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ALMA MATER
In the Mississippi Valley,
In the Crescent Bend
Stands our loved and noble Xavier,
Far her praises send.
Refrain:
Wave her colors bear them onward
Gold and white so true
Hail to thee, all hail, dear Xavier
Hail, all hail, X.U.!
Xavier, ever be our guide
And lead us on the way,
Through life's journey, onward, upward
To the eternal day. (Refrain)
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Robert "Bo" Browder
Women's Basketball Head Coach
Xavier University of Louisiana
Office: (504) 520-7333 Fax: (504) 520-7975 E-Mail: rbrowder@xula.edu
Mail and Shipping: 1 Drexel Drive, Campus Box 92, New Orleans LA 70125
Best Time to Contact Browder: Weekday afternoons
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Xavier University of Louisiana had an outstanding women's
basketball program before Bo Browder became head coach in 1998. The success hasn't
stopped during Browder's 12 seasons in charge.
Browder's phenomenal success with the Gold Nuggets includes:
• Eleven 20-victory seasons, including a school-record
active streak of 10 straight.
• Five Gulf Coast Athletic Conference regular-season championships.
• Five GCAC Tournament championships, including 2008, 2010 and 2011.
• Ten NAIA Division I National Championship appearances,
including 2010 and 2011 and a school-record seven in a row.
• Leading NAIA Division I in scoring defense in 2009-10 and 2010-11.
• Five consecutive appearances in the final NAIA Division I
top 25 poll — eight appearances overall, including 20th place in 2010-11.
• An average of 26 victories the past 10 seasons.
• A 157-13 record at The Barn — 15-1 this past season.
• Of the 39 senior student-athletes to play for Browder in 12
seasons, 38 received their degrees from Xavier or are still enrolled.
No active women's collegiate coach in Louisiana has more 20-win
seasons in the state, more 25-win seasons or more consecutive 20-win seasons.
"I inherited a great program from Coach Janice Joseph," said
Browder. "We've been fortunate to continue the success. We receive great support from
our administration, from the president on down. We've had a lot of talented and hard-working
young women in
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Bo Browder's teams have reached the NAIA Division I National Championship
10 times in his first 12 seasons at Xavier.
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Louisiana women's college basketball coaches
who produced the most 20-game winners
at their current school:
11 Bo Browder, Xavier
10 Lisa Stockton, Tulane
4 Sandy Pugh, Southern
2 Ronnie Howell, LSU-Shreveport
2 Kellie Kennedy, Loyola
2 Mona Martin, Louisiana-Monroe
2 Teresa Weatherspoon, Louisiana Tech
1 Brooks Donald-Williams, McNeese State
1 Elston King, SUNO
1 Jason Tinsley, Louisiana College
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this program, ladies who are serious about basketball and their education.
And I've got a wonderful assistant coach in Darrilyn Broussard.
"Xavier women's basketball is truly special, and a lot
of people can take credit for that. I've been blessed to be associated with those people."
The 2011-12 season will be Browder's 14th on the Nuggets'
basketball staff and his 13th as head coach. He spent his first season at Xavier,
1997-98, as an assistant coach. He then was promoted to the top spot when Joseph
left after that season.
Browder will enter 2011-12 with a 12-year
Xavier record of 298-102 and 111 victories in the Nuggets' past 129 conference games.
His overall record is 300-110 in 13 seasons, which includes
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two wins in 10
games as the University of Evansville's interim women's coach to close the 1995-96 season.
Browder's 300th victory came March 16, 2011, when the
Nuggets upset Lee (Tenn.) 63-53 in the opening round of the NAIA Division I
National Championship at Jackson, Tenn.
If the Nuggets reach 20 victories again in 2011-12, Browder
will tie Louisiana Tech hall-of-famer Leon Barmore (1991-2002) for the most consecutive
20-victory seasons by a Louisiana collegiate women’s basketball coach — 11.
In 2010-11 the Nuggets were 27-7 with three victories against NAIA top-15 teams
and reached the second round of the NAIA Division I National Championship for
the first time since 2003. In addition to another national scoring defense title,
the Nuggets led NAIA Division I in 3-point field-goal percentage defense (.233)
and were second in total steals (501), fourth in steals per game (14.7) and fifth in field-goal percentage defense (.332).
In 2009-10 the Nuggets were 28-6 and became the second women's team in GCAC
history to go 18-0 in the league. They beat three more GCAC teams en route to
the tournament championship and another berth in the NAIA Division I National
Championship.
Browder always has taken pride in teaching his teams to defend. Seven of his
last eight teams allowed less than 60 points per game, and the 2010-11 Nuggets
allowed less than 50 points a school-record 18 times.
"I can coach defense," Browder said. "I don't think anyone can coach defense
better than I can. Maybe as well, but not better."
In 2007-08 the Nuggets were 27-7 and won 65-64 at
top-seeded Loyola in the GCAC Tournament championship game. Although Loyola won its
second consecutive GCAC regular-season title and
reached the NAIA quarterfinals, Xavier beat the Wolfpack two of three times
that season.
Another highlight in 2007-08 was Browder's 200th victory
as the Nuggets' head coach. He became the first in the program's history to reach
that milestone when Xavier defeated the College of the Bahamas 73-42 on Nov. 29,
2007, at The Barn.
Browder's 2006-07 team was 23-12, finished second in the
GCAC regular season and tournament and earned an NAIA tourney bid despite a year's
layoff because of Hurricane Katrina and the loss of four preseason starters to
season-ending knee injuries. "That definitely was my toughest season of
coaching," Browder said, "and it may have been my best."
Browder's 2004-05 team was 29-5 — tying the school
record for victories in a season — ranked 15th in the final poll and finished in
the top seven in four statistical categories. The Nuggets were 3-0 on the
road against NCAA Division I opponents Tulane, New Orleans and Nicholls State.
When the Nuggets won 74-64 at GCAC and city rival Loyola
on Jan. 26, 2005, Browder surpassed Joseph as the program's winningest coach.
Browder emphasizes man-to-man defense and occasional backcourt pressure to
convert steals into layups. He also likes overstuffed rosters and finding regular
playing time for all. Case in point — during the 2003-04 and 2004-05 seasons,
no player averaged more than 25.6 minutes per game or 12.9 points per game.
Yet the Gold Nuggets went 56-11 during that time, won both GCAC regular-season
championships and earned berths in the NAIA Division I National Championship.
During the past three seasons no Gold Nugget averaged
more than 26.5 minutes, and 10 freshmen averaged double-figure minutes. The combined record was 78-22.
"I've always believed in having every player ready to
enter a game in any situation," Browder said. "When we put a freshman into the
lineup in the middle of a close conference game in February, we trust she won't
be scared because she's played significant minutes before that game. That's
how you build depth, and that's how you build for the future."
Prior to his arrival at Xavier, Browder was selected
as the Golden Valley Conference Coach of the Year at Lassen College (1994-95) in Susanville,
Calif. He then served one season (1995-96) at Evansville, an NCAA Division I member.
When his boss, Faith Mimnaugh, resigned after winning only one of 16 games that season, Browder was promoted to
interim head coach and led the Lady Aces to victories against Saint Louis and
Bradley.
Browder, 43, is a native of Cotton Valley, La., and moved
to Houma, La., at age nine. He and his wife, Joyce, are graduates of Grambling
State University. They've been married for 17 years and have one daughter, Camry.
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Bo Browder's record as head coach of Xavier women's basketball |
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—All Games— |
—GCAC Games— |
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| Season |
W |
L |
Pct. |
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W |
L |
Pct. |
Rank |
GCAC Tournament |
NAIA Tournament |
Final Poll |
| 1998-99 |
23 |
10 |
.697 |
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14 |
4 |
.778 |
2nd |
2-1, 2nd Place |
1st Round |
RV (tie-32nd) |
| 1999-2000 |
15 |
16 |
.484 |
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11 |
7 |
.611 |
5th |
0-1, Quarterfinals |
— |
— |
| 2000-01 |
27 |
5 |
.844 |
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14 |
2 |
.875 |
tie-1st |
3-0, Champion |
1st Round |
20th |
| 2001-02 |
25 |
10 |
.714 |
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11 |
5 |
.688 |
3rd |
2-1, Second Place |
1st Round |
24th |
| 2002-03 |
24 |
9 |
.727 |
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15 |
1 |
.938 |
tie-1st |
1-1, Semifinals |
2nd Round |
13th |
| 2003-04 |
27 |
6 |
.818 |
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17 |
1 |
.944 |
1st |
1-1, Semifinals |
1st Round |
12th |
| 2004-05 |
29 |
5 |
.853 |
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15 |
3 |
.833 |
1st |
3-0, Champion |
1st Round |
15th |
| 2005-06 |
no team due to the effects of Hurricane Katrina |
| 2006-07 |
23 |
12 |
.657 |
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13 |
5 |
.722 |
2nd |
2-1, Second Place |
1st Round |
RV (26th) |
| 2007-08 |
27 |
7 |
.794 |
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14 |
4 |
.778 |
2nd |
3-0, Champion |
1st Round |
24th |
| 2008-09 |
23 |
9 |
.719 |
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13 |
5 |
.722 |
3rd |
1-1, Semifinals |
— |
RV (tie-35th) |
| 2009-10 |
28 |
6 |
.824 |
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18 |
0 |
1.000 |
1st |
3-0, Champion |
1st Round |
20th |
| 2010-11 |
27 |
7 |
.794 |
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6 |
0 |
1.000 |
— |
2-0, Champion |
2nd Round |
20th |
| 12 Years |
298 |
102 |
.745 |
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161 |
37 |
.813 |
5 titles |
23-7, 5 titles |
10 trips, 2-10 record |
final top 25:
8 times |
Louisiana lists
Where Bo Browder ranks among state coaches
Most 20-game winners at current school: 1st with 11
Most 20-game winners all-time: tied for 3rd with 11 (42 coaches on list)
Most 25-game winners all-time: tied for 2nd with 7 (26 coaches on list)
Most consecutive 20-game winners all-time: tied for 2nd with 10 (active streak)
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What Coach Bo's former players say
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Crystal Fleming (1997-2001): "I had a very wonderful experience at Xavier. Coach Bo was not only a coach to me, but
he was also a father figure, a role model. His spirituality always came first for him. Family was always important,
too. Our team was like a family. He had a lot to prove when he got the job, but he fit in well. It was a different
style than Coach Joseph's, but it worked well. He turned a lot of heads. He won all the challenges thrown at him.
At Xavier you can play sports and still go to medical school, dentistry school, pharmacy school or nursing school.
It's possible to keep very good grades here while still playing basketball."
Alishiean Graham (1999-2003): "Coach Bo is a very compassionate person. He cares about all his players.
And it's not just about basketball. It's other areas. He cares about your education and your growth as a
person. If you have problems you can always talk to him. He's a good person. Coming to Xavier from North
Carolina, I didn't know anybody when I got here, so it was good to have somebody like Coach Bo around. I
loved my teammates, too. I played point guard at Xavier, and Coach Bo made me think the game more. My
favorite moment was when we won the GCAC Tournament on my birthday in 2001. I had the most fun that season."
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