Mike Brey is a highly respected basketball coach known for building competitive programs and fostering player development, currently serving as an assistant coach for an NBA team. After concluding a significant 23-year tenure as the head men’s basketball coach at Notre Dame in 2023, Mike Brey left as the program’s all-time winningest coach with 483 victories at the university, accumulating 582 total wins over 28 seasons as a head coach. Brey was recognized with numerous accolades during his time at Notre Dame, including the Associated Press and Henry Iba/USBWA National Coach of the Year in 2011, and was a three-time Big East Coach of the Year in 2007, 2008, and 2011. He was the first Notre Dame coach to reach 400 victories in 2018.
Throughout his career, Brey has actively engaged in community initiatives, including serving on the Coaches vs. Cancer National Council and partnering with the American Heart Association for the ‘Men of Heart’ initiative. His indelible contributions to the sport are further recognized by his induction into both the University of Delaware and George Washington University Athletics Halls of Fame.