Geoffry Claude Kotila[1] (24 February 1959 – 20 March 2023) was an American basketball coach and player.
In 1981–82, he also earned All-GLIAC (Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) first team honors.
[16] In the 2007–08 season, he led Snæfell to winning the Icelandic Cup and to the runner-up spot in league play.
[18] In his five-year stint at Næstved, Kotila was named Basketliga Coach of the Year in the 2010–11 season[12] and guided the team to a third-place finish in the national championship in the 2011–12 campaign, which was the best result in club history.
[19] Besides his job as head coach in the pro ranks, Kotila worked alongside Craig Pedersen[20] as basketball coach and English teacher[21] at EVN (Efterskolen ved Nyborg) school in Nyborg, Denmark since 2008.