| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | April 4, 1974[1] Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Died | April 2, 2023 (aged 48) |
| Playing career | |
| 1994–1997 | Fairfield |
| Position(s) | Guard |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 2005–2011 | Canadian Junior National Team |
| 2009–2012 | Alberta Golden Bears |
| 2012–2015 | Waterloo Warriors |
| 2015– | Canada Basketball Technical Director |
| 2018–2022 | Ontario Tech Ridgebacks |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Awards | |
| As player: Second-team All-MAAC (1996) MAAC tournament MVP (1997) | |
Greg Francis (April 4, 1974 – April 2, 2023) was a Canadian Olympic basketball player and coach. He was the director of Sport Development with Ontario Basketball,[2] and also served as the manager of Men's High-Performance at Canada Basketball, as well as holding head coach roles with the UOIT Ridgebacks,[3] University of Waterloo Warriors men's basketball team, and the head coach of the University of Alberta Golden Bears, where he replaced coach Don Horwood, who had manned the Bears bench for 26 seasons.[4] Francis was also the head coach of the Canadian junior men’s national team,[5] assistant coach of the Canadian senior men's national team, and the Canadian men's basketball national coach.[6]
Francis was a member of the Canada national team, that finished seventh in the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia and fourth at the 2003 Tournament of the Americas.[citation needed]