Brick Breeden
American basketball coach, politician (1904–1977)
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John William "Brick" Breeden (January 4, 1904 – August 13, 1977) was an American college basketball coach, athletics administrator, and state legislator. He served two stints as the head basketball coach Montana State College—now known as Montana State University—from 1935 to 1947 and 1948 to 1954.[1]
Oyer, Missouri, U.S.
Bozeman, Montana, U.S.
 Breeden pcitured in the 1928 Montanan, Montana State yearbook | |
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | January 4, 1904 Oyer, Missouri, U.S. |
| Died | August 13, 1977 (aged 73) Bozeman, Montana, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1926–1929 | Montana State |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1933–1935 | Montana State (assistant) |
| 1935–1947 | Montana State |
| 1948–1954 | Montana State |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1944–1945 | Montana State |
| 1952–1955 | Montana State |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 283–198 |
| Tournaments | 0–1 (NCAA) 1–4 (NAIA) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 7 RMC (1937–1938, 1940, 1947, 1950–1952) 1 RMC Western Division (1937) | |
Born in Oyer, Missouri, Breeden moved to Montana with his family in 1918, and they settled in Bozeman two years later. He graduated from Gallatin County High School in 1925, and then attended Montana State College. As a star basketball player, he helped lead the Montana State Bobcats to the Helms Athletic Foundation national championship in 1929. Breeden was also student body president and a member of Sigma Chi fraternity.[1]
He returned to the university in 1933 and was an assistant for two years. He coached Montana State to a 283–198 (.588) record and one NCAA tournament appearance, in 1951. After stepping down as head coach in 1954, he was the athletic director, then the career placement director until retirement in 1971.[1]
Breeden was a state senator for one term (1972–1974), but did not pursue a second due to health concerns. He died on August 13, 1977, at his Bozeman home, of natural causes, at age 73. The Brick Breeden Fieldhouse at Montana State was named in his honor in 1981.[1]
Head coaching record
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montana State Bobcats (Rocky Mountain Conference) (1935–1947) | |||||||||
| 1935–36 | Montana State | 11–8 | 5–7 | 3rd (Western) | |||||
| 1936–37 | Montana State | 17–10 | 8–5 | 1st (Western) | |||||
| 1937–38 | Montana State | 22–5 | 10–0 | 1st | |||||
| 1938–39 | Montana State | 18–11 | 4–2 | T–2nd | |||||
| 1939–40 | Montana State | 10–16 | 3–1 | 1st | |||||
| 1940–41 | Montana State | 13–12 | 5–3 | 2nd | |||||
| 1941–42 | Montana State | 14–8 | 5–3 | 2nd | |||||
| 1942–43 | Montana State | 17–5 | |||||||
| 1943–44 | No team—World War II | ||||||||
| 1944–45 | Montana State | 10–14 | |||||||
| 1945–46 | Montana State | 17–10 | 6–2 | 2nd | NAIA First Round | ||||
| 1946–47 | Montana State | 25–11 | 7–1 | 1st | NAIA First Round | ||||
| Montana State Bobcats (Rocky Mountain Conference) (1948–1954) | |||||||||
| 1948–49 | Montana State | 14–15 | 5–3 | 3rd | |||||
| 1949–50 | Montana State | 20–12 | 9–1 | 1st | |||||
| 1950–51 | Montana State | 24–12 | 9–1 | 1st | NCAA First Round | ||||
| 1951–52 | Montana State | 22–14 | 8–2 | T–1st | NAIA Second Round | ||||
| 1952–53 | Montana State | 11–24 | 6–4 | 3rd | |||||
| 1953–54 | Montana State | 18–11 | 8–2 | 2nd | NAIA First Round | ||||
| Montana State: | 283–198 (.588) | 98–37 (.726) | |||||||
| Total: | 283–198 (.588) | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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