Brady Sallee

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Brady Sallee
Sallee in 2017
Current position
TitleHead coach
TeamBall State
ConferenceMAC
Biographical details
BornLexington, Kentucky
Playing career
1990–1993Thomas More (baseball)
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1994–1995Idaho State (asst.)
1996–2002Kent State (asst.)
2002–2003East Carolina (asst.)
2004–2012Eastern Illinois
2012–presentBall State
Head coaching record
Overall375–254

Brady Sallee is an American women's college basketball coach. He is the current head women's basketball coach at Ball State University.[1] He previously held the same position at Eastern Illinois University (EIU) in Charleston, Illinois.

Biography[edit]

A native of Lexington, Kentucky, Sallee played collegiate baseball and served as a student assistant with the women's basketball team at Thomas More College in Crestview Hills, Kentucky from 1990 to 1993. In 1993, he graduated from Thomas More with a bachelor's degree in business administration. Sallee and his wife Mandy have three children: Avery, Taryn and Drew.

Coaching career[edit]

Sallee Coaching in 2024

After graduating from Thomas More, Sallee spent two years as an assistant coach and recruiting coordinator at Idaho State University. He then held the same job for seven years with the Kent State Golden Flashes, where his recruiting was credited with being largely responsible for the program's success during his time there.

Eastern Illinois (2004-2012)[edit]

In 2004, Sallee was hired as the head coach at Eastern Illinois University. During his tenure at Eastern Illinois, he led the Panthers to the school's most successful string of seasons in Division I.[2]

Ball State (2012-Present)[edit]

On May 11, 2012, Sallee was named the eleventh women's basketball head coach at Ball State University in Muncie, Indiana.[1] On December 4, 2017, Sallee led Ball State to its first win over state rival Purdue since 1979, snapping a 16-game losing streak to the Boilermakers.[3]

In 2018, Sallee became the winningest coach in program history.[4]

In the 2019–20 season, Sallee orchestrated a 13-game turnaround from the 2018–19 season which is the 30th largest single-season turnaround in NCAA Division I Women's Basketball.[5]

In the 2023-2024 season, Sallee lead the Cardinals to a school record 28 wins. The Cardinals were also selected to play in the inaugural Women's Basketball Invitation Tournament.[6] The Cardinals lost to Belmont in the first round.[7]

Since Sallee took over the program, the Cardinals have reached the post-season eight times. In addition, he has coached thirty-two all-conference selections, three conference freshman players of the year, two conference defensive players of the year, one conference player of the year, and one Associated Press All-American Selection.[8]

Head coaching record[edit]

Source[9]

Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Eastern Illinois Panthers (Ohio Valley Conference) (2004–2012)
2004–05 Eastern Illinois 9–17 3–13 t-10th
2005–06 Eastern Illinois 10–19 9–11 t-7th
2006–07 Eastern Illinois 10–19 7–13 9th
2007–08 Eastern Illinois 19–13 15–5 t-2nd 1–1 (OVC)
2008–09 Eastern Illinois 24–9 15–3 2nd 2–1 (OVC)
2009–10 Eastern Illinois 23–11 16–2 1st 2–1 (OVC), 0–1 (WNIT)
2010–11 Eastern Illinois 18–13 13–5 t-3rd 0–1 (OVC), 0–1 (WBI)
2011–12 Eastern Illinois 22–9 13–3 2nd WNIT first round
Eastern Illinois: 136 –110 (.553) 91 –55 (.623)
Ball State Cardinals (Mid-American Conference) (2012–present)
2012–13 Ball State 17–16 12–4 2nd (West) WNIT 3rd round
2013–14 Ball State 18–17 9–9 2nd (West) WNIT 1st round
2014–15 Ball State 17–14 13–5 1st (West) WNIT 1st round
2015–16 Ball State 22–10 13–5 2nd (West) WNIT 2nd round
2016–17 Ball State 21–11 14–4 2nd (West) WNIT 1st round
2017–18 Ball State 25–7 13–5 2nd (West) WNIT 2nd round
2018–19 Ball State 8–23 3–15 6th (West)
2019–20 Ball State 21-10 13-5 2nd (West)
2020–21 Ball State 14–11 12–8 1st (West)
2021–22 Ball State 20-13 11-8 4th WNIT 1st round
2022–23 Ball State 26–8 14–4 t-2nd WNIT 2nd round
2023–24 Ball State 28-6 16-2 2nd WBIT 1st round
Ball State: 237 – 146 (.619) 137 – 73 (.652)
Total: 373– 256 (.593)

      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

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Brady Sallee Named Head Women's Basketball Coach". Ball State Athletics. Ball State University. Retrieved 11 May 2012.
  2. ^ WBB suplement eiupanthers.com December 2011
  3. ^ Fox, Jake. "Ball State women's basketball beats Purdue for first time since 1979". The Star Press. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
  4. ^ O'Gara, Ryan. "Ball State's Brady Sallee deflects credit after becoming program's winningest coach". The Star Press. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
  5. ^ "WBB Tops NCAA List for Biggest Turnaround of 2019-20". 10 December 2023.
  6. ^ "2024 WBIT: Bracket, schedule, TV channels for the women's tournament | NCAA.com". www.ncaa.com. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
  7. ^ "Bruins Win First-Ever WBIT Game, Down Ball State 77-59". Belmont University. 2024-03-21. Retrieved 2024-04-14.
  8. ^ "Brady Sallee - Women's Basketball Coach". Ball State University Athletics. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
  9. ^ "2013-14 MAC Women's Basketball Stats". mac-sports.com/. Retrieved 29 Sep 2015.

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