, who rigned after 14 seasons. ”After playg 140 gam for San Diego State om 2007-11, Gay played profsnally Europe before beg named head basketball ach at Victory Christian Amy Chula three seasons he led the Knights to a 46-35 rerd, cludg 18-10 2018-19.
DJ GAY LEAVG LA JOLLA COUNTRY DAY SCHOOL; NATNAL SEARCH IS UNRWAY FOR NEW BASKETBALL ACH
The Knights were 13-16 last season, but won three Cs League champnships unr Gay, gog 29-1 league play. “As a player, I never wanted to be a high school ach, was never a passn, ” Gay said. “The Coastal League is no joke, ” Gay said.
PREP BASKETBALL ROUNDUP: WDWARD WS BUT OF ACH DJ GAY
”Gay replac Meier, who left postg a 226-186 rerd at the ’s teams won a pair of San Diego Sectn champnships.
” (Unn-Tribune) Gay was pta of the Aztecs his senr season, leadg SDSU to the NCAA Tournament Sweet 16, and he was named first-team played his high school ball at L.
LJCDS WEL DJ GAY AS NEW HEAD MEN'S BASKETBALL COACH
Poly Sun addn to achg basketball, Gay will be a full-time physil tn teacher at LJCD. After jt two years, La Jolla Country Day School basketball ach DJ Gay is movg on to another school, and Country Day has embarked on a natnal search for a a note to the school muny, Gay stated that “after long nsiratn” he had cid to return to his native Los Angel to bee the head ach at the private Wdward School.
DJ GAY BIDS FAREWELL TO SAN DIEGO
“This was not an easy cisn, but ’s what’s bt for my fay, ” Gay wrote.
”Assistant ach Mike Riccuti has been promoted to terim head ach for the upg season while the private school looks for a permanent replacement for Gay. The school tends to have a permanent ach place for the 2023-24 Country Day’s ach search two years ago, after which the school chose Gay, there were more than 80 applints om across the untry. ” — DJ Gay Gay, a former San Diego State Universy pot guard, was hired May 2020 to replace Ryan Meier, who rigned after 14 COVID-19 panmic ma for a rough first year.
Speakg wh the La Jolla Light ahead of the 2021 season, Gay said: “Wh COVID protols, we were gog to have gam and then not, we were gog to have a season, then we weren’t. “To all of the stunt-athlet, thank you for all the effort and pri you have put to the program over the past two years, ” Gay wrote.
D.J. GAY EVOLV OM BASKETBALL PLAYER TO ACH
This is not an easy goodbye for me or the Gay fay.
It was the strangt of achg buts for former Sun Valley Poly All-Cy guard DJ Gay on Tuday night. Moni, igned by 22 pots om sophomore guard Gav Hightower.
DJ GAY LEAVG LA JOLLA COUNTRY DAY SCHOOL; NATNAL SEARCH IS UNRWAY FOR NEW BASKETBALL ACH
“We know ’s a game of ns, ” Gay said. “Gav has to learn he n’t let offense dictate how he plays, ” Gay said. Herage Christian 88, Granada Hills 55: Sophomore Tae Simmons sred 27 pots for Herage Christian.
La Jolla Country Day School is exced to wele DJ Gay as our new head men’s basketball ach.
DJ GAY’S YOUTH BASKETBALL PERSONAL TRAG
Coach Gay’s stellar reputatn the San Diego basketball muny, passn for the game, engagg personaly, stunt centered philosophy and experience as a player, ach and program builr mak him uniquely sued to lead Country Day’s program om our ltlt Torreys through our varsy team.