Brad Bigler

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Brad Bigler
Current position
TitleHead Coach
Team Southwest Minnesota State
Conference NSIC
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2002–03[ citation needed ]Lakeview High (women's)
2009–present SMSU
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
2 NSIC tournament (2012, 2017)

Brad Bigler is an American college basketball coach, currently the head coach of the Southwest Minnesota State Mustangs. [1]

After his playing days were done, Bigler began his coaching career as the head women's basketball[ clarify ] coach at Lakeview High School in Cottonwood, Minnesota. He coached there for one year. [2]

In 2009, Bigler was hired as the head coach of Southwest Minnesota State. In his first season, the Mustangs went 17-12 (10-10 conference) and finished 6th in the conference. In 2012, they won the NSIC tournament for the first time in school history. [3] In 2017, the Mustangs won their second ever NSIC Tournament championship. [4]

Head Coaching Record

Statistics overview
SeasonTeamOverallConferenceStandingPostseason
Southwest Minnesota State (NSIC)(2009–present)
2009–10SMSU 17–1210–106th
2010–11SMSU 12–149–138th
2011–12SMSU 19–1115–72nd NCAA DII first round
2012–13SMSU 16–1413–97th
2013–14SMSU 19–1214–86th
2014–15SMSU 12–178–1411th
2015–16SMSU 13–159–1313th
2016–17SMSU 28–617–52nd NCAA DII Regional final
2017–18SMSU 25–917–52nd NCAA DII Regional semifinal
2018–19SMSU 18–1410–129th
2019–20SMSU 8–215–1715th
2020–21SMSU 3–81–614th
2021–22SMSU 14–1110–10T-8th
2022–23SMSU 16–1212–108th
2023–24SMSU 19–1314–8T-5th NCAA DII first round
2024–25SMSU 21–916–6T-1st NCAA DII first round
Southwest Minnesota State:260–198 (.568)181–153 (.542)
Total:260–198 (.568)

      National champion        Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion        Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion      Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

References

  1. ↑ "Brad Bigler". SMSU Athletics. Retrieved December 22, 2020.
  2. ↑ Faulkner, Chris (June 9, 2017). "FMHS grad Brad Bigler enjoys success as college coach". Fort Madison Daily Democrat. Retrieved December 23, 2020.
  3. ↑ "Mustangs Win NSIC tournament championship! West Named Tournament MVP". SMSU Athletics. March 4, 2012. Retrieved December 23, 2020.
  4. ↑ "SMSU Wins NSIC/Sanford Health Men's Basketball Tournament". Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference. February 28, 2017. Retrieved December 22, 2020.
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