Brick Breeden

Brick Breeden

Biographical details
Born	(1904-01-04)January 4, 1904 Osceola, Missouri
Died	August 13, 1977(1977-08-13) (aged 73) Bozeman, Montana
Alma mater	Montana State
Playing career
1926-1929	Montana State
Head coaching record
Overall	283–198 (.588)
Tournaments	NCAA: 0-1 (.000)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
1929 Helms Foundation National Champions

John W. "Brick" Breeden (January 4, 1904 – August 13, 1977) was a college men's basketball coach and player. He was a player from 1926 to 1929 and the head coach at Montana State from 1935 to 1954. He coached Montana State to a 283-196 record and one NCAA tournament appearance. As a star player for Montana State, he helped lead the Bobcats to the 1929 Helms Foundation National Championship. He also served as a Montana State Senator from 1972-1974. The Brick Breeden Fieldhouse is named in his honor.

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