Sport(s) Basketball 1991–1992 Evansville (asst.) Spouse Paula Brownell 1988–1991 DePauw Role Basketball Coach | Record 96–75 (.561) Name Brad Brownell Title Head coach 1992–1994 Indianapolis (asst.) | |
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Born November 15, 1968 (age 55)
Evansville, Indiana ( 1968-11-15 ) Team Clemson Tigers men's basketball Education DePauw University, University of Indianapolis Children Abby Brownell, Kate Brownell Similar People K J McDaniels, Milton Jennings, Landry Nnoko, Rod Hall, Oliver Purnell Profiles | ||
Inside clemson brad brownell s basketball philosophy
Bradley Robert Brownell (born November 15, 1968) is an American college basketball coach and the current head basketball coach at Clemson University. Prior to coming to Clemson, he held the same position at Wright State and UNC Wilmington.
Contents
- Inside clemson brad brownell s basketball philosophy
- Brad brownell breaks down exhibition game vs lenoir rhyne
- Early life
- Coaching career
- UNC Wilmington
- Wright State
- Clemson
- Coaching tree
- References
Brad brownell breaks down exhibition game vs lenoir rhyne
Early life
Born in Evansville, Indiana, Brownell played high school basketball at William Henry Harrison High School with current Saint Louis University assistant coach and Indiana University legend Calbert Cheaney. Brownell graduated from DePauw University in 1991, where he was a member of the Sigma Chi fraternity. He immediately went into coaching after graduating. He spent one season as an assistant to Jim Crews at the University of Evansville, then spent the next two seasons as an assistant on Royce Waltman's staff at the University of Indianapolis while earning his master's degree.
Coaching career
Upon completing his master's degree in 1994, Brownell began his tenure at UNC Wilmington as an assistant to then-head coach Jerry Wainwright. Brownell helped guide the Seahawks to four postseason tournament berths while serving as an assistant, including a memorable upset win over the fourth-seeded USC Trojans in the first round of the 2002 NCAA tournament.
UNC Wilmington
Following that season, Wainwright left Wilmington to take over at Richmond, and Brownell was promoted to head coach.
During his time as the Seahawks' head coach, Brownell led the Seahwaks to Colonial Athletic Association titles and NCAA Tournament berths in 2003 and 2006, narrowly losing in the First Round each season. For his efforts, Brownell was named CAA Coach of the Year in 2003 and 2006. In his four years, the Seahawks never finished below .500, and the 2005–2006 season produced a school-record 25 wins.
Wright State
Following the 2006 season, Brownell left UNC Wilmington to take the head coach's job at Wright State, against the wishes of Ron Burns, and yet he immediately made an impact. In his first season at Wright State, Brownell led the Raiders to their first-ever Horizon League title, beating out nationally ranked Butler to capture both the regular season and tournament titles. The Raiders earned the 14th seed in the West Region, and lost in the first round of the 2007 NCAA tournament to Pittsburgh. The team's 23 wins was a school record on the Division I level.
Brownell remained head coach at Wright State through the 2010 season. His teams never finished lower than third in conference play, but he was unable to return the Raiders to postseason play.
Clemson
On April 23, 2010, Brownell was named head coach at Clemson.
Brownell led the Tigers to the NCAA Tournament in his first year at the school. The Tigers defeated UAB in the First Four, but lost in the Second Round to West Virginia. After two subpar years, the Tigers returned to postseason play in 2014 earning an NIT bid and reaching the semifinals.
The next three years saw the Tigers finishing within three games of .500 each year and in the lower half of the ACC, but they did receive an NIT bid in 2017, losing in the first round.
On March 20, 2017, the school announced that Brownell would return as head coach for at least one more year.
Coaching tree
Several of Brownell's assistant coaches have gone on to their own careers as head basketball coaches: