Brian Dutcher

{{Infobox college coach

| name = Brian Dutcher

| image = Brian Dutcher 2023.jpg

| alt =

| caption = Dutcher posing for a picture in 2023

| current_title = Head coach

| current_team = San Diego State

| current_conference = MW

| current_record = {{winpct|198|68|record=y}}

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1959|10|30}}

| birth_place = Alpena, Michigan, U.S.

| death_date =

| death_place =

| alma_mater = Minnesota ('82)

| player_years1 =

| player_team1 =

| coach_years1 = 1983–1985

| coach_team1 = Illinois (GA)

| coach_years2 = 1986–1988

| coach_team2 = South Dakota State (assistant)

| coach_years3 = 1989–1998

| coach_team3 = Michigan (associate HC)

| coach_years4 = 1999–2017

| coach_team4 = San Diego State (associate HC)

| coach_years5 = 2017–present

| coach_team5 = San Diego State

| overall_record = {{winpct|198|68|record=y}}

| bowl_record =

| tournament_record = 7–6 (NCAA Division I)
17–5 (Mountain West)

| championships = * NCAA Division I Regional – Final Four (2023)

3 MWC tournament (2018, 2021, 2023)
3 MWC regular season (2020, 2021, 2023)

| awards = * 2× MWC Coach of the Year (2020, 2021)

| coaching_records =

}}

Brian James Dutcher (born October 30, 1959) is an American college basketball coach who is the head coach of the San Diego State Aztecs men's basketball team at San Diego State University (SDSU).{{cite web|first=Scott|last=Phillips|title=Report: San Diego State head coach Steve Fisher retires, replaced by assistant Brian Dutcher|url=http://collegebasketball.nbcsports.com/2017/04/10/report-san-diego-state-head-coach-steve-fisher-retires-replaced-by-assistant-brian-dutcher/|publisher=NBC Sports|accessdate=April 10, 2017|date=April 10, 2017}} He was an assistant under head coach Steve Fisher with the Michigan Wolverines and San Diego State, succeeding Fisher as the Aztecs' head coach upon his retirement in 2017.

Coaching career

Dutcher has more than 30 years of coaching experience, including 18 seasons as an assistant to Steve Fisher at San Diego State preceded by nine at the University of Michigan. He joined then-interim coach Fisher in 1989 when Michigan won the national championship. Dutcher is credited for having a central role in recruiting the Fab Five to Michigan and for bringing Kawhi Leonard to San Diego State.{{cite web|title=San Diego State's Steve Fisher retires, replaced by Brian Dutcher|url=http://www.upi.com/Sports_News/College-Basketball/2017/04/10/San-Diego-States-Steve-Fisher-retires-replaced-by-Brian-Dutcher/4611491862106/|publisher=United Press International|accessdate=April 11, 2017|date=April 10, 2017}} He was named San Diego State's "head coach in waiting" in 2011.{{cite web|first=Mark|last=Zeigler|title=Dutcher's dream job was here all along|url=http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/sports/aztecs/sdut-details-fishers-new-deal-2011aug29-htmlstory.html|work=The San Diego Union-Tribune|accessdate=April 10, 2017|date=August 29, 2011}} Following Fisher's decision to retire, Dutcher was formally named as his replacement on April 11, 2017.

Thanks to Dutcher bringing in transfers Malachi Flynn, Yanni Wetzell, K.J. Feagin, and Trey Pulliam, along with the development of returnees Matt Mitchell, Jordan Shackel, Nathan Mensah, and Adam Seiko, the Aztecs started the 2019–20 season 26–0, with impressive road/neutral site wins over BYU, Creighton, Iowa, and Utah State - the preseason Mountain West favorite. This resulted in a #4 ranking for five straight weeks for San Diego State while Dutcher was named to the Naismith Coach of the Year Late-Season Watch List. Dutcher was named Mountain West Conference Coach of the Year on March 3, 2020.{{cite press release|url=https://themw.com/news/2020/3/3/mountain-west-announces-2019-20-mens-basketball-all-conference-team.aspx |title=Mountain West Announces 2019-20 Men's Basketball All-Conference Team |publisher=Mountain West Conference |date=March 3, 2020 |accessdate=March 3, 2020}}