Horace Broadnax
Horace Randall Broadnax (born (1964-03-22)March 22, 1964)[1] is an American college basketball coach. He is currently the head men's basketball coach at Savannah State University. He was born in Plant City, Florida.
Playing career
Broadnax played college basketball at Georgetown University and was a member of the 1984 NCAA Division I men's national championship team. During his four years as a member of the Hoyas the team compiled a 115-24 record. He was also a member of the 1985 NCAA Division I men's national championship runner-up team.[2]
Coaching career
Assistant coaching positions
Broadnax began his coaching career in 1992 as an assistant at Florida A&M. In the 1993–94 season, he was an assistant at Bethune-Cookman. The following season, he was video coordinator at Florida.[3]
Valencia Community College
As head coach for Valencia Community College (1995–1997) Broadnax compiled a 29–31 record including the school's first 20 win season in the 1996–1997 season.[2]
Bethune–Cookman
Returning to Bethune-Cookman in 1997 as head coach, Broadnax was twice selected as the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) Coach of the Year (1999 and 2000). He left the team in 2002 for family reasons.[2]
Savannah State University
Broadnax became the men's head basketball coach in 2005.[2] In his sixth year as the head coach of the Tigers, he was named the MEAC Coach of the Year as he guided his team to a 14-2 conference record and their first MEAC regular season title. Savannah State posted a 21-10 overall mark and lead the MEAC in scoring defense, only allowing 58.9 points per game and were second in the conference in scoring margin (+5.4).[4]
Head coaching record
Junior college
| Season |
Team |
Overall |
Conference |
Standing |
Postseason
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| Valencia Matadors (Mid-Florida Conference) (1995–1997)
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| 1995–96 |
Valencia |
9–21 | | |
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| 1996–97 |
Valencia |
20–10 | | |
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| Valencia Community College: |
29–31 | |
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| Total: | 29–31 | |
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
Conference regular season champion
Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
Division regular season champion
Division regular season and conference tournament champion
Conference tournament champion |
College
Non-coaching career
Broadnax became a member of the Florida Bar in 1993 after obtaining his law degree from Florida State University College of Law in Tallahassee, Florida in 1991 and was a law partner at an Orlando law firm. He is currently listed as an attorney with the Law Office of Joseph Williams in Plant City, Florida.[2]
External links
References
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- Records lost pre-1964
- Leo Richardson (1964–1971)
- Mike Backus (1971–1976)
- Russell Ellington (1976–1985)
- Jimmie Westley (1985–1987)
- Bob Eskew (1987–1990)
- John L. Williams (1990–1995)
- Jimmie Westley (1995–1997)
- Jacques Curtis (1997–1999)
- Samuel Jackson (1999–2000)
- Jack Grant (2000–2002)
- Ed Daniels (2002–2005)
- Horace Broadnax (2005– )
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