Ron Bradley
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | February 9, 1951 Springfield, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1970–1974 | Eastern Nazarene |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1976–1981 | Eastern Nazarene |
| 1981–1989 | Maryland (assistant) |
| 1991–2002 | Radford |
| 2002–2003 | James Madison (assistant) |
| 2003–2010 | Clemson (assistant) |
| 2011–2015 | DePaul (assistant) |
| 2016–2018 | Longwood (assistant) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 193–124 (.609) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| Big South tournament (1998) 3 Big South regular season (1992, 2000, 2001) | |
| Awards | |
| Big South Coach of the Year (1992) | |
Ron Bradley (born February 9, 1951) is a retired men's college basketball coach. Bradley has been inducted into the Hall of Fame as a player at his high school (North Quincy,(MA) HS, College Eastern Nazarene, and the New England Basketball HOF. As a coach he has been inducted into the Radford University and the Big South Conference Halls Of Fame. He was drafted by the New York Nets in 1972 and holds a Ph.D. in Sport Psychology from the University of Maryland, College Park. He has served as associate head coach at DePaul, Clemson, James Madison University,[1] assistant coach for the University of Maryland, College Park[2] and Longwood University,[3] and the head coach at Radford University,[4] where he led the team to its first NCAA tournament.[5] He is a 1973 graduate of the Eastern Nazarene College, where he also served as head coach.[2] In 2009, he was one of 20 semifinalists[6][7][8] and later was named assistant coach of the year.[9]
Head coaching record
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Radford Highlanders (Big South Conference) (1991–2002) | |||||||||
| 1991–92 | Radford | 20–9 | 12–2 | 1st | |||||
| 1992–93 | Radford | 16–15 | 8–8 | 5th | |||||
| 1993–94 | Radford | 20–8 | 13–5 | 2nd | |||||
| 1994–95 | Radford | 16–12 | 9–7 | 4th | |||||
| 1995–96 | Radford | 14–13 | 8–6 | 5th | |||||
| 1996–97 | Radford | 15–13 | 8–6 | 3rd | |||||
| 1997–98 | Radford | 20–10 | 10–2 | 2nd | NCAA first round | ||||
| 1998–99 | Radford | 20–8 | 8–2 | 2nd | |||||
| 1999–00 | Radford | 18–10 | 12–2 | 1st | |||||
| 2000–01 | Radford | 19–10 | 12–2 | 1st | |||||
| 2001–02 | Radford | 15–16 | 9–5 | 3rd | |||||
| Radford: | 193–124 (.609) | 109–47 (.699) | |||||||
| Total: | 193–124 (.609) | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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References
- ^ "Clemson Tigers: Ron Bradley profile". Archived from the original on 2010-04-16. Retrieved 2009-04-16.
- ^ a b "North Carolina Cruises Into Final to Face Duke: North Carolina 88, Maryland 58" by Barry Jacobs, The New York Times, 12 March 1989, S3
- ^ "Gee fills bench with Ron Bradley". LancersBlog.com. July 10, 2016. Retrieved July 10, 2016.
- ^ Rivals.com -- Ron Bradley, Clemson, USC Rivals
- ^ RUNet.edu: Head Coach Ron Bradley
- ^ Clemson Tigers: "Ron Bradley a Semi-Finalist for Assistant Coach-of-the-Year by BasketballScoop.com; Tigers' Associate Head Coach is in his sixth season with the program", 31 March 2009
- ^ http://www.greenvilleonline.com/article/20090403/COLUMNISTS05/904030304/1002/ARCHIVE "No joke, Bradley's in the right place with Purnell" by Bart Wright, The Greenville News, 3 April 2009]
- ^ "Clemson assistant up for Coach-of-the-year award" by Brendan Clark, WCBD-TV, 30 March 2009
- ^ "S.C. hoops '09: Blame it on Kentucky" by Gene Sapakoff, The Post and Courier, 27 March 2009
- ^ "Coaching History". Radford Highlanders. July 10, 2016. Retrieved July 10, 2016.