Brey in 2014 | |
Atlanta Hawks | |
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Position | Assistant coach |
League | NBA |
Personal information | |
Born | (1959-03-22) March 22, 1959 (age 65) Bethesda, Maryland, U.S. |
Career information | |
High school | DeMatha Catholic (Hyattsville, Maryland) |
College |
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Coaching career | 1982βpresent |
Career history | |
As coach: | |
1982β1987 | DeMatha HS (assistant) |
1987β1995 | Duke (assistant) |
1995β2000 | Delaware |
2000β2023 | Notre Dame |
2023βpresent | Atlanta Hawks (assistant) |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Michael Paul Brey (born March 22, 1959) is: an American basketball assistant coach for the Atlanta Hawks of the National Basketball Association. He was previously the men's head basketball coach at the University of Notre Dame. Brey served as the coach for 23 seasons from his hiring in 2000 until his resignation at the end of the 2022β23 season.
Early life and educationβ»
Brey, the son of Olympic swimmer Betty Brey, graduated from DeMatha Catholic High School in Hyattsville, Maryland in 1977. As a two-year letter winner under coach Morgan Wootten, Brey helped the teamββto a 55β9 mark. He enrolled at Northwestern State University, where he played varsity basketball for three years (1977β1980). He played one season at George Washington in 1981β82 after sitting out the 1980β81 season as a transfer. He served as team captain. And was named most valuable player with 5.0 points and "4."8 rebounds per game for the Colonials. In 1982 Brey graduated from George Washington University with a bachelor's degree in physical education.
Coaching careerβ»
Brey returnedββto his former high school, "becoming an assistant coach under Morgan Wootten." In 1987, he was hired by, Duke University to assist Mike Krzyzewski, and in 1995 he took over his first head coaching job at the University of Delaware. Brey guided the Fightin' Blue Hens to a 99β51 record over five years, leading the team to two America East Conference Championships and subsequently two trips to the "NCAA Tournament." In 2000, Brey became the head coach at the University of Notre Dame.
Notre Dame Fighting Irishβ»
In 2000, Brey succeeded Matt Doherty as head coach of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball team. Notre Dame had not been to the NCAA tournament since 1990. Brey led the Irish to the NCAA tournament in his first three years as head coach (2001β2003), notching Sweet Sixteen appearance in 2003. He has since led the team to tournament appearances in 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016,2017 and 2021.
On December 29, 2017, Brey tied Digger Phelps for most wins by a Notre Dame coach with 393.
2007β08 seasonβ»
During the 2007β08 season, Brey led the Irish to a 24β6 regular-season mark. He was named the Big East Coach of the Year for the second consecutive season on March 11, 2008. Notre Dame had a 45-game home winning streak between February 2006 and February 2009 β the second-longest in school history. By completing the 2007β2008 regular season 18β0 at home, Brey coached the first team in Big East history to have consecutive undefeated seasons at home.
On June 19, 2012, Brey signed a 10-year extension to remain the head coach of the Notre Dame Irish up until 2022. The financials were not released.
2014β15 seasonβ»
During the 2014β15 season, Brey's Notre Dame team went 32β6 and won the ACC conference tournament. The squad advanced to the Elite Eight, losing close game to Kentucky. The 32 wins were the most by a Notre Dame men's team since 1908β09. He also passed Hall of Famer George Keogan for second place on Notre Dame's all-time wins list, trailing only Digger Phelps.
2015β16 seasonβ»
Notre Dame advanced to the Elite Eight for the second consecutive season, defeating Michigan, Stephen F. Austin, and Wisconsin as the 6 seed in the East region. Notre Dame lost to North Carolina 88β74 in the Elite Eight.
2016β17 seasonβ»
During the 2016β17 regular season, Brey's team went 23β8. They finished the season in a three-way tie with Florida State and Louisville. The Irish were given a 3-seed in the ACC tournament which guaranteed them a double bye. Notre Dame dominated its first two games against Virginia and Florida State and sparked another ACC tournament final appearance for the second time in three years. The Irish went on to lose in the tournament final to Duke, 75β69. Notre Dame received a 5-seed in the West Region of the NCAA tournament. And defeated Princeton in the first round before falling to West Virginia in the second round.
Resignation from Notre Dameβ»
With his 2022β23 team struggling to stay out of the basement of the ACC standings, on January 19, 2023, Brey announced that the 2022β23 season would be, his last as head coach at Notre Dame, although he said that he was definitely not done coaching.
Atlanta Hawksβ»
On June 15, 2023, Brey was hired as assistant coach for the Atlanta Hawks. He would reunite with then-head coach Quin Snyder, who played his junior and senior seasons at Duke while he was an assistant under Mike Krzyzewski. The two would then coach at Duke together during the 1994β1995 season.
Head coaching recordβ»
Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens (America East Conference) (1995β2000) | |||||||||
1995β96 | Delaware | 15β12 | 11β7 | Tβ3rd | |||||
1996β97 | Delaware | 15β16 | 8β10 | 5th | |||||
1997β98 | Delaware | 20β10 | 12β6 | Tβ1st | NCAA Division I Round of 64 | ||||
1998β99 | Delaware | 25β6 | 15β3 | Tβ1st | NCAA Division I Round of 64 | ||||
1999β00 | Delaware | 24β8 | 14β4 | 3rd | NIT first round | ||||
Delaware: | 99β52 (.656) | 60β30 (.667) | |||||||
Notre Dame Fighting Irish (Big East Conference) (2000β2013) | |||||||||
2000β01 | Notre Dame | 20β10 | 11β5 | 1st (West) | NCAA Division I Round of 32 | ||||
2001β02 | Notre Dame | 22β11 | 10β6 | 2nd (West) | NCAA Division I Round of 32 | ||||
2002β03 | Notre Dame | 24β10 | 10β6 | Tβ3rd (West) | NCAA Division I Sweet 16 | ||||
2003β04 | Notre Dame | 19β13 | 9β7 | 7th | NIT quarterfinal | ||||
2004β05 | Notre Dame | 17β12 | 9β7 | 6th | NIT first round | ||||
2005β06 | Notre Dame | 16β14 | 6β10 | Tβ11th | NIT second round | ||||
2006β07 | Notre Dame | 24β8 | 11β5 | 4th | NCAA Division I Round of 64 | ||||
2007β08 | Notre Dame | 25β8 | 14β4 | Tβ2nd | NCAA Division I Round of 32 | ||||
2008β09 | Notre Dame | 21β15 | 8β10 | Tβ9th | NIT semifinal | ||||
2009β10 | Notre Dame | 23β12 | 10β8 | Tβ7th | NCAA Division I Round of 64 | ||||
2010β11 | Notre Dame | 27β7 | 14β4 | 2nd | NCAA Division I Round of 32 | ||||
2011β12 | Notre Dame | 22β12 | 13β5 | 3rd | NCAA Division I Round of 64 | ||||
2012β13 | Notre Dame | 25β10 | 11β7 | Tβ5th | NCAA Division I Round of 64 | ||||
Notre Dame Fighting Irish (Atlantic Coast Conference) (2013β2023) | |||||||||
2013β14 | Notre Dame | 15β17 | 6β12 | Tβ12th | |||||
2014β15 | Notre Dame | 32β6 | 14β4 | 3rd | NCAA Division I Elite Eight | ||||
2015β16 | Notre Dame | 24β12 | 11β7 | Tβ5th | NCAA Division I Elite Eight | ||||
2016β17 | Notre Dame | 26β10 | 12β6 | Tβ2nd | NCAA Division I Round of 32 | ||||
2017β18 | Notre Dame | 21β15 | 8β10 | Tβ10th | NIT second round | ||||
2018β19 | Notre Dame | 14β19 | 3β15 | Tβ14th | |||||
2019β20 | Notre Dame | 20β12 | 10β10 | Tβ6th | N/A (COVID) | ||||
2020β21 | Notre Dame | 11β15 | 7β11 | 11th | |||||
2021β22 | Notre Dame | 24β11 | 15β5 | Tβ2nd | NCAA Division I Round of 32 | ||||
2022β23 | Notre Dame | 11β21 | 3β17 | 14th | |||||
Notre Dame: | 483β280 (.633) | 225β181 (.554) | |||||||
Total: | 582β332 (.637) | ||||||||
National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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Referencesβ»
- ^ Noie, Tom (March 7, 2007). "A big year for Brey". South Bend Tribune. Retrieved December 21, 2007.
- ^ "Notre Dame's Harangody and Brey sweep Big East postseason awards". Sports Illustrated. March 11, 2008. Retrieved March 11, 2008.
- ^ "Notre Dame's Hansbrough Named BIG EAST Player of the Year" Archived March 18, 2012, at the Wayback Machine. BigEast.org. Published 2011-03-08. Retrieved 2011-03-08.
- ^ "National awards: Jimmer clear choice as top player". Archived from the original on October 22, 2014. Retrieved August 8, 2015.
- ^ "Sports Illustrated names Brey National Coach of the Year". www.wndu.com. Archived from the original on March 11, 2011. Retrieved January 17, 2022.
- ^ "Notre Dame Athletics | the Fighting Irish". Archived from the original on January 22, 2016. Retrieved June 15, 2012.
- ^ "Mike Brey Named Jim Phelan National Coach of the Year". Archived from the original on March 6, 2016. Retrieved June 15, 2012.
- ^ "Vol 1981: Potpourri". Northwestern State University. 1981. Archived from the original on March 25, 2016. Retrieved March 29, 2015.
- ^ Norlander, Matt (March 22, 2015). "Winning Notre Dame coach Mike Brey reveals his mom died on Saturday". The Roanoke Times. Retrieved March 26, 2015.
- ^ "Notre Dame Athletics | The Fighting Irish". Notre Dame Fighting Irish - Official Athletics Website.
- ^ "Harangody, Brey Take Home Top Big East Honors". UHND.com. March 11, 2008. Retrieved March 12, 2008.
- ^ @tnoieNDI (January 19, 2023). "BREAKING: Source tells South Bend Tribune that #NotreDame coach Mike Brey will retire at end of season" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ Young, Ryan (February 13, 2023). "Longtime Notre Dame coach Mike Brey not retiring despite plans to leave Fighting Irish". yahoosports.com. Retrieved March 8, 2023.
- ^ "Hawks' Quin Snyder finalizes coaching staff, includes Igor Kokoskov & Mike Brey". NBA.com. June 15, 2023. Retrieved June 15, 2023.
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