Bryan Mullins
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Southern Illinois |
| Conference | MVC |
| Record | 16–16 (.500) |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | January 13, 1987 Downers Grove, Illinois |
| Playing career | |
| 2005–2009 | Southern Illinois |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 2013–2019 | Loyola (IL) (asst.) |
| 2019–present | Southern Illinois |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 16–16 (.500) |
Bryan Mullins (born January 13, 1987) is a former American basketball player and current college basketball coach. He is currently head coach of the Southern Illinois Salukis men's basketball team.[1][2]
Playing career
Mullins was a four-year letterwinner at Southern Illinois for coach Chris Lowery where he was part of the Salukis' Sweet 16 run in the 2007 NCAA Tournament.[3] He was also a two-time Academic All-American at the school. Following graduation, Mullins played four years of professional basketball in France.[2]
Coaching career
After retiring from professional basketball, Mullins joined Porter Moser's staff at Loyola, rising the ranks from director of basketball operations up to associate head coach.[4] He was on staff during Loyola's historic Final Four run at the 2018 NCAA Tournament.
On March 20, 2019 Mullins was named the 14th head coach in Southern Illinois history, replacing Barry Hinson.[1][5]
In Mullins' first season as Salukis head coach, he led the team to a 10-8 conference record including a seven game winning streak and finished 5th despite the team being picked last in the conference before the season. Mullins was picked 2nd for Missouri Valley Conference coach of the year trailing Northern Iowa's Ben Jacobson.
Personal life
Mullins comes from a basketball family. His father Mike is the founder of the Illinois Wolves AAU program, while his older brother Brendan is a former college basketball player at Saint Michael's College and assistant basketball coach at Southern Illinois Salukis.[6][7].
Head coaching record
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southern Illinois Salukis (MVC) (2019–present) | |||||||||
| 2019–20 | Southern Illinois | 16–16 | 10–8 | 5th | |||||
| Southern Illinois: | 16–16 (.500) | 10–8 (.556) | |||||||
| Total: | 16–16 (.500) | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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References
- ^ a b "Bryan Mullins named Saluki Basketball head coach". Southern Illinois University Athletics.
- ^ a b "Bryan Mullins - Head Coach - Staff Directory". Southern Illinois University Athletics.
- ^ "Bryan Mullins College Stats". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.
- ^ "Bryan Mullins - Men's Basketball Coach". Loyola University Chicago Athletics.
- ^ Hefferman, Les Winkeler, Todd. "SIU announces Bryan Mullins as next Saluki Basketball coach". The Southern.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "Five things to know about Bryan Mullins". Southern Illinois University Athletics.
- ^ "Brendan Mullins - Men's Basketball Coach". Illinois State University Athletics.[permanent dead link]
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