Mike Brey

Mike Brey

Mike Brey (born March 22, 1959 in Bethesda, Maryland) is an American college basketball coach. He has been the men's head coach at the University of Notre Dame since July 14, 2000.

Biography

Early life and education

Brey graduated from DeMatha Catholic High School in Hyattsville, Maryland in 1977. As a two-year letter winner under coach Morgan Wootten, Brey helped the team to a 55–9 mark. He enrolled at Northwestern State University, where he played varsity basketball for three years (1977–80). In 1982 Brey graduated from George Washington University with bachelor's degree in physical education.

Coaching career

He returned to his former high school, becoming an assistant coach under Morgan Wootten. In 1987, he was hired by Duke University to assist Mike Krzyzewski, and in 1995 he took over his first head coaching job at the University of Delaware. Brey guided the Fightin' Blue Hens to a 99–51 record over five years, leading the team to two America East Conference Championships and subsequently two trips to the NCAA Tournament. He is notorious in his refusal to wear a tie when coaching, instead opting for a shmedium turtleneck (junkies listener).

Notre Dame Fighting Irish

In 2000, he succeeded Matt Doherty as head coach of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish. Notre Dame had not been to the NCAA Tournament since 1990 when Brey was hired. Brey led the Irish to the NCAA tournament in his first three years as head coach (2001–2003), notching a Sweet Sixteen appearance in 2003. He since led the team to tournament appearances in 2007, 2008, and 2010.

2007–2008 season

During the 2007–08 season, Brey led the Irish to a 24–6 regular season mark. He was named the Big East Coach of the Year for the second consecutive season on March 11, 2008. Notre Dame had a 45-game home winning streak between February 2006 and February 2009 - the second longest in school history. By completing the 2007–2008 regular season 18–0 at home, Brey coached the first team in Big East history to have consecutive undefeated seasons at home.

Head coaching record

Statistics overview

Season	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
Delaware (America East Conference) (1995–2000)
1995–1996	Delaware	15–12	11–7	T–3rd
1996–1997	Delaware	15–16	8–10	5th
1997–1998	Delaware	20–10	12–6	T–1st	NCAA 1st Round
1998–1999	Delaware	25–6	15–3	T–1st	NCAA 1st Round
1999–2000	Delaware	24–8	14–4	3rd	NIT 1st Round
Delaware:		99–52	60–30
Notre Dame (Big East Conference) (2000–present)
2000–2001	Notre Dame	20–10	11–5	1st (West)	NCAA 2nd Round
2001–2002	Notre Dame	22–11	10–6	2nd (West)	NCAA 2nd Round
2002–2003	Notre Dame	24–10	10–6	T–3rd (West)	NCAA Sweet Sixteen
2003–2004	Notre Dame	19–13	9–7	7th	NIT Quarterfinals
2004–2005	Notre Dame	17–12	9–7	6th	NIT 1st Round
2005–2006	Notre Dame	16–14	6–10	T–11th	NIT 2nd Round
2006–2007	Notre Dame	24–8	11–5	4th	NCAA 1st Round
2007–2008	Notre Dame	25–8	14–4	T–2nd	NCAA 2nd Round
2008–2009	Notre Dame	21–15	8–10	T–9th	NIT Semifinals
2009–2010	Notre Dame	23–12	10–8	T–7th	NCAA 1st Round
2010–2011	Notre Dame	26–5	14–4	2nd	NCAA
Notre Dame:		232–116	107–70
Total:		329–168
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

See also

• 2007-08 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball team