John Brady (basketball)
| Sport(s) | Basketball |
|---|---|
| Biographical details | |
| Born |
September 17, 1954 McComb, Mississippi |
| Playing career | |
| 1972–1976 | Belhaven |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1976–1977 | Mississippi State (assistant) |
| 1977–1982 | Crowley HS |
| 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) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 2× SEC regular season (2000, 2006) 2× Sun Belt regular season (2011, 2013) |
|
| Awards | |
| 2× SEC Coach of the Year (2000, 2006) | |
John Emmett Brady (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, 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 Final Four run in the 2006 NCAA Tournament, the fourth men's Final Four in LSU history.
Brady was born in McComb, Mississippi, about 80 miles (130 km) south of Jackson. He earned his BS from Belhaven College in 1976, where he played varsity basketball. He then received his master's in Education from Mississippi State University in 1977.
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.
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.
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