Gerald Fitch is the new head coach at Central Georgia Tech

Former Kentucky Basketball star Gerald Fitch is now college basketball head coach Gerald Fitch after landing his first head coaching job this week.

On Tuesday, Fitch was formally announced as the new hire at Central Georgia Tech in his hometown of Macon, Georgia, where he earned Georgia’s Mr. Basketball award (circa 2000) at nearby Westside High School before moving to Lexington, Kentucky.

New to the job but not new to Central Georgia Tech, Fitch served as an assistant coach at CGTC last season under then-head coach Reco Dawson, a four-time Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association Coach of the Year who now coaches at Shelton State.

Prior to Fitch’s one season as a CGTC assistant, he worked as a graduate assistant at Mercer University for two seasons after retiring from his pro basketball career in 2019.

Now at home in his first head coaching job, Fitch said, “I am honored for the opportunity to start my coaching journey in my hometown. Over the course of my basketball career, I’ve gained the knowledge, skills, and experiences that will influence student-athletes to have successful lives on and off the court. I look forward to this wonderful journey with CGTC, our students, and the community.”

Fitch at Kentucky

A 6-foot-3 guard, Gerald Fitch played four seasons at the University of Kentucky from 2000 to 2004. One of Tubby Smith’s all-time Kentucky greats, Fitch was named to the All-SEC Freshman Team his first season and the Coaches’ First/AP’s Second All-SEC Team in his last season, in addition to the SEC Tournament’s MVP trophy in 2004, his senior year.

Today, Fitch is still among the top 25 best scorers in school history, ranking 24th with 1,391 points scored over the course of his entire Kentucky Basketball career. Also one of the most prolific shooters in school history, he’s currently fourth all-time in 3-pointers made with 199, a 3-pointer shy of joining the 200 club with Tony Delk (283), Keith Bogans (254), and Tayshaun Prince (204).