Brendan Suhr

Brendan Ahearn Suhr (born April 28, 1951) is an American basketball coach who is currently an assistant at Stetson. He is also a former assistant coach in the National Basketball Association, most recently with the New York Knicks where he also served as their former Director of Player Personnel and scout.

Brendan Suhr
Suhr in 2007.
Biographical details
Born (1951-04-28) April 28, 1951
Fair Lawn, New Jersey
Playing career
1970–1973Montclair State
Position(s)Guard
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1973–1974U of Detroit (asst.)
1974–1979Fairfield (asst.)
1979–1988Atlanta Hawks (asst.)
1988–1992Detroit Pistons (asst.)
1992–1994New Jersey Nets (asst.)
1995–1997Grand Rapids Mackers/Hoops
1996–1997Toronto Raptors (asst.)
1997–1999Orlando Magic (asst.)
2000–2001Detroit Pistons (asst.)
2004–2007New York Knicks (asst.)
2010–2012UCF (dir. development)
2012–2013UCF (asst.)
2013–2015UCF (dir. development)
2015–2017LSU (assoc. HC)
2019–2020Stetson (asst.)
Head coaching record
Overall65–47 (CBA)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
Awards
  • CBA Coach of the Year (1996)

Suhr received his bachelor's degree from Montclair State University in 1973 and his master's degree in education administration from Fairfield University in 1979. Suhr began his coaching career on the college level as an assistant at the University of Detroit Mercy, before moving to Fairfield University for five seasons.[1][2] Suhr was a longtime NBA assistant coach and served on two NBA championship teams with the Detroit Pistons, in 1988-89 and 1989-90.

From 1995 to 1997, Suhr was head coach for the Grand Rapids Mackers (later Hoops) of the Continental Basketball Association. He was CBA Coach of the Year in 1996 for leading Grand Rapids to a 33–23 record and first-place finish in the Eastern Division.[3][4] Grand Rapids went 32–24 and second in the CBA Eastern Division in 1996–97.[4]

Suhr was named an assistant on Donnie Jones' staff at Stetson on May 15, 2019.[5]

References
  1. "Brendan Suhr". LSU. Retrieved December 25, 2016.
  2. "Brendan Suhr". NBA. Retrieved December 25, 2016.
  3. "CBA Coach of the Year". APBR. Retrieved December 25, 2016.
  4. http://www.apbr.org/cba7801.html
  5. "Coaching Veteran Brendan Suhr Joins Men's Basketball Staff". Stetson University Athletics. Retrieved 2019-10-02.
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