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Biography
Brady Sallee is an American women's college basketball coach. He is the current head women's basketball coach at Ball State University. He previously held the same position at Eastern Illinois University (EIU) in Charleston, Illinois.
Biography
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
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)
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.
Ball State (2012-Present)
On May 11, 2012, Sallee was named the eleventh women's basketball head coach at Ball State University in Muncie, Indiana. 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.
In 2018, Sallee became the winningest coach in program history.
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.
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. The Cardinals lost to Belmont in the first round.
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.
Head coaching record
Source
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eastern Illinois Panthers (Ohio Valley Conference) | |||||||||
| 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) | |||||||||
| 2012–13 | 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) | 143 – 74 (.659) | |||||||
| Total: | 373– 256 (.593) | ||||||||
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