Brick Breeden
Sport(s) | Basketball |
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Biographical details | |
Born |
Osceola, Missouri | January 4, 1904
Died |
August 13, 1977 73) Bozeman, Montana | (aged
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 | |
Championships | |
1929 Helms Foundation National Champions |
John W. "Brick" Breeden (January 4, 1904 – August 13, 1977) 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 | ||||
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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) | ||||||||
National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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