Horace Broadnax

Last updated
Horace Broadnax
Current position
Title Head coach
Team Savannah State
Conference SIAC
Record223–289 (.436)
Biographical details
Born (1964-03-22) March 22, 1964 (age 60)
Plant City, Florida, U.S.
Playing career
1982–1986 Georgetown
Position(s) Point guard
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1992–1993 Florida A&M (assistant)
1993–1994 Bethune–Cookman (assistant)
1995–1997 Valencia CC
1997–2002Bethune–Cookman
2005–present Savannah State
Head coaching record
Overall265–377 (.413) (college)
29–31 (.483) (junior college)
Tournaments0–1 (NIT)
0–2 (CIT)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
2 MEAC regular season (2012, 2018)
1 SIAC tournament (2022)
Awards
3× MEAC Coach of the Year (1999, 2000, 2012)

Horace Randall Broadnax (born March 22, 1964) [1] is an American college basketball coach. He is currently the head men's basketball coach at Savannah State University. He was born in Plant City, Florida.

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Playing career

After graduating from Plant City High School in his native Plant City, Florida, Broadnax played college basketball at Georgetown University and was a member of the 1984 NCAA Division I men's national championship team. [2] During his four years as a member of the Hoyas the team compiled a 115–24 record. He was also a member of the 1985 NCAA Division I men's national championship runner-up team. [3]

Coaching career

Assistant coaching positions

Broadnax began his coaching career in 1992 as an assistant at Florida A&M. In the 1993–94 season, he was an assistant at Bethune-Cookman. The following season, he was video coordinator at Florida. [4]

Valencia Community College

As head coach for Valencia Community College (1995–1997) Broadnax compiled a 29–31 record including the school's first 20 win season in the 1996–1997 season. [3]

Bethune–Cookman

Returning to Bethune-Cookman in 1997 as head coach, Broadnax was twice selected as the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) Coach of the Year (1999 and 2000). On February 1, 2002, with Bethune-Cookman at 6–12 (3–7 MEAC), Broadnax resigned as head coach to resume his legal career. Assistant coach Clifford Reed became interim head coach and was promoted to long-term head coach after the season. [2]

Savannah State

Broadnax became the men's head basketball coach in 2005. [3] In his sixth year as the head coach of the Tigers, he was named the MEAC Coach of the Year as he guided his team to a 14–2 conference record and their first MEAC regular season title. Savannah State posted a 21–10 overall mark and lead the MEAC in scoring defense, only allowing 58.9 points per game and were second in the conference in scoring margin (+5.4). [5]

Broadnax became a member of the Florida Bar in 1993 after obtaining his J.D. degree from Florida State University College of Law in Tallahassee, Florida in 1991 and was a law partner at an Orlando law firm. He is currently listed as an attorney with the Law Office of Joseph Williams in Plant City, Florida. [3]

Head coaching record

Junior college

Statistics overview
SeasonTeamOverallConferenceStandingPostseason
Valencia Matadors (Mid-Florida Conference)(1995–1997)
1995–96Valencia 9–21
1996–97Valencia 20–10
Valencia:29–31 (.483)
Total:29–31 (.483)

      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

College

Statistics overview
SeasonTeamOverallConferenceStandingPostseason
Bethune-Cookman Wildcats (Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference)(1997–2002)
1997–98 Bethune-Cookman 1–261–1710th
1998–99 Bethune-Cookman 11–1610–95th
1999–00 Bethune-Cookman 14–1512–64th
2000–01 Bethune-Cookman 10–195–139th
2001–02 Bethune-Cookman 6–123–7(resigned)
Bethune-Cookman:42–88 (.323)31–52 (.373)
Savannah State Tigers (NCAA Division I independent)(2005–2011)
2005–06 Savannah State 2–28
2006–07 Savannah State 12–18
2007–08 Savannah State 13–18
2008–09 Savannah State 15–14
2009–10 Savannah State 11–15
2010–11 Savannah State 12–18
Savannah State Tigers (Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference)(2011–2019)
2011–12 Savannah State 21–1214–21st NIT First Round
2012–13 Savannah State 19–1511–53rd CIT First Round
2013–14 Savannah State 0–19*0–6*5th
2014–15 Savannah State 6–22*5–11T–11th
2015–16 Savannah State 16–169–75th CIT First Round
2016–17 Savannah State 13–1610–65th
2017–18 Savannah State 5–17*2–4*T–1st
2018–19 Savannah State 11–208–87th
Savannah State Tigers (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference)(2019–present)
2019–20Savannah State 11–1210–93rd (East)
2020–21Savannah State 0–30–0
2021–22Savannah State 15–148–93rd (East) NCAA Division II First Round
2022–23Savannah State 15–1113–82nd (East)
Savannah State:223–289 (.436)100–66 (.602)
Total:265–377 (.413)

      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

* Due to NCAA violations, 26 wins were vacated on September 17, 2019: 13 from the 2013–14 season, three from the 2014–15 season, and 10 from the 2017–18 season. [6] [7] [8]

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