Former Portland Trail-Blazer All-Star Brandon Roy reinstated as Garfield basketball coach
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Nine months after he was fired from his position as the boys basketball coach at Garfield High in Seattle, former Portland Trail Blazers all-star Brandon Roy is back.
In a KOMO report, it was announced that Roy had been rehired to his old position.
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Roy, a Garfield alum, was fired last September following allegations that he had been a part recruiting push that involved an NBA agent who offered a student a car, money and an apartment if he transferred to Garfield.
While Roy denied those allegations, he was fired two days later.
The Seattle Times reported in March that emails and other records had been obtained detailing why Roy had been fired. Roy also sent a letter to the paper pushing back that he had been fired and would be able to reapply to his old position down the line.
That turned out to be true as he was rehired exactly six months later.
Roy is regarded by many as one of the greatest players to come out of the Seattle area. He averaged 19 points as a junior and 22.3 points in his senior season and would later have his jersey retired.
Following his prep career, Roy went on to star at Washington and was selected by the Trail Blazers with the sixth pick in the 2006 NBA Draft.
Roy averaged 18.8 points and was a three-time all-star during his eight seasons in the NBA. However, his playing career was cut short as he was forced to retire due to a degenerative knee condition.
In 2016, he began his coaching career after being named the head coach at Nathan Hale High School in Seattle. He led the program to a perfect 29-0 regular-season record.
The next year, he was hired at his alma mater, leading the program to a state title in 2028. Roy would step down from his role during the 2018-19 season for undisclosed reasons, but returned in 2019.
He would lead Garfield to another state title in 2020 but stepped away again. Roy would return in 2022 and lead the Bulldogs to their third state title under his leadership.
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: NBA All-Star Brandon Roy reinstated as Garfield basketball coach