The son and nephew of former NFL coaches, Joey Gruden is forging his own path as an assistant at Stetson, which is making its NCAA Tournament debut.
His last name has been synonymous with high-level coaching for decades, but Joey Gruden is putting a twist on the family business. When the Stetson men's basketball team makes its NCAA Tournament debut on Friday against defending champion UConn, the Hatters will do so with Gruden — the son of former NFL coach Jay Gruden and nephew of Super Bowl-winning coach Jon Gruden — on their bench as a 29-year-old assistant.
A walk-on practices every day knowing he's unlikely to play in most games, and a grad assistant is at the end of the bench, his duties often including laundry and picking people up at the airport. Gruden embraced the gritty nature of the job — 28 minutes in 23 games in his college career, scoring five points — to set himself up for where he is now. 'A lot of guys see the name Gruden, you may think he's got an easy network to navigate life,' Miller said.
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