Butch Pierre (born October 4, 1962) is a college basketball coach, currently serving as head coach at Northwest Florida State College. Prior to his stint at Northwest State Florida College, Pierre served as the director for player personnel for the University of
Memphis Tigers men's basketball
The Memphis Tigers men's basketball team represents the University of Memphis in NCAA Division I men's college basketball. The Tigers have competed in the American Athletic Conference since 2013. As of 2020, the Tigers had the 26th highest winni ...
team under coach Tubby Smith during the 2017-18 season. Prior to that, he was an assistant coach for the
NC State Wolfpack men's basketball
The NC State Wolfpack men's basketball team represents North Carolina State University in NCAA Division I men's basketball competition. N.C. State is one of the seven founding members of the Atlantic Coast Conference.
Prior to joining the ACC i ...
team,
Oklahoma State Cowboys basketball
The Oklahoma State Cowboys basketball team represents Oklahoma State University in Stillwater, Oklahoma, United States in NCAA Division I men's basketball competition. All women's teams at the school are known as Cowgirls. The Cowboys currently ...
team and is also the former interim head coach of the
Louisiana State University
Louisiana State University (officially Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College, commonly referred to as LSU) is a public land-grant research university in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The university was founded in 1860 nea ...
men's basketball team.
Pierre, a 9-year assistant at LSU, replaced former head coach
John Brady, who was fired on February 8, 2008.
Pierre was born in
Darrow, Louisiana. He is a 1984 graduate of
Mississippi State University
Mississippi State University for Agriculture and Applied Science, commonly known as Mississippi State University (MSU), is a public land-grant research university adjacent to Starkville, Mississippi. It is classified among "R1: Doctoral Unive ...
with a degree in education. He received a
master's degree
A master's degree (from Latin ) is an academic degree awarded by universities or colleges upon completion of a course of study demonstrating mastery or a high-order overview of a specific field of study or area of professional practice. in education from Mississippi State in 1986.
Head coaching record
References
External links
Official Bio @ LSUSports.netOfficial Bio @ nwfraiders.com
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1962 births
Living people
American men's basketball coaches
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Basketball coaches from Louisiana
Basketball players from Louisiana
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