John Brady (basketball coach)

College coach infobox


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Name = John Brady
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DateOfBirth = birth date and age|1954|9|17
Birthplace = McComb, Mississippi
DateOfDeath =
Sport = Basketball
Title = Head coach
Awards = SEC Coach of the Year (2000, 2006)
Championships = SEC Regular Season Championship (2000, 2006)
OverallRecord = 273-203 (.574)
Player = *
Years = 1972–1976
Team = Belhaven
Position =
Coach = *
CoachYears = 1976–1977
1977–1982
1982–1990
1990–1991
1991–1997
1997–2008
2008–present
CoachTeams = Mississippi State (asst.)
Crowley HS
Mississippi State (asst.)
New Orleans (asst.)
Samford
LSU
Arkansas State
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John Brady (born September 17, 1954 in McComb, Mississippi) is the head men's basketball coach for 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, cite news|url=http://media.www.lsureveille.com/media/storage/paper868/news/2008/02/08/Sports/Brady.Fired.Will.Not.Coach.Tennessee.Game.Saturday.135.P.m-3198259.shtml|title=Brady fired, will not coach Tennessee game Saturday -- 1:35 p.m.|publisher="The Daily Reveille"|accessdate=2008-02-08|date=2008-02-08] and named his assistant coach, Butch Pierre, the interim head coach for the remainder of the season. On March 21, 2008 Coach John Brady was named the 15th head basketball coach at Arkansas State University

Brady had coached the Tigers to an unlikely Final Four run in the 2006 NCAA Tournament, the fourth men's Final Four in LSU history.

Early life and education

Brady was born in 1954 in McComb, Mississippi, about 80 miles south of Jackson. He earned his BS from Belhaven College in 1976, where he played varsity basketball. He then received his master's in 1977 from Mississippi State University.

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. In six years, Brady became the winningest coach in Samford history, garnering a 89-77 record.

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 NCAA Tournament. Led by Glen "Big Baby" Davis and Tyrus Thomas, the Tigers won their first outright SEC regular season championship since 1985, and earned a #4 seed in the NCAA Tournament. After wins over Iona and Texas A&M, LSU defeated the #1 seed Duke and #2 seed Texas to make it to their first Final Four since 1986. Set at the RCA Dome in Indianapolis, Indiana, the 2006 Final Four was the first since 1980 to feature no #1 seeds (LSU, #2 UCLA, #3 Florida and #11 George Mason). Facing the #2 seed Bruins in the national semifinals, the Tigers were unable to solve UCLA's defense, losing 59-45, dropping LSU to 0-6 all-time in the men's Final Four (and 0-10 in all Final Four games, including an 0-4 mark in the women's Final Four). Despite the loss, the 2005-06 season will be remembered as one of the most successful in LSU men's basketball history. John Brady was fired in the middle of his 11th season as LSU's head basketball coach and just two seasons after the Tigers' latest Final Four appearance.

In 10 seasons at LSU, Brady compiled a 184-126 record, including two SEC Western division titles and four NCAA tournament appearances.

On February 08, 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. [cite news|url=http://collegebasketball.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=772357|title=Brady out as LSU basketball coach|publisher=Rivals.com|accessdate=2008-02-08|date=2008-02-08]

Arkansas State

On March 18, 2008, Brady was hired by Arkansas State as head basketball coach. [cite web|url=http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/news/story?id=3299984|title=Discarded by LSU, Brady gets job at Arkansas State|publisher=ESPN.com|accessdate=2008-03-23]

Head coaching record

CBB Yearly Record Start
type=coach
conference=*
postseason=*
poll=noCBB Yearly Record Subhead
name=Samford
startyear=1991
conference=Atlantic Sun
endyear=1997|CBB Yearly Record Entry
championship =
season = 1991–1992
name = Samford
overall = 11-18
conference = 7-7
confstanding = T-3rd
postseason = CBB Yearly Record Entry
championship =
season = 1992–1993
name = Samford
overall = 17-10
conference = 7-5
confstanding = T-2nd
postseason = CBB Yearly Record Entry
championship =
season = 1993–1994
name = Samford
overall = 10-18
conference = 4-12
confstanding = 8th
postseason = CBB Yearly Record Entry
championship =
season = 1994–1995
name = Samford
overall = 16-11
conference = 11-5
confstanding = T-2nd
postseason = CBB Yearly Record Entry
championship =
season = 1995–1996
name = Samford
overall = 16-11
conference = 11-5
confstanding = 1st (West)
postseason = CBB Yearly Record Entry
championship =
season = 1996–1997
name = Samford
overall = 19-9
conference = 11-5
confstanding = 1st (West)
postseason = CBB Yearly Record Subtotal
name = Samford
overall = 89-77
confrecord = 51-39CBB Yearly Record Subhead
name=LSU
startyear=1997
conference=SEC
endyear=2008|CBB Yearly Record Entry
championship =
season = 1997–1998
name = LSU
overall = 9-18
conference = 2-14
confstanding = 6th (West)
postseason = CBB Yearly Record Entry
championship =
season = 1998–1999
name = LSU
overall = 12-15
conference = 4-12
confstanding = 6th (West)
postseason = CBB Yearly Record Entry
championship = conference
season = 1999–2000
name = LSU
overall = 28-6
conference = 12-4
confstanding = 1st (West)
postseason = NCAA Sweet 16CBB Yearly Record Entry
championship =
season = 2000–2001
name = LSU
overall = 13-16
conference = 2-14
confstanding = 6th (West)
postseason = CBB Yearly Record Entry
championship =
season = 2001–2002
name = LSU
overall = 19-15
conference = 6-10
confstanding = T-4th (West)
postseason = NIT 2nd RoundCBB Yearly Record Entry
championship =
season = 2002–2003
name = LSU
overall = 21-11
conference = 8-8
confstanding = T-2nd (West)
postseason = NCAA 1st RoundCBB Yearly Record Entry
championship =
season = 2003–2004
name = LSU
overall = 18-11
conference = 8-8
confstanding = T-2nd (West)
postseason = NIT 1st RoundCBB Yearly Record Entry
championship =
season = 2004–2005
name = LSU
overall = 20-10
conference = 12-4
confstanding = T-1st (West)
postseason = NCAA 1st RoundCBB Yearly Record Entry
championship = conference
season = 2005–2006
name = LSU
overall = 27-9
conference = 14-2
confstanding = 1st (West)
postseason = NCAA Final FourCBB Yearly Record Entry
championship =
season = 2006–2007
name = LSU
overall = 17-15
conference = 5-11
confstanding = 6th (West)
postseason = CBB Yearly Record Entry
championship =
season = 2007–2008
name = LSU
overall = 8-13
conference = 1-6
confstanding = 6th (West)
postseason = CBB Yearly Record Subtotal
name = LSU
overall = 192-139
confrecord = 74-93CBB Yearly Record Subhead
name=Arkansas State
startyear=2008
conference=Sun Belt
endyear=|CBB Yearly Record Entry
championship =
season = 2008–2009
name = Arkansas State
overall = 0-0
conference = 0-0
confstanding =
postseason = CBB Yearly Record Subtotal
name = Arkansas State
overall = 0-0
confrecord = 0-0CBB Yearly Record End
overall=273-203

References

External links

* [http://www.lsusports.net LSU Sports.net] - Official LSU athletics site
* [http://www.lsusports.net/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=5200&ATCLID=174090 John Brady bio]