Bryan Mullins
{{Short description|American basketball coach (born 1987)}}
{{Infobox basketball biography
| name = Bryan Mullins
| image =
| position = Assistant coach
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 1
| weight_lb = 190
| league = Big East Conference
| team = DePaul Blue Demons
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1987|1|13}}
| birth_place = Hinsdale, Illinois, U.S.
| nationality = American / Irish
| high_school = Downers Grove
(Downers Grove, Illinois)
| college = Southern Illinois (2005–2009)
| draft_year = 2009
| career_start = 2009
| career_end = 2013
| career_number = 11, 10
| career_position = Point guard
| years1 = 2009–2010
| team1 = JL Bourg-en-Bresse
| years2 = 2010–2013
| team2 = Châlons-Reims
| cyears1 = 2013–2015
| cteam1 = Loyola Chicago ({{tooltip|DBO|Director of basketball operations}})
| cyears2 = 2015–2018
| cteam2 = Loyola Chicago (assistant)
| cyears3 = 2018–2019
| cteam3 = Loyola Chicago (associate HC)
| cyears4 = 2019–2024
| cteam4 = Southern Illinois
| cyears5 = 2024–present
| cteam5 = DePaul (assistant)
| highlights =
As player:
- 2× Missouri Valley Conference Defensive Player of the Year (2008, 2009)
- Second team All-MVC (2008)
- 4× MVC All-Defensive Team (2006–2009)
- MVC Freshman of the Year (2006)
- MVC All-Freshman Team (2006)
- MVC All-Newcomer Team (2006)
| bbr =
}}
Bryan Mullins (born January 13, 1987) is an American college basketball coach and former player. He was head coach of the Southern Illinois Salukis men's basketball team for five seasons from 2019 to 2024.{{cite web|url=http://siusalukis.com/news/2019/3/20/mens-basketball-bryan-mullins-named-saluki-basketball-head-coach.aspx?path=mbball|title=Bryan Mullins named Saluki Basketball head coach|website=Southern Illinois University Athletics}} He has been an assistant on Chris Holtmann's staff at DePaul University since April 1, 2024.
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.{{cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/players/bryan-mullins-1.html|title=Bryan Mullins College Stats|website=College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com}} He was also a two-time Academic All-American at the school, as well as a two-time Missouri Valley Conference Defensive Player of the Year.{{cite web |title=Bryan Mullins named Defensive Player of the Year; Kevin Dillard tabbed as Freshman of the Year |url=https://siusalukis.com/news/2009/3/3/bryan_mullins_named_defensive_player_of_the_year_kevin_dillard_tabbed_as_freshman_of_the_year.aspx |website=Southern Illinois University Athletics |access-date=23 March 2021}} Following graduation, Mullins played four years of professional basketball in France.{{cite web |title=COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Former Salukis great Bryan Mullins will coach SIUC |url=https://www.thetelegraph.com/sports/article/COLLEGE-BASKETBALL-Former-Salukis-great-Bryan-13705818.php |website=The Telegraph |access-date=23 March 2021}}
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.{{cite web |title=Former Loyola Assistant Bryan Mullins Prepares for Return to Gentile Arena |url=http://loyolaphoenix.com/2020/01/former-loyola-assistant-bryan-mullins-prepares-for-return-to-gentile-arena/ |website=Loyola Phoenix |access-date=23 March 2021}}{{cite web |title='He's a genius' — Loyola assistant Bryan Mullins brings smarts, toughness to role |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/college/ct-spt-loyola-elite-eight-bryan-mullins-20180323-story.html |website=Chicago Tribune |access-date=23 March 2021}} 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.{{cite web|url=https://thesouthern.com/news/local/siu/siu-announces-bryan-mullins-as-next-saluki-basketball-coach/article_ead4d599-b86d-5540-af3f-900b0138d484.html|title=SIU announces Bryan Mullins as next Saluki Basketball coach|first=Les Winkeler, Todd|last=Hefferman|website=The Southern}} In his 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. He was picked 2nd for Missouri Valley Conference coach of the year trailing Northern Iowa's Ben Jacobson. Mullins was dismissed as Salukis head coach on March 8, 2024 after five seasons and an 86–68 overall record.[https://siusalukis.com/news/2024/3/8/mens-basketball-news-southern-illinois-parts-ways-with-mens-basketball-head-coach-bryan-mullins McCaughan, Tim. "Southern Illinois parts ways with Men’s Basketball head coach Bryan Mullins," Southern Illinois University (Carbondale) Athletics, Friday, March 8, 2024.] Retrieved April 1, 2024. He was succeeded by Scott Nagy on March 28.[https://siusalukis.com/news/2024/3/28/mens-basketball-news-scott-nagy-named-southern-illinois-mens-basketball-coach McCaughan, Tim. "Scott Nagy Named Southern Illinois Men’s Basketball Coach," Southern Illinois University (Carbondale) Athletics, Thursday, March 28, 2024.] Retrieved April 1, 2024.
Twenty-four days after his departure from SIU Carbondale, he has named an assistant on Chris Holtmann's staff at DePaul University on April 1, 2024.[https://depaulbluedemons.com/news/2024/4/1/mens-basketball-bryan-mullins-joins-blue-demon-coaching-staff "Bryan Mullins Joins Blue Demon Coaching Staff," DePaul University Athletics, Monday, April 1, 2024.] Retrieved April 1, 2024.
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.{{cite web|url=http://siusalukis.com/news/2019/3/22/mens-basketball-five-things-to-know-about-bryan-mullins.aspx|title=Five things to know about Bryan Mullins|website=Southern Illinois University Athletics}}
Head coaching record
{{CBB Yearly Record Start | type = coach | conference = | postseason = | poll = }}
{{CBB Yearly Record Subhead
| name = Southern Illinois Salukis
| conference = Missouri Valley Conference
| startyear = 2019
| endyear = 2024
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 2019–20
| name = Southern Illinois
| overall = 16–16
| conference = 10–8
| confstanding = 5th
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 2020–21
| name = Southern Illinois
| overall = 12–14
| conference = 5–13
| confstanding = 9th
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 2021–22
| name = Southern Illinois
| overall = 16–15
| conference = 9–9
| confstanding = 6th
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 2022–23
| name = Southern Illinois
| overall = 23–10
| conference = 14–6
| confstanding = T–3rd
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 2023–24
| name = Southern Illinois
| overall = 19–13
| conference = 11–9
| confstanding = 6th
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Subtotal
| name = Southern Illinois
| overall = 86–68 ({{winpct|86|68}})
| confrecord = 49–45 ({{winpct|49|45}})
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record End
| overall = 86–68 ({{winpct|86|68}})
| legend = no
}}
References
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External links
- [https://twitter.com/bryan_mullins_ Bryan Mullins] on Twitter
- [https://siusalukis.com/staff-directory/bryan-mullins/469 Southern Illinois profile]
- [https://loyolaramblers.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/coaches/bryan-mullins/4 Loyola Chicago profile]
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