Michael Chad Boudreau (born October 23, 1972)[1] is an American college basketball coach and is currently the head coach of the Western Illinois Leathernecks men's basketball team.[2]
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Western Illinois |
| Conference | OVC |
| Record | 24–15 (.615) |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | October 23, 1972[1] |
| Alma mater | Hannibal-LaGrange (BA, '95) Southwest Baptist (M.Ed, '99) |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1995 | Hannibal-LaGrange (women's GA) |
| 1999–2005 | Indian Hills (assistant) |
| 2005–2016 | Milwaukee (assistant) |
| 2016–2017 | Wisconsin-Whitewater (assistant) |
| 2017–2020 | Highland Community College |
| 2020–2023 | Western Illinois (associate HC) |
| 2023–present | Western Illinois |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 24–15 (.615) (NCAA) 76–21 (.784) (NJCAA) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 3x Arrowhead Conference Regular Season (2018-20) | |
| Records | |
| Region IV NJCAA (8-1), NJCAA D4 (0-1) NJCAA D1 (0-1) | |
Coaching career
editBoudreau began his coaching career as a graduate assistant for the women's basketball team at Hannibal-LaGrange College, and would later become an assistant coach for the men's basketball team at Indian Hills Community College from 1999 to 2005 before joining Rob Jeter's coaching staff at Milwaukee.[3] He was on staff for the Panthers' upset of Oklahoma during the 2006 NCAA Tournament and was part of two Horizon League regular season titles and two tournament titles.
In 2016, Boudreau spent a single season as an assistant coach at Wisconsin-Whitewater before becoming the head coach at NJCAA institution Highland Community College.[4] He'd guide the Cougars to three-straight Arrowhead Conference titles, and would compile a 76–21 overall record.[2] In 2020, Boudreau would reunite with Jeter and join his staff at Western Illinois as associate head coach.
On April 13, 2023, Boudreau was promoted to head coach at Western Illinois when Jeter departed for the head coaching position at Southern Utah.[5][6][7][8]
Head coaching record
editNCAA DI
edit| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Western Illinois Leathernecks (Ohio Valley Conference) (2023–present) | |||||||||
| 2023–24 | Western Illinois | 21–12 | 13–5 | 4th | |||||
| 2024–25 | Western Illinois | 3–3 | 0–0 | ||||||
| Western Illinois: | 24–15 (.615) | 13–5 (.722) | |||||||
| Total: | 24–15 (.615) | ||||||||
|
National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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NJCAA
edit| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Highland Community College Cougars (Arrowhead Conference) (2017–2020) | |||||||||
| 2017–18 | Highland CC | 26–8 | 10–1 | 1st | |||||
| 2018–19 | Highland CC | 23–6 | 5–0 | 1st | |||||
| 2019–20 | Highland CC | 27–7 | 10–0 | 1st | |||||
| Highland CC: | 76–21 (.784) | 25–1 (.962) | |||||||
| Total: | 76–21 (.784) | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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References
edit- ^ a b "Chad Boudreau (Western Illinois Leathernecks)". coachesdatabase.com. Retrieved July 28, 2024.
- ^ a b "Chad Boudreau - Men's Basketball Coach". Western Illinois University Athletics.
- ^ "Chad Boudreau - Assistant Men's Basketball Coach - Men's Basketball Coaches". Milwaukee Athletics.
- ^ Staff Writer. "Highland Community College names new Cougar men's basketball head coach". The Journal Standard.
- ^ "Chad Boudreau officially announced as Western Illinois head coach". Coaches Database. Retrieved 22 April 2023.
- ^ "'This is home': Western Illinois hires new men's basketball coach". Peoria Journal Star. Retrieved 22 April 2023.
- ^ Duerr, Christopher. "Interim No More: Chad Boudreau officially named WIU Men's Basketball Coach". KHQA. Retrieved 22 April 2023.
- ^ "Western Illinois hires new men's basketball coach". Yahoo. Retrieved 22 April 2023.