became a coach and scout after his playing career ended. In 1989, Ballard was as an assistant coach for Il Messaggero Roma in Italy. Until his death, he was an assistant coach and a scout in the NBA. Ballard worked a total of 21 seasons as an assistant coach and a scout for a number of franchises, including the Atlanta Hawks, Minnesota Timberwolves and Dallas Mavericks. Personal life Ballard died on November 9, 2016 from prostate cancer. Ballard was survived by his wife Donna, and their children, Lawrence, Gabrielle and Gregory Jr. “I would say this about Greg Ballard – and you can ask any question you want but my opening statement would be – for a guy who played in the league for 10 years and was a good player, I found him to be one of the most humble people I have ever met in my life,” said Gary Schmidt, a colleague as a scout for the Boston Celtics. “There was no agenda, there was no attitude, there was no hey-I-played-in-the-league. He was so down to Earth and humble. Just a very good person. Always positive and upbeat.” Honors Ballard was inducted into the University of Oregon Athletic Hall of Fame in 1993. In 1996, Ballard was inducted into the state of Oregon Sports Hall of Fame. Ballard was a Pac-12 Conference Hall of Honor inductee in 2009 References External links 1955 births 2016 deaths Albany Patroons players All-American college men's basketball players American expatriate basketball people in Italy American men's basketball players Atlanta Hawks assistant coaches Basketball coaches from California Basketball players from Los Angeles Continental Basketball Association coaches Deaths from prostate cancer Dallas Mavericks assistant coaches Golden State Warriors players Place of death missing Minnesota Timberwolves assistant coaches Oregon Ducks men's basketball players Power forwards (basketball) Seattle SuperSonics players Washington Bullets draft picks Washington Bullets players Deaths from cancer in the United States