Horace Broadnax
{{short description|American college basketball coach|bot=PearBOT 5}}
{{Infobox college coach
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| current_record = {{Winning percentage|223|289|record=y}}
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1964|3|22}}
| birth_place = Plant City, Florida, U.S.
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| player_years1 = 1982–1986
| player_team1 = Georgetown
| player_positions = Point guard
| coach_years1 = 1992–1993
| coach_team1 = Florida A&M (assistant)
| coach_years2 = 1993–1994
| coach_team2 = Bethune–Cookman (assistant)
| coach_years3 = 1995–1997
| coach_team3 = Valencia CC
| coach_years4 = 1997–2002
| coach_team4 = Bethune–Cookman
| coach_years5 = 2005–2025
| coach_team5 = Savannah State
| overall_record = {{Winning percentage|283|397|record=y}} (college)
{{Winning percentage|29|31|record=y}} (junior college)
| bowl_record =
| tournament_record = 0–1 (NIT)
0–2 (CIT)
| championships = 2 MEAC regular season (2012, 2018)
1 SIAC tournament (2022)
| awards = 3× MEAC Coach of the Year (1999, 2000, 2012)
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Horace Randall Broadnax (born March 22, 1964){{Cite web|url=http://web1.ncaa.org/stats/StatsSrv/careersearch|title=NCAA® Career Statistics}} is an American college basketball coach. He was most recently the head men's basketball coach at Savannah State University. He was born in Plant City, Florida.
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. 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.{{cite web|url=http://www.ssuathletics.com/coaches.aspx?rc=357&path=mbball|title=Horace Broadnax, Head Men's Basketball Coach|publisher=Savannah State University|date=|accessdate=October 20, 2016}}
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.{{Cite web |url=http://www.dynastyreps.com/horace.html |title=Untitled Document |access-date=2015-07-13 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150713132436/http://www.dynastyreps.com/horace.html |archive-date=2015-07-13 |url-status=dead }}
=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.
=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.{{cite web|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20020708144810/http://www.news-journalonline.com/2002/Feb/2/BKC1.htm |archivedate=July 8, 2002 |title=B-CC's Broadnax resigns to resume law career |url=http://www.news-journalonline.com/2002/Feb/2/BKC1.htm |work=Daytona Beach News-Journal |date=February 2, 2002 |accessdate=October 20, 2016 |url-status=dead }}
=Savannah State=
Broadnax became the men's head basketball coach in 2005. 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).{{cite web|title=MEAC announces All-MEAC Men's Basketball Honors|url=http://www.meacsports.com//ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=20800&ATCLID=205391359|work=MEACSports.com| date=4 March 2012 |publisher=Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference|accessdate=6 March 2012}}
Legal career
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.
Head coaching record
=Junior college=
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{{CBB Yearly Record Subhead
| name = Valencia Matadors
| conference = Mid-Florida Conference
| startyear = 1995
| endyear = 1997
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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| season = 1995–96
| name = Valencia
| overall = 9–21
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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| season = 1996–97
| name = Valencia
| overall = 20–10
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{{CBB Yearly Record Subtotal
| name = Valencia
| overall = {{Winning percentage|29|31|record=y}}
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{{CBB Yearly Record End
| overall = {{Winning percentage|29|31|record=y}}
| poll = no
| polltype = no
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=College=
{{CBB Yearly Record Start
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| poll = no
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{{CBB Yearly Record Subhead
| name = Bethune-Cookman Wildcats
| conference = Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
| startyear = 1997
| endyear = 2002
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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| season = 1997–98
| name = Bethune-Cookman
| overall = 1–26
| conference = 1–17
| confstanding = 10th
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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| season = 1998–99
| name = Bethune-Cookman
| overall = 11–16
| conference = 10–9
| confstanding = 5th
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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| season = 1999–00
| name = Bethune-Cookman
| overall = 14–15
| conference = 12–6
| confstanding = 4th
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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| season = 2000–01
| name = Bethune-Cookman
| overall = 10–19
| conference = 5–13
| confstanding = 9th
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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| season = 2001–02
| name = Bethune-Cookman
| overall = 6–12
| conference = 3–7
| confstanding = (resigned)
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{{CBB Yearly Record Subtotal
| name = Bethune-Cookman
| overall = 42–88 ({{Winning percentage|42|88}})
| confrecord = 31–52 ({{Winning percentage|31|52}})
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{{CBB Yearly Record Subhead
| name = Savannah State Tigers
| conference = NCAA Division I independent
| startyear = 2005
| endyear = 2011
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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| season = 2005–06
| name = Savannah State
| overall = 2–28
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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| season = 2006–07
| name = Savannah State
| overall = 12–18
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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| season = 2007–08
| name = Savannah State
| overall = 13–18
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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| season = 2008–09
| name = Savannah State
| overall = 15–14
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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| season = 2009–10
| name = Savannah State
| overall = 11–15
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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| season = 2010–11
| name = Savannah State
| overall = 12–18
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{{CBB Yearly Record Subhead
| name = Savannah State Tigers
| conference = Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
| startyear = 2011
| endyear = 2019
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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| season = 2011–12
| name = Savannah State
| overall = 21–12
| conference = 14–2
| confstanding = 1st
| championship = conference
| postseason = NIT First Round
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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| season = 2012–13
| name = Savannah State
| overall = 19–15
| conference = 11–5
| confstanding = 3rd
| championship =
| postseason = CIT First Round
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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| season = 2013–14
| name = Savannah State
| overall = 0–19*
| conference = 0–6*
| confstanding = 5th
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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| season = 2014–15
| name = Savannah State
| overall = 6–22*
| conference = 5–11
| confstanding = T–11th
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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| season = 2015–16
| name = Savannah State
| overall = 16–16
| conference = 9–7
| confstanding = 5th
| championship =
| postseason = CIT First Round
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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| season = 2016–17
| name = Savannah State
| overall = 13–16
| conference = 10–6
| confstanding = 5th
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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| season = 2017–18
| name = Savannah State
| overall = 5–17*
| conference = 2–4*
| confstanding = T–1st
| championship = conference
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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| season = 2018–19
| name = Savannah State
| overall = 11–20
| conference = 8–8
| confstanding = 7th
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{{CBB Yearly Record Subhead
| name = Savannah State Tigers
| conference = Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
| startyear = 2019
| endyear =
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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| season = 2019–20
| name = Savannah State
| overall = 11–12
| conference = 10–9
| confstanding = 3rd (East)
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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| season = 2020–21
| name = Savannah State
| overall = 0–3
| conference = 0–0
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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| season = 2021–22
| name = Savannah State
| overall = 15–14
| conference = 8–9
| confstanding = 3rd (East)
| championship = conference tournament
| postseason = NCAA Division II First Round
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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| season = 2022–23
| name = Savannah State
| overall = 15–11
| conference = 13–8
| confstanding = 2nd (East)
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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| season = 2023-24
| name = Savannah State
| overall = 13-14
| conference = 10-11
| confstanding = 5th (East)
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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| season = 2024-25
| name = Savannah State
| overall = 5-6
| conference = 3-4
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{{CBB Yearly Record Subtotal
| name = Savannah State
| overall = {{Winning percentage|241|309|record=y}}
| confrecord = {{Winning percentage|113|81|record=y}}
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{{CBB Yearly Record End
| overall = {{Winning percentage|283|397|record=y}}
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References
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External links
- [https://ssuathletics.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/coaches/horace-broadnax/453 Saannah State biography]
- [http://www.hoyabasketball.com/features/top100/h_broadnax.htm Georgetown History Project profile] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150201190925/http://www.hoyabasketball.com/features/top100/h_broadnax.htm |date=2015-02-01 }}
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