Garth Pleasant has won 720 games as a basketball coach at Rochester College and Georgia Christian High School. He has won four National Championships at Rochester College and was runner up an additional four times. His teams have qualified for the national tournament 19 times in his career.

Garth has served on the USCAA (United States Collegiate Athletic Association) Board of Directors from the late 1990’s to 2013 and served as USCAA president for four years. He was named Basketball College Coaches Association of Michigan College Coach of the Year in 1989 and inducted into the association’s Hall of Fame in 2008. Garth was also named NSCAA National Coach of the Year in 1986, 1998, 2004, and 2005. His achievements include:

• Basketball Coaches Association of Michigan Hall of Fame
• North Oakland Baseball Federation Hall of Fame
• Carman Ainsworth Hall of Fame, 1966 Men’s Basketball Team
• Basketball Coaches Association of Michigan, Coach of the Year, 1989
• National Small College Athletic Association National Coach of the Year, 1986, 1995
• United States Collegiate Athletic Association National Coach of the Year, 2004, 2005
• Michigan Christian College Faculty of the Year, 1986
• Rochester College Faculty of the Year, 2008

Garth is married to Pat Palmer Pleasant and they have three children, Kim & Randy Speck, Klint & Rachel Pleasant , and John & Erin Pleasant. They are the proud grandparents of Palmer & Lainey Hope Speck, Abbey & Julia Pleasant, and Logan & Hallie Pleasant. Garth and Pat have spent their entire married life in Christian Education. Garth also served as the minister for the Lake Orion Church of Christ from 1980-2009. Besides being grandparents, they enjoy spending time in northern Michigan and have enjoyed cruising. Garth enjoys listening to “Oldies but Goodies” and reading and listening to Randy Harris and Rubel Shelly sermons. Garth loves the Detroit Tigers and Michigan football. What he enjoys most is spending time with his family.