George Hemmingsen is now in his third season during his second stint on the Greyhound coaching staff, after serving under Head Coach Stan Gouard during the highly-successful 2014-15 campaign. That season included a two-week stretch ranked No. 1 in the nation, and UIndy finished the year with a stellar 25-6 record, capped by the team's first-ever NCAA "Sweet 16" appearance.
Hemmingsen completed his master's in organizational leadership with a concentration in sport management in the spring of 2018 from Waldorff Universtiy.
Over the past two seasons, Hemmingsen has assisted the Greyhound basketball program to 38 total wins, including a 24-12 record in conference play. He has helped mentor six All-GLVC players in that span, including 2018-19 first-team member Jimmy King.
In 2016-17, Hemmingsen mentored five all-GLVC performers, including freshman Tate Hall, who earned the conference's award for top rookie. Eric Davidson, Jesse Kempson, and Jimmy King were eached dubbed second-team members, while Ajay Lawton was named to the all-defensive team. The team's 12-6 record in conference action earned the Greyhounds the fifth seed in the GLVC tournament.
The Minnesota native spent the 2015-16 season with NAIA Waldorf University in Forest City, Iowa, and prior to his initial stint with the Hounds Hemmingsen was an assistant at former GLVC-member Kentucky Wesleyan for four years.
Hemmingsen helped guide the Panthers to an 84-35 (.706) mark, three 20-win seasons, two NCAA appearances and a trip to the 2012 NCAA Midwest Regional final while at KWC.
In addition, KWC earned the No. 1 ranking in the NABC D-II poll in both 2011 and 2012.
Hemmingsen also mentored a number of future professional players at KWC, including Anthony Young (Germany), Cardell McFarland (Argentina), Kwan Waller (Mexico, NDBL), Dazmond Starks (ABA, Portugal) and Lonnie Haynes (Germany).
Prior to teaching basketball in the college ranks, Hemmingsen cut his coaching teeth at the high school level, leading three separate Minneapolis high school teams to success. He spent time at Mounds View HS, Maple Grove HS and Minneapolis Southwest HS, combining to win multiple conference and state championships as well as set program records for wins in a season.
