Refreshed and reinstated, Brandon Roy reclaims lead coaching role with Garfield boys basketball

After investigations into alleged recruiting violations, officials from Seattle Public Schools announce Roy has been cleared of any wrongdoing and is back at Garfield after one-year hiatus

After being let go amid a district and WIAA investigation into recruiting allegation, former UW and NBA guard Brandon Roy will return to his alma mater at Garfield and resume coaching the boys basketball team after officials announced he was cleared of any wrongdoing. (Vince Miller / Vince Miller Photo)

SEATTLE — In an odd and unconventional twist in the on-again, off-again coaching saga of popular community icon Brandon Roy at Garfield High School, a mid-week, early-afternoon press conference was called Thursday.

New Seattle Public Schools superintendent Ben Shuldiner attended. So did Garfield principal Dr. Tarance Hart and school athletic director Chris Englund. And, of course, Roy was also present.

A rehiring? Reinstatement? Reintroduction? All of them seemed to fit the purpose of Thursday as, once again, Roy, 41, was tabbed to lead the Bulldogs’ boys basketball program starting in 2026-27.