Brady Bergeson enters his fourth season as the leader of the Western Oregon men’s basketball program.
During his time at WOU, the Wolves have experienced unprecedented success since moving to the NCAA Division II level. In his first season with the Wolves, Bergeson led WOU to an 18-10 overall record as the wins were the most for the program since the 1996-97 season. WOU finished the year in fourth-place in the GNAC standings, the highest in school history, as the program just missed out on a berth to the NCAA Men’s Basketball Championship.
In his second season at WOU, Bergeson led a young squad to 10 wins as the Wolves remained competitive throughout the year. During his time, five student-athletes have been named all-conference as Andy Avgi was named the GNAC Freshman of the Year in 2012. Bergeson led the Wolves to the postseason again in 2013-14. WOU completed the season with 18 wins, and its first postseason victory since joining the NCAA. Western Oregon opened the GNAC Tournament with an upset win over Alaska Anchorage.
Before leading the Wolves, Bergeson spent three seasons as an assistant men’s basketball coach at Sacramento State. During his time at Sacramento State, Bergeson helped oversee a massive rebuilding project that has seen the Hornets break a number of milestones over the past three seasons. Bergeson’s duties included recruiting and serving as the team’s offensive coordinator. He
also worked regularly with the guards and assisted with scouting and academic development.
Prior to his move to the Hornets, Bergeson spent six seasons as an assistant coach at Metro State. During his time at Metro State (2002-08), the team combined to post a 157-38 overall record and a 93-21 conference mark, including five NCAA Division II Men’s Basketball Championship appearances, four Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference (RMAC) Tournament championships
and a pair of North Central Regional titles. The Roadrunners won at least 19 games every season
during his tenure, including a 32-3 overall record, a 19-0 mark in the RMAC and a Final Four appearance during the 2003-04 season. Bergeson coached under head coach Mike Dunlap (2002-06) and Brannon Hays (2006-08) at Metro State, where he oversaw recruiting, travel, scouting, summer camps and the mentoring program.
In addition to his roles at Sacramento State and Metro State, Bergeson has served as the assistant coach for the boy’s varsity basketball team at Tustin High School (California) from 2000-02, where he helped coach the team to playoff appearances each season. He also spent one year (2001-02) as the head coach for the junior varsity boy’s basketball team at Tustin.
A native of Longview, Wash., Bergeson played four years of college basketball at Chapman University (Orange, Calif.) where he served as the team’s point guard. Chapman posted a 66-34 combined record during his four seasons, and he was the University’s Student-Athlete of the Year and team captain during his senior year (1999-00).
Bergeson earned his master’s degree in negotiation, conflict resolution and peace-building from Cal State Dominguez Hills in 2007. He graduated with cum laude and Gray Key honors from Chapman in 2000, where he received his bachelor’s degree in psychology. Bergeson married Brooke Kiefer as the couple has one son, Dash.
