Meet Coach Brian Beaury

Brian Beaury has steadfastly solidified himself as an outstanding basketball coach while developing a program that garners the utmost of respect from every corner, on every level of the collegiate game. Entering his 22nd year, Beaury is again leaving an indelible impression upon a group of young men whose predecessors not only continually surpassed all expectations, but also provided The College of Saint Rose an avenue for national recognition.

"We have been very fortunate to have had great coaches and great players throughout the years. We have found a formula that works for us at Saint Rose. One of our goals is to attract players who will fit in with the rest of the College’s student body and who are poised to develop as students, people and as players. We want to develop a relationship where we’ll be their coach for four years and their friends forever,” says Beaury.

Beaury has an uncanny ability to instill his knowledge of the game into his student-athletes’ performance. His teams have won an average of 23 games during the last 12 campaigns and have posted at least 20 wins on eight occasions throughout that span.

Saint Rose won five consecutive regular-season East Coast Conference (formerly the New York Collegiate Athletic Conference) titles, prior to its entrance into the Northeast-10 Conference seven years ago, and has been awarded 10 NCAA postseason bids in its 16 years competing exclusively at the NCAA Division II level. Saint Rose has compiled a 340-124 (.733) record during that time and has captured three Northeast Regional Championships on the way to three “Elite Eight” appearances and a trip to the “Final Four” in 1998. Furthermore, the Golden Knights advanced to the ECAC Championship Tournament in four of their non-NCAA Tournament years and came away with titles in both 1993 and 2001.

Last year’s club proved to be every bit as formidable as its predecessors. Saint Rose finished 22-10 overall, 15-7 in league play, and advanced to its first NE-10 title game where the Golden Knights fell at undefeated Bentley, which entered the contest as the country’s #2 ranked squad. Saint Rose also garnered an NCAA Tournament bid and went on to win a first-round game before falling in a regional semifinal. Furthermore, the Golden Knights climbed to as high as #20 in the NABC national poll in early January.

The 2005-06 squad advanced to the NE-10 Tournament quarterfinals, which marked the 20th consecutive season Beaury’s teams have qualified for postseason play. With a 19-10 overall record, it was the 18th time in his 20 years that Saint Rose recorded at least 19 victories.

Three years ago, Beaury led Saint Rose to another stellar campaign. The Golden Knights finished 21-9 and advanced to the semifinals of the conference tournament. Saint Rose also went 17-5 in league play and finished in second place in the formidable NE-10, which was represented by five squads in the NCAA Tournament including the eventual national championship runner-up.

The 46-year-old mentor has compiled a 467-181 (.721) career record, has earned Coach of the Year plaudits on five separate occasions and was nominated for national Coach of the Year in 1989 when the program was still part of the NAIA. He is among the nation’s top-15 NCAA II active winningest coaches, his teams have qualified for postseason play in each of his 21 seasons and have won eight conference titles. Saint Rose has also played on national television and has never had a losing season under his tutelage.

Impressive stuff indeed; but when you’re intelligent, committed, and an outstanding recruiter in addition to being a student of the game, good things are bound to come your way.

Beaury, who was Eastern Basketball’s 1998 small college Coach of the Year, is in high demand on the lecture circuit. He has spoken at clinics throughout the world including the renowned Eastern Invitational and Five Star Basketball Camps.

Beaury has also guided several college All-Star teams on summer tours throughout the world in recent years. He has coached college players on visits to Greece, Turkey, Spain, Cuba, Germany, Dominica, Montserrat, and Antigua to mention a few. He has also guided the Golden Knights on team trips to Spain, Italy, Australia and Fiji.

A native of Queens and one of six children, Beaury played high school basketball at St. Agnes before heading to Saint Rose where he was a four-year letterwinner. He was also the recipient of the College’s 1996 Distinguished Alumni Award.

The three-time captain still ranks among the school’s top-10 career leaders in both assists and steals. A two-time All-Conference selection who was the team’s Most Valuable Player as a senior, Beaury entered the collegiate coaching ranks at the tender age of 21 when he landed the assistant’s position at the Junior College of Albany in 1982. Beaury then returned to his alma mater in 1984 and two years later was named the College’s second head coach. The rest you now know about.

Beaury, who directs his own successful youth basketball camp every summer at the College, also serves as the Associate Athletics Director at Saint Rose. He is the founder of the Saint Rose Summer Sports Academy and is also the founder of the New York State Basketball Coaches Association Hall of Fame.

Furthermore, Beaury was actively involved with the development office as co-chair of the College’s most recent capital campaign, Advancing The Saint Rose Difference. It marked the second time that Beaury co-chaired a capital campaign at Saint Rose during his tenure.

Beaury earned both his bachelor’s degree in business administration and his master’s in education from Saint Rose. He is currently completing his M.B.A. at the College. He resides in Cohoes, NY with his wife, the former Mary Ann Grennon (Saint Rose ‘82), a member of the Saint Rose Athletics Hall of Fame, and their three children; Alexandra, Brian and Benjamin.

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