Chad Boudreau

Last updated
Chad Boudreau
Current position
Title Head coach
Team Western Illinois
Conference OVC
Record29–24 (.547)
Biographical details
Born (1972-10-23) October 23, 1972 (age 52) [1]
Alma mater Hannibal-LaGrange (BA, '95)
Southwest Baptist (M.Ed, '99)
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1995 Hannibal-LaGrange (women's GA)
1999–2005 Indian Hills (assistant)
2005–2016 Milwaukee (assistant)
2016–2017 Wisconsin-Whitewater (assistant)
2017–2020 Highland Community College
2020–2023 Western Illinois (associate HC)
2023–presentWestern Illinois
Head coaching record
Overall29–24 (.547) (NCAA)
76–21 (.784) (NJCAA)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
3x Arrowhead Conference Regular Season (2018-20)
Records
Region IV NJCAA (8-1), NJCAA D4 (0-1) NJCAA D1 (0-1)

Michael Chad Boudreau (born October 23, 1972) [1] is an American college basketball coach and is currently the head coach of the Western Illinois Leathernecks men's basketball team. [2]

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Coaching career

Boudreau began his coaching career as a graduate assistant for the women's basketball team at Hannibal-LaGrange College, and would later become an assistant coach for the men's basketball team at Indian Hills Community College from 1999 to 2005 before joining Rob Jeter's coaching staff at Milwaukee. [3] He was on staff for the Panthers' upset of Oklahoma during the 2006 NCAA Tournament and was part of two Horizon League regular season titles and two tournament titles.

In 2016, Boudreau spent a single season as an assistant coach at Wisconsin-Whitewater before becoming the head coach at NJCAA institution Highland Community College. [4] He'd guide the Cougars to three-straight Arrowhead Conference titles, and would compile a 76–21 overall record. [2] In 2020, Boudreau would reunite with Jeter and join his staff at Western Illinois as associate head coach.

On April 13, 2023, Boudreau was promoted to head coach at Western Illinois when Jeter departed for the head coaching position at Southern Utah. [5] [6] [7] [8]

Head coaching record

NCAA DI

Statistics overview
SeasonTeamOverallConferenceStandingPostseason
Western Illinois Leathernecks (Ohio Valley Conference)(2023–present)
2023–24 Western Illinois 21–1213–54th
2024–25 Western Illinois 8–122–7
Western Illinois:29–24 (.547)15–12 (.556)
Total:29–24 (.547)

      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

NJCAA

Statistics overview
SeasonTeamOverallConferenceStandingPostseason
Highland Community College Cougars (Arrowhead Conference)(2017–2020)
2017–18Highland CC 26–810–11st
2018–19Highland CC 23–65–01st
2019–20Highland CC 27–710–01st
Highland CC:76–21 (.784)25–1 (.962)
Total:76–21 (.784)

      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

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