MEET THE HOOP HISTORIANS
 
BREN PETAR
  
Residence:  Santa Ana, CA
Birthday:  July 7
Final Fours Attended: (32) -- 1976, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989,
1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003,
2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012
 Member of the Hoop Historians since 2011

A financial advisor by trade, Petar former basketball coach, working eight years at the high school and was an assistant in the Junior College ranks.  Bren is one of a few coaches that claim a winning coaching record against fellow Hoop Historian John Mayberry.  Petar has attended thirty-one Final Fours, with his first coming in 1976, and then attending 30 straight from 1982-2011.
 

Bren Petar NCAA Tournament Game Log      
               
Year  Round Games  Location   Year  Round Games  Location
1976  Final Four 3  Philadelphia, PA   1982  Final Four 3  New Orleans, LA
1983  Final Four 3  Albuquerque, NM   1984  Final Four 3  Seattle, WA
1985  Final Four 3  Lexington, KY   1986  Final Four 3  Dallas, TX
1987  Final Four 3  New Orleans, LA   1988  Final Four 3  Kansas City, MO
1989  Final Four 3  Seattle, WA   1990  Final Four 3  Denver, CO
1991  Final Four 3  Indianapolis, IN   1992  Final Four 3  Minneapolis, MN
1993  Final Four 3  New Orleans, LA   1994  Final Four 3  Charlotte, NC
1995  Final Four 3  Seattle, WA   1996  Final Four 3  East Rutherford, NJ
1997  Final Four 3  Indianapolis, IN   1998  Final Four 3  San Antonio, TX
1999  Final Four 3  St. Petersburg, FL   2000  Final Four 3  Indianapolis, IN
2001  Final Four 3  Minneapolis, MN   2002  Final Four 3  Atlanta, GA
2003  Final Four 3  New Orleans, LA   2004  Final Four 3  San Antonio, TX
2005  Final Four 3  St. Louis, MO   2006  Final Four 3  Indianapolis, IN
2007  Final Four 3  Atlanta, GA       2008  Final Four 3  San Antonio, TX
2009  Final Four 3  Detroit, MI   2010  Final Four 3  Indianapolis, IN
2011  Final Four 3  Houston, TX   2012  Final Four 3  New Orleans, LA

Total NCAA Tournament Games:  96



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