Butch Pierre
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Assistant coach |
| Team | Wichita State |
| Conference | The American |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | October 4, 1962 Darrow, Louisiana |
| Playing career | |
| 1980–1984 | Mississippi State |
| Position(s) | Point guard |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1984–1986 | Mississippi State (asst.) |
| 1986–1988 | Kentucky State (asst.) |
| 1988–1996 | Southwestern Louisiana (asst.) |
| 1996–1997 | Charlotte (asst.) |
| 1997–2002 | LSU (asst.) |
| 2002–2008 | LSU (Asst. HC) |
| 2008 | LSU (Interim HC) |
| 2008–2016 | Oklahoma State (asst.) |
| 2016–2017 | NC State (asst.) |
| 2019–2021 | Northwest Florida State College |
| 2022–present | Wichita State (asst.) |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 2017–2018 | Memphis (director of player personnel) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 5–5 (.500) |
Butch Pierre (born October 4, 1962) is a college basketball coach, currently serving as head coach at Northwest Florida State College. Prior to his stint at Northwest State Florida College, Pierre served as the director for player personnel for the University of Memphis Tigers men's basketball team under coach Tubby Smith during the 2017-18 season.[1] Prior to that, he was an assistant coach for the NC State Wolfpack men's basketball team,[2] Oklahoma State Cowboys basketball team[3] and is also the former interim head coach of the Louisiana State University men's basketball team.[4] Pierre, a 9-year assistant at LSU, replaced former head coach John Brady, who was fired on February 8, 2008.
Pierre was born in Darrow, Louisiana. He is a 1984 graduate of Mississippi State University with a degree in education. He received a master's degree in education from Mississippi State in 1986.
Head coaching record
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LSU Tigers (Southeastern Conference) (2008) | |||||||||
| 2007–08 | LSU | 5–5 | 5–5 | ||||||
| LSU: | 5–5 | 5–5 | |||||||
| Total: | 5-5 | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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References
- ^ "Longtime assistant coach Butch Pierre joins Memphis men's basketball staff". commercialappeal.com. Retrieved July 29, 2018.
- ^ "NC State hires veteran men's basketball assistant Butch Pierre". charlotteobserver.com. Retrieved August 4, 2018.
- ^ "Butch Pierre-Staff Directory-Oklahoma State University". okstate.com. Archived from the original on August 5, 2018. Retrieved August 4, 2018.
- ^ "Butch Pierre". sports-reference.com. Retrieved July 29, 2018.
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