Brick Breeden
Breeden from the 1928 Montanan
Biographical details
Born(1904-01-04)January 4, 1904
Oyer, Missouri, U.S.
DiedAugust 13, 1977(1977-08-13) (aged 73)
Bozeman, Montana, U.S.
Playing career
1926–1929Montana State
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1935–1947Montana State
1948–1954Montana State
Head coaching record
Overall283–198 (.588)
TournamentsNCAA: 0–1 (.000)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
Helms Foundation national champion (1929)

John William "Brick" Breeden (January 4, 1904 – August 13, 1977) was a college basketball coach and player. He was a player from 1926 to 1929, and the head coach at Montana State College (now University) in Bozeman from 1935 to 1954.[1]

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 Bobcats to the Helms 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 283–196 (.591) 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]

After MSU, Breeden was a state senator for one term (1972–1974), but did not pursue a second due to health concerns. He died at his Bozeman home of natural causes at age 73 in 1977; the Brick Breeden Fieldhouse at MSU was named in his honor in 1981.[1]

Head coaching record

Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Montana State Bobcats (Mountain States Conference) (1935–1937)
1935–36 Montana State 11–85–73rd
1936–37 Montana State 17–1010–5T-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 17–10NAIA First Round
1946–47 Montana State 25–11NAIA First Round
Montana State Bobcats (Independent) (1948–1954)
1948–49 Montana State 14–15
1949–50 Montana State 20–12NAIA First Round
1950–51 Montana State 24–12NCAA first round
1951–52 Montana State 22–14NAIA Second Round
1952–53 Montana State 11–24
1953–54 Montana State 18–11NAIA First Round
Montana State: 283–198 (.588)15–12 (.556)
Total:283–198 (.588)

      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

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Kaiser, Gidal (August 21, 2011). "Brick Breeden left long legacy at MSU". Bozeman Daily Chronicle. (Montana). Retrieved March 31, 2017.
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