Winston Gandy

Biography

Winston Gandy was named the 10th head coach of the Grand Canyon women’s basketball program on March 24, 2025. With a prolific resume highlighted by national championship experience, Gandy enters as one of the top young coaches in the nation. Gandy joins the Lopes with 12 years of coaching across all levels of basketball, most recently as assistant coach under Hall of Fame head coach Dawn Staley at South Carolina. Gandy joined the Gamecocks staff in 2023, helping lead the squad to a 38-0 record and the 2024 national championship. South Carolina’s perfect record joined an elite group of teams, becoming just the 10th team in the history of the sport to go undefeated in one campaign. YEAR SCHOOL (TITLE) RECORD Postseason 2017-18 Rice (Assistant Coach) 23-10 (10-6 C-USA) WBI Champions 2018-19 Rice (Assistant Coach) 28-4 (16-0 C-USA) NCAA 1st Round 2019-20 Rice (Associate Head Coach) 21-8 (16-2 C-USA)* postponed due to COVID-19 2020-21 Duke (Assistant Coach) 3-1 (0-1 ACC)^ opted out due to COVID-19 2021-22 Duke (Assistant Coach) 17-13 (7-11 ACC) -- 2022-23 Duke (Associate Head Coach) 26-7 (14-4 ACC) NCAA 2nd Round 2023-24 South Carolina (Assistant Coach) 38-0 (16-0 SEC) National Champions 2024-25 South Carolina (Assistant Coach) 35-4 (15-1 SEC) National Runner-Up Specializing with the guard position, Gandy mentored All-American Te-Hina Paopao, who led the nation in 3-point percentage (46.8%) in 2023-24. South Carolina as a team ranked third in 3-point percentage (39.5%), first in s