Brendon Gooch

Brendon Gooch

  • In his first year at UIS 
Brendon Gooch is an assistant coach for the UIS Men's Basketball team. 

He is a Belleville, Ill. native and played in the GLVC as a Mckendree Bearcat from 2020 to 2022. He earned Second Team All-GLVC honors during the 2020-21 season.

Gooch graduated from Southern Illinois University Carbondale in 2020 with a Bachelor of Science in Business Management. He played 69 games in three seasons as a Saluki. Gooch transferred to McKendree where he appeared in 37 games over two years, averaging 12.0 points per game during his time there. He went on to play professionally for the Drogheda Wolves National League Team in Drogheda, Ireland in 2022.