Joe O'Brien (born March 13, 1955) is an American college basketball coach and the former head men's basketball coach at Idaho State University. He has previously served as an assistant coach at Florida International University in Miami, Florida. On April 18, 2009 he received a three-year contract extension to remain as the head basketball coach at Idaho State.[1] On December 19, 2011 O'Brien stepped down as head coach at Idaho State.[2]
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | March 13, 1955 |
| Playing career | |
| 1973–1977 | Monmouth College |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1981–1982 | Episcopal HS |
| 1982–1984 | Southeastern Louisiana (asst.) |
| 1984–1989 | Central Missouri State (asst.) |
| 1991–1996 | Lincoln College |
| 1996–2004 | Southeastern CC |
| 2004–2005 | Florida International (asst.) |
| 2006-2011 | Idaho State |
Head coaching record
edit| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Idaho State Bengals (Big Sky Conference) (2006–2010) | |||||||||
| 2006–07 | Idaho State | 13–17 | 8–8 | T–5th | |||||
| 2007–08 | Idaho State | 12–19 | 8–8 | T–4th | |||||
| 2008–09 | Idaho State | 13–19 | 9–7 | 4th | |||||
| 2009–10 | Idaho State | 7–22 | 4–12 | 8th | |||||
| Idaho State: | 45–77 (.369) | 29–35 (.453) | |||||||
| Total: | 45–77 (.369) | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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References
edit- ^ "O'Brien Signs New Three-Year Deal". Archived from the original on 2009-06-20. Retrieved 2010-02-05.
- ^ "O'Brien Resigns; Martin Named Interim Head Coach". Retrieved 2011-12-20.
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