Brendan Suhr

Associate Coach
  • 1st Year
  • Fair Lawn, NJ
  • Montclair State

Career Timeline

1973-74
Assistant Coach, Detroit
1974-79
Assistant Coach, Fairfield
1979-88
Assistant Coach & Assistant GM, Atlanta Hawks
1988-92
Assistant Coach, Detroit Pistons
1992-94
Assistant Coach, Toronto Raptors
1997-99
Assistant Coach, Orlando Magic
2000-01
Assistant Coach, Detroit Pistons
2004-07
Assistant Coach, New York Knicks
2010-15
Assistant Coach/Director of Program Dev., UCF

"I've been watching LSU since Johnny (Jones) has been back for his three years, I'm very impressed with what he has done with this program. It's a great honor for me to be involved with a program that is on a rise like this in a great, great conference with good young talent, but also with a terrific coaching staff and a guy that I just think the world of."

-Brendan Suhr
-Johnny Jones

Personal Highlights

  •  Spent over 25 years as a coach and executive in the NBA.
  •  Coached in over 2,500 NBA games
  •  Won a back-to-back NBA Championships with the Detroit Pistons "Bad Boys" under head coach Chuck Daly.
  •  Head Scout for the Gold-Medal United States "Dream Team" at the 1992 Barcelona Olympic Games.
  •  Assistant Coach for two NBA All-Star Games.
  •  Assistant Coach under Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame coaches Chuck Daly, Hubie Brown and Lenny Wilkens.
  •  Founder of the nationally known Coaching U, a leadership, learning and coaching development group.
  •  Served as Vice President of the NBA Coaches Association for nine seasons.
  •  Married to wife, Brenda, with two children, BK and Christina.

Contact Info

225-578-8217
bsuhr@lsu.edu
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