Bruiser Flint

Bruiser Flint
Sport(s)	Basketball
Current position
Title	Head coach
Team	Drexel
Record	195–139 (.584)
Biographical details
Born	July 23, 1965 (1965-07-23) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Playing career
1983–1987	Saint Joseph's
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1987–1989 1989–1996 1996–2001 2001–present	Coppin State (asst.) UMass (asst.) UMass Drexel
Head coaching record
Overall	281–211 (.571)
Accomplishments and honors
Awards CAA Coach of the Year (2002, 2004, 2009, 2012)

James "Bruiser" Flint (born July 23, 1965) is an American men's basketball coach. He is currently the head coach at Drexel University, located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania where he was born.

Collegiate playing career

Flint is a 1987 graduate of Saint Joseph's University. While attending St. Joe's, Flint was a member of the school's varsity basketball team. Flint was named to the all-Atlantic 10 team as a senior, and was inducted into the St. Joe's athletic hall of fame in 1988.

Early coaching career

In 1987, Flint became an assistant coach at Coppin State University. Two years later, Flint became an assistant coach under John Calipari at the University of Massachusetts Amherst (or UMass). Flint became the school's 17th head coach in 1996. While coach of the Minutemen, Flint compiled a career record of 86–72, including a 52–28 in-conference record. He resigned from UMass after the 2000–01 season.

Later coaching career

Flint became the head coach at Drexel on April 5, 2001. He has been named Colonial Athletic Association coach of the year four times (2002, 2004, 2009, 2012). Under Flint, the Drexel Dragons have made four NIT appearances.

Head coaching record

Season	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
UMass (Atlantic Ten Conference) (1996–2001)
1996–1997	UMass	19–14	11–5	3rd (East)	NCAA 1st Round
1997–1998	UMass	21–11	12–4	T–2nd (East)	NCAA 1st Round
1998–1999	UMass	14–16	9–7	3rd (East)
1999–2000	UMass	17–16	9–7	3rd (East)	NIT 1st Round
2000–2001	UMass	15–15	11–5	4th
UMass:		86–72	52–28
Drexel (Colonial Athletic Association) (2001–present)
2001–2002	Drexel	14–14	11–7	T–3rd
2002–2003	Drexel	19–12	12–6	T–2nd	NIT Opening Round
2003–2004	Drexel	18–11	13–5	2nd	NIT 1st Round
2004–2005	Drexel	17–12	12–6	T–4th	NIT Opening Round
2005–2006	Drexel	15–16	8–10	T–7th
2006–2007	Drexel	23–9	13–5	4th	NIT 1st Round
2007–2008	Drexel	12–20	5–13	10th
2008–2009	Drexel	15–14	10–8	6th
2009–2010	Drexel	16–16	11–7	6th
2010–2011	Drexel	21-10	11–7	5th
2011-2012	Drexel	26-5	16-2	1st
Drexel:		196–139	122–76
Total:		282–211
National champion         Conference regular season champion         Conference tournament champion       Conference regular season and conference tournament champion       Conference division champion

External links

• Bruiser Flint Bio at Bruiser Flint's Official Website
• Alumnus page on UMassHoops.com