Southwestern Oklahoma State University Men's Basketball

Brett Weiberg enters his fourth season as head coach of the SWOSU Men's Basketball program in 2026-27 after being named the 16th head coach in program history in the summer of 2023. Weiberg has guided the Bulldogs to postseason berths in each of his first three seasons at SWOSU while coaching four All-Great American Conference selections. That group is highlighted by Ben Smith, who earned First Team All-GAC honors in 2024. Weiberg brings more than 25 years of coaching experience across the collegiate and high school levels, including more than two decades in college basketball and extensive experience as a head coach. Prior to SWOSU, Weiberg served as athletic director and head basketball coach at Madill High School from 2018-23. Before Madill, he spent five seasons as head coach at NCAA Division II Missouri Western State from 2013-18. Weiberg guided the Griffons to postseason appearances in four of his five seasons and, in 2016, led the program to its first postseason victory in six years and a berth in the MIAA Tournament quarterfinals. Weiberg began his head coaching career at Northern Oklahoma College-Tonkawa in 2006 after spending the previous five seasons as an assistant under his father, Mick Weiberg, a member of the Oklahoma Basketball Coaches Association Hall of Fame. In seven seasons as head coach, Weiberg compiled a 129-87 (.597) record and coached 10 All-Conference selections. His final season culminated in a 27-4 record, Oklahoma Collegiate Athletic Conference (OCAC) Championship and national junior college ranking. His coaching career began in 1998 following a four-year collegiate playing career. Weiberg spent one season each as an assistant at Blinn College, Wayland Baptist and the University of Texas at San Antonio before joining the staff at NOC-Tonkawa. As a player, Weiberg earned First Team All-Conference and All-Region honors at NOC-Tonkawa before transferring to NCAA Division I Sam Houston State. He served as a team captain at both programs and was a two-time Southland Academic All-Conference selection at Sam Houston State. Weiberg holds a bachelor's degree from Sam Houston State University (1998) and a master's degree from Northwestern Oklahoma State University (2006). He and his wife, Kristy, have three children: Jared Cole, Jayden Cora and Jackson Cash.   The Weiberg File   Coaching Career 2023-present: SWOSU (Head Coach) 2018-23: Madill High School (Athletic Director, Head Coach) 2013-18: Missouri Western State (Head Coach) 2006-13: Northern Oklahoma College-Tonkawa (Head Coach) 2001-06: Northern Oklahoma College-Tonkawa (Assistant Coach) 2000-01: UTSA (Assistant Coach) 1999-2000: Wayland Baptist (Assistant Coach) 1998-99: Blinn College (Assistant Coach)   Playing Career 1995-97: Sam Houston State       2x Academic All-Conference       Team Captain   1993-95: NOC-Tonkawa       2x Conference Champs       First Team All-Conference       First Team All-Region       Team Captain   Education Northwestern Oklahoma State University       M.Ed, 2006 Sam Houston State University       B.S., 1998 Northern Oklahoma College-Tonkawa       A.A., 1995

Dan O'Dowd enters his fourth season as an assistant coach with the SWOSU Men's Basketball program in 2026-27 after joining head coach Brett Weiberg's staff in the fall of 2023. During O'Dowd's three seasons at SWOSU, the Bulldogs have qualified for the Great American Conference postseason each year while producing four All-GAC selections, including First Team honoree Ben Smith. O'Dowd brings nearly four decades of coaching experience to the Bulldog staff, including 25 years at the NCAA Division I level. Prior to SWOSU, he spent six seasons as the head men's basketball coach and assistant athletic director at Bethany College in Kansas from 2017-23. Before Bethany, O'Dowd held NCAA Division I assistant coaching positions at North Texas, UTSA, Arizona State and Mississippi after beginning his collegiate coaching career as a graduate assistant at Kansas State. O'Dowd spent eight seasons at Arizona State, helping the Sun Devils reach the NCAA Tournament in 2003 and the NIT in 2002 and 2005. At UTSA, he was promoted to associate head coach in 2008 and helped guide the Roadrunners to the 2011 Southland Conference Tournament championship and an NCAA Tournament berth. UTSA went on to earn the first NCAA Tournament victory in program history. O'Dowd also brings nearly 10 years of administrative experience from assistant athletic director roles at Bethany and Barton Community College. He served six years on the NABC International Recruiting Committee while at UTSA. A native of Lakewood, Colorado, O'Dowd competed in cross country and track at Bethany College before beginning his coaching career with three seasons at Topeka High School. He earned his bachelor's degree from Bethany in 1986.   The O'Dowd File   Coaching Career 2023-present: SWOSU (Assistant Coach) 2017-23: Bethany College (Head Coach, Assistant Athletic Director) 2016-17: North Texas (Assistant Coach) 2006-16: UTSA (Associate Head Coach) 1998-06: Arizona State (Assistant Coach) 1993-98: Mississippi: (Assistant Coach) 1991-93: Barton County (Assistant Coach, Assistant Athletic Director) 1989-91: Kansas State (Graduate Assistant) 1986-89: Topeka High School (Assistant Coach)   Education Bethany College     B.S., 1986