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Bobby Brasel
Bobby  Brasel

Position:
Associate Head Coach

Bobby Brasel concludes his first season as associate head coach with the North Texas women's basketball program. For the Mean Green, his duties include recruiting, opponent scouting, game preparation and post coach.

In the 2015-16 season, Brasel played a large role in the team's gameplanning from week-to-week and was a key reason why North Texas was able to finish at 11-19 on the year, more than doubling its win total from a season prior. It was behind his scouting that the Mean Green took down nationally-ranked Oklahoma for the team's first-ever win over a ranked opponent. 

Brasel had been with Arkansas-Little Rock for the previous two years, serving as assistant coach with a special emphasis on Texas and junior college recruiting, as well as guard development.

With the Trojans, Brasel helped guide the team to a program-record 29 wins in the 2014-15 season. Of those wins included victories over No. 24 LSU, Oklahoma and No. 6 seeded Texas A&M in the NCAA Tournament. Overall, UALR went 47-18 in his two years on the staff, including a 30-8 record in Sun Belt play and a 25-5 home record. Brasel recruited Alexius Dawn, who earned Sun Belt All-Conference honors last season and set the Tournament record with 15 three-pointers made.

Before UALR, Brasel was on the South Alabama coaching staff for seven seasons, where he was responsible for scheduling and junior college recruiting. Overall, he coached six players who combined for eight Sun Belt All-Conference honors.

During his seven years in Mobile, the Jaguars consistently had one of the best defenses in the Sun Belt. The team was top-two in scoring defense four times, while leading the Sun Belt in field-goal percentage defense three times and three-point defense twice. In the 2011-12 season, USA allowed only a program-record 52.8 points per game, which was 11th in the nation.

From 1999-2007, Brasel was the head coach at Garden City Community College, resurrecting the Lady Broncbuster program. Prior to his arrival, Garden City had an all-time winning percentage of 38-percent. Under Brasel, the Lady Broncbusters were ranked in the NJCAA top-20 in four consecutive seasons. In total, the Lady Broncbusters made six postseason appearances, including Jayhawk Conference and Region 6 titles in 2003, culminating in a trip to the NJCAA Final Four.

In his seven seasons at Garden City, Brasel accumulated a 111-108 overall record, which makes him the winningest coach in program history. He recruited and coached two NJCAA All-Americans, eight Academic All-Americans and sent at least one player to the Division I level every year. In 2003, he earned Coach of the Year honors from the Kansas Basketball Coaches Association, the Jayhawk Conference and the NJCAA District E.

Overall, his student-athletes at Garden City compiled a 98-percent graduation rate. Originally from Big Spring, Brasel himself earned a bachelor's degree in mass communication from the University of Texas of the Permian Basin in 1993.

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