Name:  John Brackett
Office Phone:  252.985.5217
E-mail:  jbrackett@ncwc.edu

John Brackett begins his 19th season at the helm of the Lady Bishop's basketball team and 17th as head softball coach.  During his tenure, he has become the all-time winningest women's basketball coach in Wesleyan history, while being honored as the Dixie/USA South Conference's Women's Basketball Coach of the Year on three
different occasions. 

His first Coach of the Year honor came in 1994 when his team finished with a school best 20-8 record.  That team advanced to the second round of the NCAA Tournament after winning the  Conference Regular Season and Tournament Championships. 

His second Coach of the Year performance came in 1999 when his team won 19 games, won the Conference Tournament Championship and advanced to the second round of the NCAA Tournament.

His final Coach of the Year honor came in 2002. Brackett led his 2001-02 Lady Bishops to a
16-9 overall record, including a 11-3 mark in conference play.

Brackett has an extensive background as a player.  He played high school basketball at Lee-Davis High School in Mechanicsville, VA.  A four year starter for North Carolina Wesleyan, Brackett's teams were highly successful and accumulated an 82-31 record.  His teams won two Conference Championships and advanced to the NCAA "Elite Eight" in 1987.  While serving as captain during his senior year, he was selected as the team's Most Valuable Player as well as being selected as a  Conference All-Academic performer after accumulating a 3.9 grade point average.

A native of Mechanicsville, VA, Brackett graduated from North Carolina Wesleyan with a degree in Psychology in 1988.  He and his wife, Suzanne, have two children:  Michael (13) and Ashlee (7).  The family currently resides in Rocky Mount and are proud members of Southside Baptist Church.