Brian Wardle (basketball)
| Sport(s) | Basketball |
|---|---|
| Current position | |
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Bradley |
| Conference | MVC |
| Record | 38–60 (.388) |
| Biographical details | |
| Born |
October 9, 1979 Clarendon Hills, Illinois |
| Playing career | |
| 1997–2001 | Marquette |
| 2001–2002 | Fayetteville Patriots |
| 2002–2003 | Rockford Lightning |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 2003–2005 | Marquette (asst.) |
| 2005–2010 | Green Bay (asst.) |
| 2010–2015 | Green Bay |
| 2015–present | Bradley |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 133–125 (.516) |
| Tournaments |
NIT: 0–2 CIT: 0–1 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| Horizon League regular season championship (2014) | |
| Awards | |
|
Horizon League Coach of the Year (2014) Skip Prosser Man of the Year Award (2014) First-team All-Conference USA (2001) | |
Brian Wardle (born October 9, 1979) is an American college basketball coach and the current men's basketball coach at Bradley University.
Biography
Born in Clarendon Hills, Illinois, Wardle played for Marquette from 1997–2001, ending his career as the third-leading scorer in school history.[1] As a senior, he averaged 18.8 points per game. After college, Wardle played in the NBA Developmental League and the Continental Basketball Association.[2]
He was an assistant at Marquette from 2003–2005 and UW-Green Bay from 2005–2010. After the 2009-2010 season, Wardle was named head coach at UW-Green Bay.[3] Upon his hiring, Wardle became the youngest head coach in NCAA Division I basketball.[3] There were allegations he verbally mistreated players in 2013, so the university had him work with an advisor to help motivate his team. In 2014, Wardle was named the Horizon League Coach of the Year. In 2015, he left to take the coaching job at Bradley, which posted a 9-24 record the season before his arrival. He had a 95-65 record at Green Bay but failed to make the NCAA Tournament.[2]
Head coaching record
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green Bay (Horizon League) (2010–2015) | |||||||||
| 2010–11 | Green Bay | 14–18 | 8–10 | 7th | |||||
| 2011–12 | Green Bay | 15–15 | 10–8 | 7th | |||||
| 2012–13 | Green Bay | 18–16 | 10–6 | T–3rd | CIT First Round | ||||
| 2013–14 | Green Bay | 24–7 | 14–2 | 1st | NIT First Round | ||||
| 2014–15 | Green Bay | 24–9 | 12–4 | 2nd | NIT First Round | ||||
| Green Bay: | 95–65 (.594) | 54–20 (.730) | |||||||
| Bradley (Missouri Valley Conference) (2015–present) | |||||||||
| 2015–16 | Bradley | 5–27 | 3–15 | 9th | |||||
| 2016–17 | Bradley | 13–20 | 7–11 | T–6th | |||||
| 2017–18 | Bradley | 20–13 | 9–9 | 5th | |||||
| 2018–19 | Bradley | 0–0 | 0–0 | ||||||
| Bradley: | 38–60 (.388) | 18–34 (.346) | |||||||
| Total: | 133–125 (.516) | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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References
- ↑ "Action 2 New – 10 O'Clock newscast (sports)". Green Bay, Wisconsin. November 17, 2010. 27 minutes in. WBAY-TV. Missing or empty
|series=(help);|access-date=requires|url=(help) - 1 2 Valentin, Rob (April 13, 2015). "Brian Wardle hopes to carry success to Bradley from UW-Green Bay". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved May 2, 2018.
- 1 2 "Wardle Named Green Bay Head Basketball Coach". UWGB Athletics. April 15, 2010. Retrieved April 15, 2010.
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