Bryce Drew
- January 4, 2024
- Basketball Coach
Quick Facts
Full Name | Bryce Drew |
Occupation | Basketball Coach |
Date Of Birth | Sep 21, 1974(1974-09-21) |
Age | 50 |
Birthplace | Baton Rouge |
Country | United States |
Birth City | Louisiana |
Horoscope | Virgo |
Bryce Drew Biography
Name | Bryce Drew |
Birthday | Sep 21 |
Birth Year | 1974 |
Place Of Birth | Baton Rouge |
Home Town | Louisiana |
Birth Country | United States |
Birth Sign | Virgo |
Parents | Homer Drew, Janet Drew |
Siblings | Scott Drew, Dana Shaw |
Spouse | Tara Thibodeaux |
Bryce Drew is one of the most popular and richest Basketball Coach who was born on September 21, 1974 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States. Valparaiso University legend who helped guide the Crusaders to the Sweet 16 after he hit an important game-winning shot with three points in the opening round of the 1998 NCAA Tournament. He was named head coach of the Crusaders director of basketball in the year 2011.
The brother His brother Scott Drew served as the head coach at Baylor University. served as the head coach of Baylor University.
Drew’s wife, formerly Tara Thibodeaux, is a dancer and choreographer. She was a semi-finalist competing at the age of 15 in the V USA IBC International Ballet Competition held in 1994. In 2001 and 2002, she was a member of the Atlanta Hawks NBA dance team. She was awarded the prestigious Outstanding Choreographer Award at the 2017 Youth American Grand Prix in Chicago for her “Dying Swan” and has set choreography for Ballet Magnificat “The Arrival” and “Stratagem”. She currently teaches and trains young dancers in Nashville. Tara is the daughter of Kathy Thibodeaux, an American ballet dancer and artistic director, and former child actor and musician Keith Thibodeaux, who portrayed Ricky Ricardo, Jr. (“Little Ricky”) on the TV series I Love Lucy.
After having been exposed to basketball for years through his father’s head coaching position, Bryce played basketball as the point guard for Valparaiso High School in Valparaiso, Indiana. As he progressed through high school though, Drew developed a rapid heartbeat, which required three surgeries to repair. Despite this difficulty, he led his team to the state final game, and was named Indiana’s Mr. Basketball of 1994. He was also named the Gatorade Indiana Player of the Year his senior season in high school after guiding his team to a 28–1 season with the only loss coming in the state finals in overtime to the South Bend Clay High School Colonials.
The brother of his Casey Shaw played professionally for the Philadelphia 76ers.
Bryce Drew Net Worth
Net Worth | $5 Million |
Source Of Income | Basketball Coach |
House | Living in own house. |
Bryce Drew is one of the richest Basketball Coach from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Bryce Drew 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
After a six-year stint with the NBA and a few seasons in Europe the player turned to coaching and was an assistant coach at Valparaiso in 2005.
He was the coach who led his Crusaders into the 2nd round of the NCAA Tournament as head coach in 2013.
Bryce Homer Drew (born September 21, 1974) is an American college basketball coach and former player. He is currently the head coach at Grand Canyon University. Previously he served as the head coach of the Vanderbilt Commodores and in the same capacity at his alma mater, Valparaiso, having succeeded his father, Homer Drew. Bryce’s brother, Scott, also coached at Valpo before becoming the head coach of the Baylor Bears. As a player, Bryce Drew was known for his buzzer-beating shot in the first round of Valparaiso’s run in the 1998 NCAA Tournament. He went on to play six seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a backup point guard for the Houston Rockets, Chicago Bulls, Charlotte Hornets and New Orleans Hornets.
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Who is Bryce Drew Dating?
According to our records, Bryce Drew married to Tara Thibodeaux. As of December 1, 2023, Bryce Drew’s is not dating anyone.
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On April 6, 2016, after five seasons as Valparaiso’s coach, Drew was hired by Vanderbilt to be their head coach. In his introductory press conference, he stated, “No Vanderbilt team has ever made it to the Final Four, and we would like to be that first Vanderbilt team.”
Facts & Trivia
Bryce Ranked on the list of most popular Basketball Coach. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Bryce Drew celebrates birthday on September 21 of every year.
After his termination from Vanderbilt, Drew joined ESPN as an analyst for their college basketball coverage. He spent the 2019–20 season mostly covering conference games between teams from the American Athletic Conference before leaving to take the head coaching job at Grand Canyon.