Brick Breeden

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]

Brick Breeden

Breeden from the 1928 Montanan
Biographical details
Born	January 4, 1904 Oyer, Missouri
Died	August 13, 1977 (aged 73) Bozeman, Montana
Playing career
1926–1929	Montana State
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1935–1947	Montana State
1948–1954	Montana State
Head coaching record
Overall	283–198 (.588)
Tournaments	NCAA: 0-1 (.000)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
Helms Foundation national champion (1929)

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	11-8	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         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. Kaiser, Gidal (August 21, 2011). "Brick Breeden left long legacy at MSU". Bozeman Daily Chronicle. (Montana). Retrieved March 31, 2017.

External links

• Legendary Locals of Bozeman – Brick Breeden
• Brick Breeden at Find a Grave