Hall of Fame
A stalwart in girls high school basketball in Minnesota, Gary Gillis graduated from Mayville State in 1968. His stellar teaching and coaching career took him from Buffalo, N.D. to Storden, Minn., Storden-Jeffers H.S. in Jeffers, Minn., and Red Rock Central H.S., Lamberton, Minn. At Storden-Jeffers, where he was named teacher of the year in 1993, his “Chiefs” went to the state tourney five times, winning the coveted title in 1989 while finishing as runners-up in 1988 and 1990. His Red Rock Central “Falcons” went to state three times, finishing second in 1999. He was inducted into the Minnesota Girls Basketball Coaches Association Hall of Fame in 1996 as one of the state's all-time winningest coaches and was the MGBCA president in 1992. He is a member of the Grand Forks (N.D.) Central H.S. Hall of Fame.
