Brick Breeden
| Brick Breeden | |
|---|---|
| Sport(s) | Basketball |
| Biographical details | |
| Born |
January 4, 1904 Osceola, Missouri |
| Died |
August 13, 1977 (aged 73) Bozeman, Montana |
| Alma mater | Montana State |
| Playing career | |
| 1926-1929 | Montana State |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1935-1943, 1944-1947, 1948-1954 | Montana State |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 283–198 (.588) |
| Tournaments | NCAA: 0-1 (.000) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
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Championships
1929 Helms Foundation National Champions | |
John W. "Brick" Breeden was a college men's basketball coach and player. He was a player from 1926 to 1929 and the head coach at Montana State from 1935 to 1954. He coached Montana State to a 283-196 record and one NCAA tournament appearance. As a star player for Montana State, he helped lead the Bobcats to the 1929 Helms Foundation National Championship. He also served as a Montana State Senator from 1972-1974. The Brick Breeden Fieldhouse is named in his honor.[1]
Head coaching record
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montana State Bobcats (Mountain States Conference) (1935–1937) | |||||||||
| 1935–36 | Montana State | 11-8 | 5-7 | 3rd | |||||
| 1936–37 | Montana State | 17-10 | 10-5 | T-1st | |||||
| Montana State Bobcats (Independent) (1937–1943) | |||||||||
| 1937–38 | Montana State | 22-5 | |||||||
| 1938–39 | Montana State | 18-11 | |||||||
| 1939–40 | Montana State | 10-16 | |||||||
| 1940–41 | Montana State | 13-12 | |||||||
| 1941–42 | Montana State | 14-8 | |||||||
| 1942–43 | Montana State | 17-5 | |||||||
| Montana State Bobcats (Independent) (1944–1947) | |||||||||
| 1944–45 | Montana State | 10-14 | |||||||
| 1945–46 | Montana State | 17-10 | |||||||
| 1946–47 | Montana State | 25-11 | |||||||
| Montana State Bobcats (Independent) (1948–1954) | |||||||||
| 1948–49 | Montana State | 14-15 | |||||||
| 1949–50 | Montana State | 20-12 | |||||||
| 1950–51 | Montana State | 24-12 | NCAA First Round | ||||||
| 1951–52 | Montana State | 22-14 | |||||||
| 1952–53 | Montana State | 11-24 | |||||||
| 1953–54 | Montana State | 18-11 | |||||||
| Montana State: | 283–198 (.588) | 15–12 (.556) | |||||||
| Total: | 283–198 (.588) | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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References
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