Brad Bigler is an American college basketball coach, currently the head coach of the Southwest Minnesota State Mustangs.[1]
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head Coach |
| Team | Southwest Minnesota State |
| Conference | NSIC |
| Record | 244–190 |
| Playing career | |
| 1997–2002 | SMSU |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 2002–03 | Lakeview High (women's) |
| 2003–05 | SMSU (GA) |
| 2005–09 | SMSU (assistant) |
| 2009–present | SMSU |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 244–190 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 2 NSIC tournament (2012, 2017) 2 NSIC South Division (2017, 2018) | |
| Awards | |
| 2x NSIC Coach of the Year (2013, 2017) | |
Bigler is a native of Fort Madison, Iowa. From 1997 to 2002, he was a member of the Southwest Minnesota State basketball team. He finished with 286 career assists, which is currently the seventh most in school history. He also helped the Mustangs accumulate a record of 83-36 and win the North Central Region championship in 2001.
After his playing days were done, Bigler began his coaching career as the head women's basketball coach at Lakeview High School in Cottonwood, Minnesota. He coached there for one year.[2]
In 2003, he went back to Southwest Minnesota State as a graduate assistant. In 2005, he was hired as a full time assistant. During his years an assistant, the Mustangs won a NSIC conference championship and an NCAA regional championship.
In 2009, Bigler was hired as the head coach of Southwest Minnesota State. In his first season, the Mustangs went 17-12 (10-10 conference) and finished 6th in the conference. In 2012, they won the NSIC tournament for the first time in school history.[3] In 2017, the Mustangs won their second ever NSIC Tournament championship[4] advanced to the regional championship game before losing to eventual national champion Northwest Missouri State. During the 2016–17 and 2017–18 seasons, the Mustangs won back-to-back NSIC South Division championships.
Head Coaching Record
edit| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southwest Minnesota State (NSIC) (2009–present) | |||||||||
| 2009–10 | SMSU | 17–12 | 10–10 | 6th | |||||
| 2010–11 | SMSU | 12–14 | 9–13 | 8th | |||||
| 2011–12 | SMSU | 19–11 | 15–7 | 2nd | NCAA DII first round | ||||
| 2012–13 | SMSU | 16–14 | 13–9 | 7th | |||||
| 2013–14 | SMSU | 19–12 | 14–8 | 6th | |||||
| 2014–15 | SMSU | 12–17 | 8–14 | 11th | |||||
| 2015–16 | SMSU | 13–15 | 9–13 | 13th | |||||
| 2016–17 | SMSU | 28–6 | 17–5 | 2nd | NCAA DII Regional final | ||||
| 2017–18 | SMSU | 25–9 | 17–5 | 2nd | NCAA DII Regional semifinal | ||||
| 2018–19 | SMSU | 18–14 | 10–12 | 9th | |||||
| 2019–20 | SMSU | 8–21 | 5–17 | 15th | |||||
| 2020–21 | SMSU | 3–8 | 1–6 | 14th | |||||
| 2021–22 | SMSU | 14–11 | 10–10 | T-8th | |||||
| 2022–23 | SMSU | 16–12 | 12–10 | 8th | |||||
| 2023–24 | SMSU | 19–13 | 14–8 | T-5th | NCAA DII first round | ||||
| 2024–25 | SMSU | 5–1 | 1–0 | ||||||
| Southwest Minnesota State: | 244–190 (.562) | 166–147 (.530) | |||||||
| Total: | 244–190 (.562) | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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References
edit- ^ "Brad Bigler". SMSU Athletics. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
- ^ Faulkner, Chris (9 June 2017). "FMHS grad Brad Bigler enjoys success as college coach". Fort Madison Daily Democrat. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
- ^ "Mustangs Win NSIC tournament championship! West Named Tournament MVP". SMSU Athletics. 4 March 2012. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
- ^ "SMSU Wins NSIC/Sanford Health Men's Basketball Tournament". NSIC. 28 February 2017. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
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