Brent Coates enters his first season as the assistant coach with the Keiser University Men’s Soccer squad. Coates most recently served as the assistant men's soccer coach at Oral Roberts University (NCAA Division I) in Tulsa, Okla.
Coates helped the Golden Eagles set defensive records in 2013, allowing the least amount of goals in program history. The season culminated with a Summit League Conference Runner-Up finish. The 2014 season saw the Golden Eagles move to an RPI of 134 and a Summit League Conference Co-Championship season losing in Summit League Semi-Finals. His stint at ORU produced eight all-conference players, in addition to the 2014 Summit League offensive MVP.
Prior to ORU, Coates was the Head Men’s Soccer Coach at Oklahoma Baptist University. In the fall of 2013, Coates lead the OBU Men's Soccer team to a Sooner Athletic Conference Tournament title while advancing to the Sweet 16. He served as the SAC Men's Soccer Chair and served on the NAIA National Top 25 Ranking Committee for three seasons.
Coates was the Sooner Athletic Conference Coach of the year in 2010 after leading the Bison to a 17-4 record, winning OBU's first SAC regular season title and first post-season tournament title. In addition, OBU advanced to a sweet 16 birth at the NAIA National Tournament and finished the season with a No. 14 national ranking after being ranked as high as No. 7 in the country.
In 2008 the Bison were ranked as high as No. 17 nationally and finished the year with an undefeated record in the SAC carrying a 12-2-4 final record.
Coates was at OBU for nine years, helping to start the program in 2004 as an assistant coach with teams in 2004 and 2005 that finished ranked No. 23 and No. 11 nationally. Coates coached numerous All-American's at OBU who have gone on to play professional soccer in the MLS, USL, and various leagues around the world.
He coached on the Oklahoma State Olympic Development program staff for nine years coaching numerous age groups on both the girls and boys sides. He played soccer at the University of Tulsa and has an undergraduate degree in business administration (1998). He went on to get his master's degree in education (2001) from Bethel College (now Bethel University) in McKenzie, Tenn., and served as a graduate assistant soccer coach for both the men and women's programs. He also served as an assistant coach at Oklahoma Christian University (2002-03) that saw the Lady Eagles program reach the NAIA National Tournament. He is currently pursuing his Ph.D. in Sports Administration and Leadership at Concordia University of Chicago and has an eight year-old daughter named Kayleigh who lives in Shawnee, OK.
