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 Sallee in 2025 | |
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Ball State |
| Conference | MAC |
| Record | 290–162 (.642) |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | Lexington, Kentucky, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1990–1993 | Thomas More (baseball) |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1994–1995 | Idaho State (asst.) |
| 1996–2002 | Kent State (asst.) |
| 2002–2003 | East Carolina (asst.) |
| 2004–2012 | Eastern Illinois |
| 2012–present | Ball State |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 426–272 (.610) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| OVC regular season (2010) MAC West Division (2015) MAC Tournament (2025) 2 MAC regular season (2025, 2026) | |
| Awards | |
| MAC Coach of the Year (2025) | |
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]
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.
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 2023–24 season, Sallee led 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]
In the 2024–25 season, not only did he lead them to another successful season, Sallee won MAC coach of the year. He also led them to the #1 seed in the conference tournament, and won the conference tournament. This gave Ball State their second title in program history and the second time Ball State would be in the NCAA women's basketball tournament.[8] The Cardinals shared the MAC regular season championship the following year.[9]
Since Sallee took over the program, the Cardinals have reached the postseason eight times. In addition, he has coached thirty-six all-conference selections, three conference freshman players of the year, three conference defensive players of the year, two conference players of the year, and one Associated Press All-American Selection.[10]
Head coaching record
[edit]Source[11]
| 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 | ||||
| 2024–25 | Ball State | 27–8 | 16–2 | 1st | NCAA First Round | ||||
| 2025–26 | Ball State | 26–7 | 16–2 | t-1st | |||||
| Ball State: | 302–165 (.647) | 174–78 (.690) | |||||||
| Total: | 426–272 (.610) | ||||||||
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National champion
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References
[edit]- 1 2 "Brady Sallee Named Head Women's Basketball Coach". Ball State Athletics. Ball State University. Retrieved May 11, 2012.
- ↑ WBB suplement eiupanthers.com December 2011
- ↑ Fox, Jake. "Ball State women's basketball beats Purdue for first time since 1979". The Star Press. Retrieved March 30, 2024.
- ↑ O'Gara, Ryan. "Ball State's Brady Sallee deflects credit after becoming program's winningest coach". The Star Press. Retrieved March 30, 2024.
- ↑ "WBB Tops NCAA List for Biggest Turnaround of 2019-20". December 10, 2023.
- ↑ "2024 WBIT: Bracket, schedule, TV channels for the women's tournament | NCAA.com". www.ncaa.com. Retrieved March 30, 2024.
- ↑ "Bruins Win First-Ever WBIT Game, Down Ball State 77-59". Belmont University. March 21, 2024. Retrieved April 14, 2024.
- ↑ "NCAA Bound!!! Women's Basketball Claims MAC Tournament Title". Ballstatesports.com. March 15, 2025. Retrieved March 15, 2025.
- ↑ "MAC Announces 2026 Women's Basketball Tournament Pairings".
- ↑ "Brady Sallee - Women's Basketball Coach". Ball State University Athletics. Retrieved March 30, 2024.
- ↑ "2013-14 MAC Women's Basketball Stats". mac-sports.com/. Retrieved September 29, 2015.
External links
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- East Carolina Pirates women's basketball coaches
- Eastern Illinois Panthers women's basketball coaches
- Idaho State Bengals women's basketball coaches
- Kent State Golden Flashes women's basketball coaches
- Thomas More Saints baseball players
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