1. Bradley Cole Underwood was born on December 14,1963 and is the current head coach for the Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team.
14 Facts About Brad Underwood
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Days later, Brad Underwood decided to attend Kansas State University, where he would play under head coach Jack Hartman.
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Brad Underwood served as assistant coach under Bob Huggins and Frank Martin at Kansas State from 2006 to 2012.
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In 2012, Martin left to become head coach at South Carolina, and Brad Underwood followed him to Columbia as his associate head coach.
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Brad Underwood replaced Danny Kaspar, who left after 13 seasons to become the head coach of Texas State.
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Brad Underwood has great plans on how we can make this program even better.
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Brad Underwood then led the Lumberjacks to an upset victory over the third-seeded West Virginia Mountaineers coached by Bob Huggins, with whom he worked as an assistant at Kansas State.
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On March 21,2016, Brad Underwood was hired as head coach of Oklahoma State.
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On March 18,2017, Brad Underwood was hired as head coach of Illinois, replacing John Groce.
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Brad Underwood signed a six-year contract through 2023 worth $18 million that includes two retention bonuses.
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Brad Underwood's contract was extended until the 2026 season and moves his base salary to $3.4 million, which ranks in the upper quartile of the Big Ten Conference.
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Brad Underwood graduated from Kansas State with a bachelor's degree in radio and television communications in 1986.
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Brad Underwood is married to Susan Underwood and has three children: Tyler, Katie, and Ashley.
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Brad Underwood has served on the Coaches Council of Coaches vs Cancer throughout his career and was awarded the Coaches vs Cancer Champion Award in 2023.