Guess who we brought back to coach again?
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COACH DETAILS
Brian Pace - Head Coach - Southern Kentucky
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Age: 36
High School: Apollo High School
Hometown: Owensboro, KY
Alma Mater: Murray State
Current Level: 10
Career Record: 131 - 97
Coaching History:
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Season Team Position W L CW CL Postseason
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2000 Murray State Head Coach 13 17 9 9 No Postseason
1999 Texas A&M Head Coach 11 21 4 14 No Postseason
1998 Texas A&M Head Coach 12 19 8 10 No Postseason
1997 Southern Kentucky Head Coach 13 18 6 10 No Postseason
1996 Southern Kentucky Head Coach 25 7 12 4 Loss in NCAA Round 1
1995 Southern Kentucky Head Coach 29 8 14 4 Loss in NCAA Final Four
1994 Southern Kentucky Head Coach 28 7 15 3 Loss in NCAA Round of 32
Awards & Achievements:
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Season Award
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1996 Conference Coach of the Year (Missouri Valley Conference)
1996 Missouri Valley Conference Champion
1995 Conference Coach of the Year (Atlantic Sun Conference)
1995 Atlantic Sun Conference Champion
1994 Conference Coach of the Year (Atlantic Sun Conference)
Job Movement:
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Season Move
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2001 Hired by Southern Kentucky (Head Coach)
2001 Quit job with Murray State
2000 Hired by Murray State (Head Coach)
2000 Quit job with Texas A&M
1998 Hired by Texas A&M (Head Coach)
1998 Quit job with Southern Kentucky
1994 Hired by Southern Kentucky (Head Coach)
After three lackluster years away, he realized how good he had it and honestly, looking at the field of candidates there weren't any people that we felt super strongly about. No one wanted Pace to leave when he did and so, when his name came up in the discussions, we reached out cautiously and he was surprised, but appreciated of the chance to "right a wrong" as he put it and to "bring a championship here, like we wanted to the first time."
Pace is still the program's winningest coach and took us to a Final Four, so...not easy to find that on the street. Hopefully this time, it'll last. This is our 10th season, so not a whole lot more seasons left, but prestige is almost double what it was when we started.