Brad Anderson - Athletic Trainer - Men's Basketball Coaches

Brad Anderson

Title:
Athletic Trainer
Email:
b.anderson@memphis.edu
Phone:
901-678-2247

Overall

• In his 10^th season at the NCAA Division I level
• Prior to Memphis, worked with North Texas men’s basketball program
• Before joining the college ranks, served in the NFL’s New York Giants and Oakland Raiders, NBA’s Portland Trail Blazers and MLB’s Texas Rangers organizations
• Has worked for three members of the National Athletic Trainers Association’s (NATA) Hall of Fame in E.L. “Doc” Harrington and Jim Gallaspy at the Southern Miss and Ronnie P. Barnes of the New York Giants

Responsibilities

• Handles program’s external and internal operations
• Oversees prevention treatment and rehabilitation
• Serves as the liaison between physicians and student-athletes
• Manages the Memphis sports medicine department’s prescription medication program

Memphis Athletic Trainer (2009-present)

• Member of the Tigers staff that posted 148 wins (148-58 record) in the first six seasons
• The 148 victories are tied for the most by a staff in a head coach’s first six years in school history
• The 148 victories are the ninth-most by a staff in a head coach’s first six years in NCAA Division I history
• Member of the Tigers staff when the program transitioned to the American Athletic Conference in 2013-14 from Conference USA in 2012-13
• Won 20 or more games five of the six seasons, including 31 victories in 2012-13
• Earned postseason berths five of the six seasons (2010 NIT; 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 NCAA)
• The NCAA berths from 2011-14 was only the third time in program history the Tigers made four-straight NCAA Tournaments (1982-86, 2006-09, 2011-14)
• Tigers won two Conference USA regular-season titles (2011-12, 2012-13) and three Conference USA Tournament crowns (2011, 2012, 2013)
• In the program’s first season in the American Athletic Conference, Tigers posted a 24-10 overall record and a 12-6 league mark
• In 2014-15, Memphis went 18-14 overall and 10-8 in the American Athletic Conference
• The double-digit league wins in 2014-15 (10-8 record) marked the 10th-consecutive season the Tigers won 10 or more games in conference play
• In 2012-13, Tigers went 31-5 overall and 16-0 in Conference USA
• The 30-win season was only the sixth in school history, and the 31 wins are tied for the fifth-most in the program’s history
• The unblemished 16-0 league record was the Tigers’ fourth in seven seasons
• Memphis swept the C-USA regular-season and tournament titles for the sixth time in the last eight seasons in 2012-13
• The Tigers earned an NCAA Tournament berth and advanced to the “Big Dance’s” third round
• In 2011-12, Memphis won both the Conference USA regular season (13-3 league mark) and tournament championships and earned an NCAA Tournament berth
• In 2010-11, Memphis recorded a 25-10 record and won the C-USA Tournament held in El Paso, the program’s first league tournament crown outside the Bluff City since 1987
• The Tigers put together a magical ride in the 2011 conference tournament, winning the title with a thrilling 67-66 victory over UTEP on the Miners’ homecourt
• In his first season in 2009-10, Tigers posted a 24-10 overall record and received a National Invitation Tournament (NIT) berth

North Texas Athletic Trainer (2006-09)

• Worked with the Mean Green men's basketball program
• North Texas posted three-straight 20-win seasons from 2007-09 (23-11 in 2006-07, 20-11 in 2007-08; 20-12 in 2008-09)
• In 2006-07, Mean Green won the Sun Belt Conference Tournament crown and received the league's NCAA Tournament automatic bid
• That North Texas squad played Memphis in the 2007 NCAA Tournament first round in New Orleans, La.

Prior to Collegiate Career

• In the fall of 2000, was the seasonal assistant athletic trainer for the NFL's New York Giants
• New York posted a 12-4 regular season record, won the NFC East title and advanced to Super Bowl XXXV in Tampa, Fla.
• Before his stint with the New York Giants, spent two seasons from 1997-99 as the seasonal assistant athletic trainer with the NBA's Portland Trail Blazers
• In 2000, served as athletic trainer and strength and conditioning coach for a minor league affiliate of the MLB's Texas Rangers
• In the summer of 1998, was a training camp assistant with the strength and conditioning coaches for the NFL's Oakland Raiders

Personal

• Knoxville, Tenn., native
• Graduated from Southern Miss in 1997 with a Bachelor's of Science degree in Athletic Training
• Certified member of the National Athletic Trainers Association