Gunner Winston is in his second season as an assistant coach with the men’s basketball team. His main responsibilities include assisting in daily practice and in game preparation.
In Winston’s first year, the squad posted a 19-9 overall record with an 8-6 mark in University Athletic Association (UAA) play. The Violets qualified and advanced to the Championship Game of the Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) Metro Tournament. There were also many individual accomplishments during Winston’s inaugural season, as four players earned All-UAA honors (junior Evan Kupferberg and Hakeem Harris – First Team; junior Costis Gontikas and freshman Ross Udine – Honorable Mention. Udine was also named Co-Rookie of the Year).
Winston joined the Violets after working in the field of finance, serving as the co-founder of a hedge fund since 2007.
A 1999 graduate of NYU with a dual Bachelor of Arts/Master of Public Administration degree from the College of Arts and Science (CAS) and the Robert F. Wagner School of Public Service, respectively, Winston is currently serving his third year as a member of the Dean’s Advisory Council for CAS.
During his time at NYU, Winston was a four-year member of the Violets’ basketball team under Joe Nesci, earning Second Team All-University Athletic Association (UAA) honors as a junior and senior. In addition to serving as a co-captain during his senior year, Winston earned the James Lancaster Award (NYU’s top defensive player) as a junior and the Howard Cann Award (NYU’s Most Valuable Player) as a senior. He was also a Second Team All-Met honoree in his final season with the Violets.
Winston, who compiled 1,045 career points, currently ranks third all-time in NYU’s record books for individual career three-point field goal percentage (41.4).
A native of Montclair, NJ, Winston resides in Manhattan with his wife Alyson and their sons Stryke and Jag.
