Jerry Colangelo has big fingerprints. They’re all over Grand Canyon University. The basketball arena is purple, the color rejected by the Diamondbacks after Colangelo’s unceremonious departure. The head coach is Dan Majerle, the favorite Sun rejected by Robert Sarver’s new regime. The $50 million arena is the handiwork of a man who had a 37-year
Recently, SI writer Ian Thomsen ranked the top 10 most powerful people in the NBA, placing Jerry Colangelo at #5. “He no longer is affiliated with the NBA after giving up his ownership stake in the Suns, yet few in the league are more powerful than Colangelo, who controls the Hall of Fame as well
Arizona sports icon Jerry Colangelo has been retained by Grand Canyon University as a special assistant to the president, effective immediately, as the institution begins the transition to NCAA Division I athletics. “Jerry’s relationships in professional and amateur sports are second to none,” said Brian Mueller , Grand Canyon’s president and chief executive officer. “His
USABasketball.com sat down with recently re-elected USA Basketball chairman Jerry Colangelo for a five-part interview covering a wide variety of topics. In Part 1 he discusses why he accepted a second term as chairman of USA Basketball, highlights of his first term as chairman, the challenges aheadfor USA Basketball in 2013-16, and how his 43 years in various