Portland Community College

PCC made a game changing hire when they brought on Tony Broadous as their head men's basketball coach at Portland Community College in 2012. After 11 seasons at the helm of Panther Basketball, Broadous has stepped aside to take on the challenge of the Athletic Director position.

"The athletics program at PCC has made some real progress and improvement over the last few years, and I'm excited to continue that growth," said Broadous. "There is so much potential to build something very special, right here in the heart of Portland."

The hall of fame coach is well known in Portland as a successful mentor, role model, and outstanding basketball coach. Tony graduated from Thomas Jefferson High School where he played football, baseball and basketball and was named Athlete of the Year as a senior. After high school he went on to Lane Community College where he earned all-league honors in baseball and basketball In 1991. Tony graduated from Oregon State University with a bachelor’s degree in Sociology.  

Immediately after earning his degree, Tony went back into the heart of Portland and started coaching youth in a variety of sports; baseball, Track, and the sport that touched his innermost core - basketball.  

He started his high school basketball coaching career with the junior varsity boys at Roosevelt High School in Portland in 1993 under legendary coach Jerry Campbell. After five years he became the varsity head coach and was named Portland Interscholastic League Coach of the Year in 2002.

In 2003, Grant High School, one of the premier high schools in all of Oregon, came calling. The prideful Generals were in the midst of a five year playoff drought and they set their sights on a coach they felt could bring them back to the major success they enjoyed in the 80’s. Coach Broadous was hired and away they went.

The Generals made the playoffs the very first season he took over. He was named Coach of the Year and Grant was immediately back on the map. In 2008 Coach Broadous led the Grant Generals to an upset of #1 ranked Oregon City to win their first state championship in 20 years. 

In 2012 Coach Broadous resigned from Grant High School to become the Head Coach at PCC. The long-suffering Panther program had a miserable record of 0 wins and 24 losses the year before his arrival. In his first year the Panthers went 14-16, improved all season and finished tied for 3rd in region play. In his second year he led PCC to the playoffs and the NWAC tournament for the first time in school history. Not satisfied, the Panthers went on to win the NWAC Tournament Championship! In just two years Coach Broadous had taken the Portland Community College program from worst in 2012, to first in 2014.

Coach Broadous continued to build the program into a perennial winner with back to back playoff teams through 2016-18. Including reaching the Final Four in 2018 but losing by three to eventual champion North Idaho.  

The 2019-20 Panthers battled through a season where they lost four key players to season ending injuries, to finish in 3rd place and qualify for the playoffs. The Panthers ended the regular the season red hot, finishing with wins in 5 out of the last six games, and 11-2 in their last 13 games. Unfortunately, their remarkable season was cut short as the Covid-19 pandemic canceled the NWAC Tournament.  

Coach Broadous teams steadily perform well on the court and in the classroom. His legacy continues to grow as he consistently sends players on to the next level to continue their academic and athletic careers.

Awards/Accomplishments
PIL Coach of the Year – 2001-02, 2002-03, 2007-08
Oregon Association of Coaches – Coach of the Year 2008
Oregon High School 6A State Championship - 2007-08
Inducted into the Grant High School Hall of Fame as a Coach – 2016
Inducted into the Portland Interscholastic League Hall of fame as a Coach – 2017
NWAC Southern Region Coach of the Year 2014, 2018
NWAC Coach of the Year – 2014
NWAC Championship – 2013-14
NWAC Final Four – 2017-18