 | |
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Assistant coach |
| Team | Millikin Big Blue |
| Conference | CCIW |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | (1962-05-10)May 10, 1962 (age 63) Wausau, Wisconsin, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1982–1984 | Wisconsin–Stevens Point |
| Position | Guard |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1984–1985 | Wisconsin–Stevens Point (assistant) |
| 1985–1986 | Colorado State (GA) |
| 1986–1987 | Fort Hays State (assistant) |
| 1987–1988 | Loras (assistant) |
| 1988–1993 | Loras |
| 1993–1995 | South Dakota State |
| 1995–2000 | Wisconsin (assistant) |
| 2000–2001 | Wisconsin (interim HC) |
| 2001–2002 | Saint Louis (assistant) |
| 2002–2007 | Saint Louis |
| 2009–2015 | Lindenwood |
| 2015–2025 | Virginia (assistant) |
| 2025–present | Millikin (assistant) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 338–204 |
| Tournaments | 0–1 (NCAA Division I) 1–2 (NIT) 1–1NAIA Division I) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| HAAC regular season (2011) | |
Bradley William Soderberg (born May 10, 1962) is a men's college basketball coach. He is currently an assistant coach for theMillikin Big Blue of theCollege Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin (CCIW). Soderberg was previously head coach atLindenwood,St. Louis,South Dakota State,Loras College, was the interim head coach atWisconsin, and an assistant coach for theUniversity of VirginiaCavaliers.
Born inWausau, Wisconsin, Soderberg played basketball atPacelli High School inStevens Point, Wisconsin for his father, Wisconsin Basketball Coaches Hall of Fame Coach, Don Soderberg. Soderberg played basketball in college atRipon College from 1980 to 1982 before he transferred toUniversity of Wisconsin–Stevens Point, playing at Stevens Point from 1982 to 1984 under head coachDick Bennett, and withTerry Porter (who later became player and eventually a head coach in theNational Basketball Association). The 1984 team made it all the way to the championship game of the NAIA Tournament before falling 50–48 toFort Hays State University. He graduated from theUniversity of Wisconsin–Stevens Point in 1985 with a degree inphysical education.
In 1986 Soderberg received his master's degree fromColorado State University inphysical education. He was then hired as an assistant coach atFort Hays State University for one season before quickly moving on to an assistant post atLoras College inDubuque, Iowa. He became head coach of Loras in 1988 and served until 1993 compiling a record of 79–45.[1] He was then hired as head coach ofSouth Dakota State University where he stayed from 1993 to 1995 compiling a record of 36–18.
After the two successful stints as a head coach at Division II schools, Soderberg's former coach,Dick Bennett, hired him as his assistant at theUniversity of Wisconsin–Madison. He served as an assistant to Bennett through the 2000 season. Three games into the 2000–01 campaign, the Badgers (coming off aFinal Four appearance in 2000) saw their head coach,Dick Bennett retire. Soderberg took over the heralded team and led them to a 16–10 record. However, the team lost in the first round of theNCAA tournament toGeorgia State University, considered a major disappointment to many Badger fans. Soderberg was then let go from his head coach position at the end of the season, as the Badgers hiredBo Ryan.
Soderberg accepted an assistant post atSaint Louis University under head coachLorenzo Romar. After his first season Romar was hired away to become the head coach at the University of Washington. Brad Soderberg was promoted to head coach for the 2002–03 season. His first two seasons he led the Billikens to twoNIT Tournament appearances. After his first three years SLU moved from Conference USA to the Atlantic 10. Soderberg was let go after three consecutive seasons without reaching the post season. He did however have a 20 win season during his final year at Saint Louis University. He was replaced byRick Majerus.
On April 17, 2007 St. Louis sports stationKFNS announced that Soderberg had been dismissed as men's basketball coach. No longer a head coach at a college, Soderberg coached his younger son's 4th grade team at St. Cletus in St. Charles, Missouri.[2] On July 7, 2008, Soderberg was named Interim Director of Athletics at Loras College.[1]
On May 14, 2009, Soderberg was named head coach ofLindenwood University inSaint Charles, Missouri.[3] In his first season as head coach of theLions, Soderberg led the Lions to one of the best seasons in school history, a record of 23–10, setting a school record for most home wins in a season by going 13–1 at home.[4] On March 29, 2010, the university announced the transfer of Kramer Soderberg, Missouri player of the year during his senior year of high school, fromMiami University (Ohio) to join his father's program.[2]
In his second season as head coach of the Lions, Lindenwood set a new school record for most straight wins after DefeatingMissouri Valley 77–66 for the team's 12th straight win on January 6, 2011.[5] The Lions finished the regular season 26–4 won the 2011HAAC Regular Season Championship and earned an automatic bid to the2011 NAIA Division I men's basketball tournament. The 26 wins set a new best record in school history.[6] Soderberg led the Lions to their first NAIA Division I Tournament win when the 20th seeded Lions defeated 14th-seededSt. Catharine College 78–72. Lindenwood's defense held St. Catharine ten points below its season average and forced 13 turnovers in the game. Offensively, Lindenwood made 33 of 40 free throws. All three of Lindenwoods guards finished with double digit points, Kramer Soderberg finished with 27, Bazzell with 14 points, and Rose with 13.[7] Soderberg's Lions eventually fell in the second round to 3rd-seededMountain State University, ending Lindenwood's final season in the NAIA and Heart of America Athletic Conference with the best record in school history with a 29–6 overall record.[8]
In 2011, Lindenwood began the transition from the NAIA to theNCAA'sDivision II. Competing as an independent, Lindenwood finished the season with a 26–3 record and was invited to the NCAA's Division II Transitional Tournament inSpearfish, South Dakota. Soderberg led them to the Division II Transitional National champions by defeatingMinot State andSioux Falls to end the season with a final 28–3 record.[9]
Lindenwood announced their entry into theMid–America Intercollegiate Athletics Association (MIAA).[10] Although ineligible for post-season play during the transition to Division II, Soderberg's Lions finished their first regular season in the MIAA in a third place tie in the fifteen team league.[11]
On April 17, 2015, Soderberg was named an assistant coach atVirginia, serving under Dick Bennett's son and former Wisconsin assistant,Tony Bennett.[12][13] Soderberg had a job change in the spring of 2021, where he became the Director of Scouting instead of an assistant coach under Tony Bennett.[14]
After Tony Bennett retired and Ron Sanchez was not retained, Soderberg left the staff with the hiring ofRyan Odom.[15]
On June 6, 2025, Soderberg was hired byMillikin, to serve as an assistant coach under his son, Kramer.[16]
Soderberg and his wife, Linda, have a daughter, Daley, and two sons, Kramer and Davis. Kramer Soderberg was hired as the men's head basketball coach atMillikin University in 2021, having served as an assistant men's coach at Millikin beginning in 2015.[17][18]
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loras Duhawks(Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference)(1988–1993) | |||||||||
| 1988–89 | Loras | 17–7 | 11–5 | 3rd | |||||
| 1989–90 | Loras | 14–11 | 11–5 | 2nd | |||||
| 1990–91 | Loras | 17–8 | 11–5 | 3rd | |||||
| 1991–92 | Loras | 16–10 | 10–6 | 3rd | |||||
| 1992–93 | Loras | 15–9 | 10–6 | 3rd | |||||
| Loras: | 79–45 (.637) | 53–27 (.663) | |||||||
| South Dakota State Jackrabbits(North Central Conference)(1993–1995) | |||||||||
| 1993–94 | South Dakota State | 19–8 | 11–7 | 3rd | |||||
| 1994–95 | South Dakota State | 17–10 | 10–8 | 6th | |||||
| South Dakota State: | 36–18 (.667) | 21–15 (.583) | |||||||
| Wisconsin Badgers(Big Ten Conference)(2000–2001) | |||||||||
| 2000–01 | Wisconsin | 16–10 | 9–7 | 5th | NCAA Division I First Round | ||||
| Wisconsin: | 16–10 (.615) | 9–7 (.563) | |||||||
| Saint Louis Billikens(Conference USA)(2002–2005) | |||||||||
| 2002–03 | Saint Louis | 16–14 | 9–7 | 4th | NIT First Round | ||||
| 2003–04 | Saint Louis | 19–13 | 9–7 | 6th | NIT Second Round | ||||
| 2004–05 | Saint Louis | 9–21 | 6–10 | 10th | |||||
| Saint Louis Billikens(Atlantic 10 Conference)(2005–2007) | |||||||||
| 2005–06 | Saint Louis | 16–13 | 10–6 | 3rd | |||||
| 2006–07 | Saint Louis | 20–13 | 8–8 | 7th | |||||
| Saint Louis: | 80–74 (.519) | 42–38 (.525) | |||||||
| Lindenwood Lions(Heart of America Athletic Conference)(2009–2011) | |||||||||
| 2009–10 | Lindenwood | 23–10 | 13–7 | 4th | |||||
| 2010–11 | Lindenwood | 29–6 | 17–3 | T–1st | NAIA Division I Second Round | ||||
| Lindenwood Lions(NCAA Division II independent)(2011–2012) | |||||||||
| 2011–12 | Lindenwood | 28–3 | |||||||
| Lindenwood Lions(Mid–America Intercollegiate Athletics Association)(2012–2015) | |||||||||
| 2012–13 | Lindenwood | 19–7 | 12–6 | T–3rd | Ineligible during transition to NCAA Division II | ||||
| 2013–14 | Lindenwood | 11–19 | 6–13 | 11th | |||||
| 2014–15 | Lindenwood | 17–12 | 12–7 | 4th | |||||
| Lindenwood: | 127–57 (.690) | 60–36 (.625) | |||||||
| Total: | 338–204 (.624) | ||||||||
National champion Postseason invitational champion | |||||||||