Bryce Douglas & Ben Gonzalez bios

BRYCE DOUGLAS

SPECIAL ASSISTANT TO THE COACH/DIRECTOR OF SCOUTING 1ST SEASON • PUGET SOUND ’09

Bryce Douglas was named Special Assistant to the Head Coach and Director of Scouting for Georgia Basketball on April 7, 2022.

Douglas joined the Bulldogs after spending five seasons at Florida. His résumé also includes experience working with Duke’s 2015 NCAA Championship team, two seasons with the Phoenix Suns and assisting USA Basketball training camps leading up to the 2016 Olympics. Following the Rio Games, Douglas was among only 50 individuals with the combined experiences of working with a collegiate national champion, an NBA franchise and USA Basketball. That ledger included names such as Michael Jordan, Magic Johnson, Bill Russell, Patrick Ewing and Grant Hill.

“Bryce has a huge work capacity and a unmatched passion for basketball,” White said. “He’s become very integral relative to our scouting efforts and more. His roles are diverse and numbered.”

Douglas was the Gators’ Director of Scouting for three seasons before being promoted to Special Assistant Coach for his final two campaigns in Gainesville. His duties included coordination of self-scouting and oversight of the program’s video staff, as well as assisting with developing the Gators’ offensive playbook. During his tenure, Florida advanced to postseason play each season possible, with bids to the 2018, 2019 and 2021 NCAA Tournaments and to the 2022 NIT. In addition, the Gators were a consensus pick for an NCAA bid in 2020 before the season ended prematurely.

From 2015-17, Douglas made significant contributions as a scout/ analyst for the Suns. He created and implemented new opponent scouting templates for team and coaches meetings, as well as self-scouting materials incorporated into the team’s daily workflow. Douglas also assisted with oncourt player development workouts throughout the season.

Douglas also assisted with USA Basketball mini camps during the Senior National Team’s prep for the 2016 Olympics. His duties included assisting with on-court drills and workouts along with additional video and operational tasks.

Douglas spent the 2014-15 season as an assistant video coordinator at Duke, primarily focusing on opponent and self-scouting breakdowns. That season, the Blue Devils captured the NCAA Championship and finished 35-4.

Douglas was an assistant coach at Whitman College from 2011-13. The Blues compiled a 37-16 record during that span, producing their best backto-back records ever. From 2009-11, Douglas was a video coordinator and graduate assistant at the University of San Diego. As a player, Douglas helped the University of Puget Sound reach the D-III “Elite Eight” in 2006 and “Sweet 16” in 2009. A native of Tacoma, Wash., Douglas graduated from Puget Sound in 2009 with degrees in Psychology and Business. He earned a master’s in Leadership Studies from San Diego in 2011.

Ben Gonzalez was named the Director of Operations for Georgia Basketball in April 2022.

Gonzalez arrived in Athens after spending the past four seasons in the same role at Florida Atlantic. He also was an undergraduate and graduate manager at Florida for three years during head coach Mike White’s first three seasons with the Gators from 2015-18.

“I’m looking forward to working with Ben again,” White said. “He was a tremendous student manager for us at UF and enjoyed breakthrough success at FAU. He’s very driven and intense in his tasks.”

“I am very honored and excited to be able to work for Coach White again,” Gonzalez said. “I think of Coach White and many others on our staff as family, and I am grateful to be working with such high-quality people.”

Gonzalez joined the FAU staff in 2018 shortly after the introduction of head coach Dusty May, one of three former White assistants at Florida who are now Division I head coaches. Gonzalez’s responsibilities at Georgia mirror his duties the Owls, where he managed the team’s budget and travel, developed and organized itineraries for recruiting official visits and recruited and developed the team’s student managers. In addition, he played a major role in the staging of summer team and individual camps.

While a student at Florida, Gonzalez worked with White during his first three seasons as the Gators’ head coach. He spent two years as an undergraduate manager before serving as a graduate manager for the 2017-18 campaign. During that time, Florida recorded 68 wins, advancing to the 2016 NIT quarterfinals, the 2017 NCAA “Elite Eight” and the 2018 NCAA round of 32.

Gonzalez also was active in the UF Athletic Association’s “Blue Shirt” marketing organization in 2014 and 2015. He aided with staging of ESPN’s College GameDay and the Gators’ “Link to Pink” breast cancer awareness initiative. Gonzalez also took part in the group’s football project team that was tasked with developing ideas to enhance fan experience and spark excitement at the Gators’ games

Since 2017, Gonzalez has been involved with the Uncommon Sports Group, a faith-based organization founded by former student managers designed to develop leaders in the sports industry. His activities include traveling to Liberia to help lead a three-week sports camp, representing the group at the men’s Final Four to attract new members and leading a tour of FAU Athletics facilities for 15 participants selected for an “Impact Trip.”

A native of Tampa, Fla., Gonzalez has two degrees from Florida. He earned his bachelor’s in Sport Management in three years in 2017 and added a master’s in Sport Management a year later. He married the former Alexandra "Alex" Emenecker in June 2022.

BEN GONZALEZ

DIRECTOR OF BASKETBALL OPERATIONS 1ST SEASON • FLORIDA ’17