John Brady (basketball)
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | September 17, 1954 McComb, Mississippi, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1972–1976 | Belhaven |
| Coaching career ( Mississippi State (assistant) | |
| 1977–1982 | Crowley HS (LA) |
| 1982–1990 | Mississippi State (assistant) |
| 1990–1991 | New Orleans (assistant) |
| 1991–1997 | Samford |
| 1997–2008 | LSU |
| 2008–2016 | Arkansas State |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 402–344 (college) |
| Tournaments | 6–4 (NCAA Division I) 1–2 (NIT) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 2 SEC regular season (2000, 2006) | |
| Awards | |
| 2× SEC Coach of the Year (2000, 2006) Sun Belt Coach of the Year (2010) | |
John Emmett Brady[1] (born September 17, 1954) is an American college basketball coach and the former head men's basketball coach at Arkansas State University.
Brady was previously the head men's basketball coach at Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. On February 8, 2008, LSU dismissed Brady,[2] and named his assistant coach, Butch Pierre, the interim head coach for the remainder of the season. On March 21, 2008 John Brady was named the 15th head basketball coach at Arkansas State University.
Brady had coached the Tigers to an unlikely
Early life and education
Brady was born in
Coaching career
Early career
After a year as a graduate assistant at Mississippi State, Brady began coaching in the high school ranks of Louisiana. In 1981 Brady was named the Louisiana Sports Writers Association Class AAA "Coach of the Year." After returning to MSU to serve eight years as an assistant under Bob Boyd and Richard Williams, Brady was named head coach at Samford University in 1992. At the time of his departure, Brady was the winningest coach in Samford history, garnering an 89–77 record in six seasons.
LSU
In 1997, Brady replaced the legendary Dale Brown as head coach at LSU. When Brady arrived, the program was under probation and stinging from a recruiting scandal. Brady's first two years were rough.
In 2000 the Tigers broke through, posting a 28–6 record and an NCAA Tournament Sweet 16 appearance. However, due to the loss of Stromile Swift and Jabari Smith to the 2000 NBA draft, the Tigers could not carry their momentum to the next year, going 13–16 in 2001.
Brady's team entered the 2005–06 season unranked, but were coming off a solid season in which they went 20–10 and made the
In 10 seasons at LSU, Brady compiled a 184–126 record, including two SEC Regular Season Titles and four NCAA tournament appearances.
On February 8, 2008, Brady was fired from LSU. Earlier news reports stated that he would coach the Tennessee game on February 9, but LSU officials stated that his termination was immediate. Brady's assistant coach, Butch Pierre, took over as the interim head coach.[3]
Brady is now the color commentator for radio broadcasts of LSU games.
Arkansas State
On March 18, 2008, Brady was hired by Arkansas State as head basketball coach.[4]
Brady won two division titles in the Sun Belt while the Red Wolves' coach, but was unable to ever get his team to the postseason and he announced at the beginning of the 2015–16 season that he would resign as coach, effective at the end of the season.[5]
Head coaching record
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Samford Bulldogs (Atlantic Sun Conference) (1991–1997) | |||||||||
| 1991–92 | Samford | 11–18 | 7–7 | T–3rd | |||||
| 1992–93 | Samford | 17–10 | 7–5 | T–2nd | |||||
| 1993–94 | Samford | 10–18 | 4–12 | 8th | |||||
| 1994–95 | Samford | 16–11 | 11–5 | T–2nd | |||||
| 1995–96 | Samford | 16–11 | 11–5 | 1st (West) | |||||
| 1996–97 | Samford | 19–9 | 11–5 | 1st (West) | |||||
| Samford: | 89–77 (.536) | 51–39 (.567) | |||||||
LSU Tigers (Southeastern Conference ) (1997–2008)
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| 1997–98 | LSU | 9–18 | 2–14 | 6th (West) | |||||
| 1998–99 | LSU | 12–15 | 4–12 | 6th (West) | |||||
| 1999–00 | LSU | 28–6 | 12–4 | 1st (West) | NCAA Division I Sweet 16 | ||||
| 2000–01 | LSU | 13–16 | 2–14 | 6th (West) | |||||
| 2001–02 | LSU | 19–15 | 6–10 | T–4th (West) | NIT Second Round | ||||
| 2002–03 | LSU | 21–11 | 8–8 | T–2nd (West) | NCAA Division I Round of 64 | ||||
| 2003–04 | LSU | 18–11 | 8–8 | T–2nd (West) | NIT First Round | ||||
| 2004–05 | LSU | 20–10 | 12–4 | T–1st (West) | NCAA Division I Round of 64 | ||||
| 2005–06 | LSU | 27–9 | 14–2 | 1st (West) | NCAA Division I Final Four | ||||
| 2006–07 | LSU | 17–15 | 5–11 | 6th (West) | |||||
| 2007–08 | LSU | 8–13 | 1–6 | ||||||
| LSU: | 192–139 (.580) | 74–93 (.443) | |||||||
| Arkansas State Red Wolves (Sun Belt Conference) (2008–2016) | |||||||||
| 2008–09 | Arkansas State | 13–17 | 5–13 | 7th (West) | |||||
| 2009–10 | Arkansas State | 17–14 | 11–7 | 2nd (West) | |||||
| 2010–11 | Arkansas State | 17–14 | 11–5 | 1st (West) | |||||
| 2011–12 | Arkansas State | 14–20 | 6–10 | 5th (West) | |||||
| 2012–13 | Arkansas State | 19–12 | 12–8 | 1st (West) | |||||
| 2013–14 | Arkansas State | 19–13 | 10–8 | T–4th | |||||
| 2014–15 | Arkansas State | 11–18 | 6–14 | 10th | |||||
| 2015–16 | Arkansas State | 11–20 | 7–13 | T–9th | |||||
| Arkansas State: | 121–128 (.486) | 68–78 (.466) | |||||||
| Total: | 402–344 (.539) | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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Broadcasting career
Brady became the LSU Tigers basketball color analyst starting in the 2017–2018 season.[6]
See also
- List of NCAA Division I Men's Final Four appearances by coach
References
- ^ http://media.arkansasonline.com/news/documents/2010/02/06/0207_salaries_chart_p2.pdf [bare URL PDF]
- ^ "Brady fired, will not coach Tennessee game Saturday – 1:35 p.m." The Daily Reveille. 2008-02-08. Archived from the original on 2008-02-12. Retrieved 2008-02-08.
- ^ "Brady out as LSU basketball coach". Rivals.com. 2008-02-08. Retrieved 2008-02-08.
- ^ "Discarded by LSU, Brady gets job at Arkansas State". ESPN.com. 18 March 2008. Retrieved 2008-03-23.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2016-02-24.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "LSU Sports Radio Network" (PDF). lsusports.net. p. 187. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-07-08. Retrieved 2018-07-07.
External links
- Arkansas State profile Archived 2016-03-23 at the Wayback Machine