Brian Collins (basketball)

Last updated
Brian Collins
Current position
TitleHead coach
Team Tennessee State
Conference OVC
Record81–102 (.443)
Biographical details
Born (1984-03-23) March 23, 1984 (age 40)
Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.
Playing career
2002–2006 Belmont
2006 Bakersfield Jam
2007 Kouvot
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2007–2009 Tennessee State (asst.)
2009–2012 Cumberland (asst.)
2012–2015 Columbia State CC
2015–2017 East Tennessee State (asst.)
2017–2018 Illinois State (asst.)
2018–presentTennessee State
Head coaching record
Overall81–102 (.443) (NCAA)
64–28 (.696) (NJCAA)
Accomplishments and honors
Awards
2013–14 REGION 7 COACH OF THE YEAR,2014–15 NJCAA DISTRICT 7 COACH OF THE YEAR, 2019–20 BOXTOROW COACH OF THE YEAR

Brian "Penny" Collins is an American college basketball coach, and current head coach of the Tennessee State Tigers basketball team. [1] [2]

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Playing career

A Nashville native, Collins was a four-year starter at hometown Belmont under Rick Byrd, and was the captain of the Bruins first-ever NCAA Tournament appearance at the Division I level in 2006. He scored 1,199 points in his career, and left the school as the all-time leader in assists and steals at the Division I level. [2] [3]

After graduation, Collins played professional basketball between 2006 and 2007 with the Bakersfield Jam of the NBDL and Kouvot in Finland. [4]

Coaching career

In 2007, Collins began his coaching career serving as a graduate assistant and director of basketball operations at Tennessee State until 2009, when he accepted an assistant coaching position at NAIA institution Cumberland. [2]

Collins landed his first head coaching job, taking the reins of Columbia State where he took over a team that went 10–17 in his first year, but compiled a 54–11 overall record in his final two seasons and led the team to two-straight NCJAA national tournament appearances. [5] [6] [7] After the 2015 season, Collins joined the staff at ETSU for two seasons before spending one season at Illinois St. as an assistant coach. [8] [9]

On March 26, 2018, Collins was named the 21st head coach in Tennessee State history, replacing Dana Ford, who accepted the head coaching position at Missouri State. [2]

Head coaching record

NJCAA

Statistics overview
SeasonTeamOverallConferenceStandingPostseason
Columbia State ()(2012–2015)
2012–13Columbia State 10–17 *7–11 *N/A
2013–14Columbia State 28–417–1N/AELITE 8
2014–15Columbia State 26–714–4N/ASWEET 16
Columbia State:64–28 (.696)38–16 (.704)
Total:64–28 (.696)

      National champion        Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion        Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion      Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

NCAA DI

Statistics overview
SeasonTeamOverallConferenceStandingPostseason
Tennessee State (Ohio Valley)(2018–present)
2018–19 Tennessee State 9–216–12T-8th
2019–20 Tennessee State 18–159–9T–5th CIT cancelled
2020–21 Tennessee State 4–193–1712th
2021–22 Tennessee State 14–188–10T–5th
2022–23 Tennessee State 18–1410–8T–3rd
2023–24 Tennessee State 18–1510–85th
Tennessee State:81–102 (.443)46–64 (.418)
Total:81–102 (.443)

      National champion        Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion        Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion      Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

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References

  1. ↑ "Tennessee State basketball coach Brian 'Penny' Collins signs 5-year, $1 million deal". The Tennessean .
  2. 1 2 3 4 Streamline Technologies, Nashville, TN. "Brian 'Penny' Collins Named Tennessee State University Head Men's Basketball Coach".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  3. ↑ "Brian Collins College Stats - College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.
  4. ↑ "2006-07 Bakersfield Jam Stats - Basketball-Reference.com". Basketball-Reference.com.
  5. ↑ "Columbia State Season Box Score". njcaa.org.
  6. ↑ "Columbia State Season Box Score". njcaa.org.
  7. ↑ "Columbia State Season Box Score". njcaa.org.
  8. ↑ "Collins Named Assistant Men's Basketball Coach". Illinois State University.
  9. ↑ Streamline Technologies, Nashville, TN. "Brian Collins – Men's Basketball Coaches – Official Site of East Tennessee State Athletics". ETSUBucs.com.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)


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