Brad Soderberg

Brad Soderberg (born May 10, 1962 in Wausau, Wisconsin, United States) is a men's basketball coach, most recently at Saint Louis University. Soderberg has been a head coach previously at South Dakota State University, Loras College, and as an interim head coach at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He has a wife named Linda, a daughter named Daley and two sons named Kramer and Davis.

Biography

Brad Soderberg played basketball at Pacelli High School in Stevens Point, Wisconsin for his father, Wisconsin Basketball Coaches Hall of Fame Coach Don Soderberg. Soderberg played basketball in college at Ripon College from 1980 to 1982 and at University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point from 1982 to 1984. He teamed up in the backcourt at UW-Stevens Point with Terry Porter and was under the coaching direction of Dick Bennett. The 1984 team made it all the way to the Championship game of the NAIA Tournament before falling 50-48 to Fort Hays State University.

He graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point in 1985 with a degree in physical education. Then in 1986 he received his Masters Degree from Colorado State University in physical education. He was then hired as an assistant coach at Fort Hays State University for one season and quickly moved on to an assistant post at Loras College in Dubuque, Iowa. He became head coach of Loras in 1988 and served until 1993 compiling a record of 79-45. He was then hired as head coach of South Dakota State University where he stayed from 1993 to 1995 compiling a record of 36-18. After the two successful stints as a head coach at Division II schools, his former coach, Dick Bennett, hired him as his assistant at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He served as an assistant to Bennett through the 2000 season. Two games into the 2000-2001 campaign, the Badgers (coming off a Final Four appearance in 2000) saw their head coach, Dick Bennett retire. Soderberg took over the heralded team and led them to a 16-10 record, but the team lost in the first round of the NCAA Tournament, considered a major disappointment to many Badger fans. Soderberg was then let go from his head coach position at the end of the season, as the Badgers went on to hire Bo Ryan to be head coach.

Brad Soderberg accepted an assistant post at Saint Louis University under head coach Lorenzo Romar. After his first season Romar was hired away to become the head coach at the University of Washington. Brad Soderberg was promoted to head coach for the 2002-2003 season. His first two seasons he lead the Billikens to two NIT Tournament appearances. After his first three years SLU moved from Conference USA to the Atlantic 10. Soderberg was let go after three consecutive seasons without reaching the post season. He did however have a 20 win season during his final year at Saint Louis University. He was replaced by Rick Majerus.

On April 17, 2007 St. Louis sports station KFNS announced that Soderberg had been dismissed as men's basketball coach.

No longer a head coach at a college, Soderberg coached his younger son's 4th grade team at St. Cletus in St. Charles, Missouri. The team tied for frist place in their division with a 9-1 record.

On July 7, 2008, Soderberg was named Interim Director of Athletics at Loras College.

Head coaching record

CBB Yearly Record Start
type=coach
conference=
postseason=
poll=noCBB Yearly Record Subhead
name=Loras College
startyear=1988
conference=
endyear=1993|CBB Yearly Record Entry
championship =
season = 1988-1989
name = Loras College
overall = 17-7
conference = 11-5
confstanding = 3rd
postseason = CBB Yearly Record Entry
championship =
season = 1989-1990
name = Loras College
overall = 14-11
conference = 11-5
confstanding = 2nd
postseason = CBB Yearly Record Entry
championship =
season = 1990-1991
name = Loras College
overall = 17-8
conference = 11-5
confstanding = 3rd
postseason = CBB Yearly Record Entry
championship =
season = 1991-1992
name = Loras College
overall = 16-10
conference = 10-6
confstanding = 3rd
postseason = CBB Yearly Record Entry
championship =
season = 1992-1993
name = Loras College
overall = 15-9
conference = 10-6
confstanding = 3rd
postseason = CBB Yearly Record Subtotal
name = Loras College
overall = 79-45
confrecord = 53-27CBB Yearly Record Subhead
name=South Dakota State
startyear=1993
conference=
endyear=1995|CBB Yearly Record Entry
championship =
season = 1993-1994
name = South Dakota State
overall = 19-8
conference = 11-7
confstanding = 3rd
postseason = CBB Yearly Record Entry
championship =
season = 1994-1995
name = South Dakota State
overall = 17-10
conference = 10-8
confstanding = 6th
postseason = CBB Yearly Record Subtotal
name = South Dakota State
overall = 36-18
confrecord = 21-15CBB Yearly Record Subhead
name=Wisconsin
startyear=2000
conference=Big Ten
endyear=2001|CBB Yearly Record Entry
championship =
season = 2000-2001
name = Wisconsin
overall = 16-10
conference = 9-7
confstanding = 5th
postseason = NCAA 1st RndCBB Yearly Record Subtotal
name = Wisconsin
overall = 16-10
confrecord = 9-7CBB Yearly Record Subhead
name=Saint Louis
startyear=2002
conference=Conference USA and Atlantic 10
endyear=2007|CBB Yearly Record Entry
championship =
season = 2002–2003
name = Saint Louis
overall = 16-14
conference = 9-7
confstanding = 4th
postseason = NIT 1st RndCBB Yearly Record Entry
championship =
season = 2003–2004
name = Saint Louis
overall = 19-13
conference = 9-7
confstanding = 6th
postseason = NIT 2nd RndCBB Yearly Record Entry
championship =
season = 2004–2005
name = Saint Louis
overall = 9-21
conference = 6-10
confstanding = 10th
postseason = CBB Yearly Record Entry
championship =
season = 2005–2006
name = Saint Louis
overall = 16-13
conference = 10-6
confstanding = 3rd
postseason = CBB Yearly Record Entry
championship =
season = 2006–2007
name = Saint Louis
overall = 20-13
conference = 8-8
confstanding = 7th
postseason = CBB Yearly Record Subtotal
name = Saint Louis
overall = 80-74
confrecord = 42-38CBB Yearly Record End
overall=211-147
championship =
season = 2007–2008
name = St. Cletus
overall = 9-1
conference = 9-1
confstanding = 1st (T)
postseason =

External links

* [http://slubillikens.collegesports.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/soderberg_brad00.html Brad Soderberg's Biography on SLUBillikens.com]

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