College of Saint Rose Men's Basketball

Beaury has steadfastly developed a program that garners the utmost of respect from every corner, on every level of the game throughout his 29 years at The College of Saint Rose. His career has spanned five decades after arriving at Saint Rose as a student-athlete in 1978 and being hired as a coach in the 80s. Beaury, who is a member of three Halls of Fame, has continually left an indelible impression upon a group of young men whose predecessors not only continually surpassed all expectations, but also provided the College 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 Colleges student body and who are poised to develop as students, people and as players. We want to develop a relationship where well be their coach for four years and their friends forever, says Beaury.   Beaury, who became just the 34th NCAA Division II head coach to reach the 500-win plateau in 2008-09, has an uncanny ability to instill his knowledge of the game into his student-athletes performance. His teams have won an average of more than 17 games during the last 15 campaigns and have posted at least 20 wins on four occasions throughout that span. This knowledge has spread to the dozens of former players who have gone on to coach successfully at every level of the game.   Saint Rose won five consecutive regular-season East Coast Conference (formerly the NYCAC) titles, prior to its entrance into the Northeast-10 Conference in 2000-01, and has been awarded 12 NCAA Tournament bids in its 24 years competing exclusively at the NCAA Division II level. Saint Rose has compiled a 475-246 (.659) record during that time and has captured three NCAA Tournament 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.   Beaury has furthermore established the Golden Knights as a traditional power within the NE-10, which has sent at least five teams to the NCAA Tournament in 10 of the past 11 seasons.   The 55-year-old mentor has compiled a 583-294 (.665) career record, has earned Coach of the Year plaudits on five separate occasions and was nominated for National Coach of the Year in 1989. He was furthermore inducted into the New York Capital Region Hall of Fame three years ago. He was previously inducted the New York State Basketball Coaches Hall of Fame in the spring of 2010. Six years ago, Saint Rose honored him by inducting him into its Athletics Hall of Fame.   Beaury stood tied for seventh among the nations most successful NCAA Division II active coaches in terms of victories entering this season. Additionally, his teams have qualified for postseason play in 28 of his 29 seasons and have won eight conference titles. Saint Rose has also played on national television, has had just four losing seasons under his tutelage and has won at least 19 games throughout 21 of his 29 years on the bench.   Impressive stuff indeed; but when youre intelligent, committed, and know the kind of student-athletes who can succeed at Saint Rose, in addition to being a student of the game; good things are bound to come your way.   Beaury, who was Eastern Basketballs 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 Hoop Group 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, Cuba, Australia, and Fiji. Four years ago, Saint Rose toured the Baltic countries of Latvia and Lithuania where they played seven games throughout a two-week period. Prior to his duties being refocused entirely towards his coaching responsibilities, Beaury served Saint Rose as either the Assistant Athletic Director or Associate Athletic Director for 22 of his 30 years. As an administrator, Beaury helped lay the foundations for building the athletic department into a well-respected NCAA entity where student-athletes succeed both on and off the court, and have gone on to compete regionally and nationally.   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 Colleges 1996 Distinguished Alumni Award.   The three-time captain still ranks among the schools top-10 career leaders in both assists and steals. A two-time All-Conference selection who was the teams Most Valuable Player as a senior, Beaury entered the collegiate coaching ranks at the tender age of 21 when he landed the assistants 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 Colleges second head coach. The rest you now know about.   Beaury also directs his own successful youth basketball camp every summer at the College. He was the founder of the Saint Rose Summer Sports Academy and is also the founder of the aforementioned New York State Basketball Coaches Association Hall of Fame.   Furthermore, Beaury was actively involved with the development office as co-chair of two different capital campaigns for Saint Rose, including the campaign to build the Colleges indoor and outdoor athletic facilities. Beaury also began the popular Annual Mens Basketball Golf Outing that is not in its seventeenth year. Beaury earned both his bachelors degree in business administration and his masters in education from Saint Rose. He resides in Cohoes, NY with his wife, the former Mary Ann Grennon (Saint Rose 82), also a member of the Saint Rose Athletics Hall of Fame, and their youngest son Ben, a sophomore at Le Moyne College in Syracuse. His oldest children, Alexandra and Brian, live and work in the Capital Region and can be seen at most home of the home games cheering on the Golden Knights. The Book on Brian Beaury