Bryan Mullins

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]

Bryan Mullins
Southern Illinois Salukis
PositionHead coach
LeagueMissouri Valley Conference
Personal information
Born (1987-01-13) January 13, 1987
Hinsdale, Illinois, U.S.
NationalityAmerican / Irish
Listed height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Listed weight190 lb (86 kg)
Career information
High schoolDowners Grove
(Downers Grove, Illinois)
CollegeSouthern Illinois (2005–2009)
NBA draft2009: undrafted
Playing career2009–2013
PositionPoint guard
Number11, 10
Career history
As player:
2009–2010JL Bourg-en-Bresse
2010–2013Châlons-Reims
As coach:
2013–2015Loyola Chicago (DBO)
2015–2018Loyola Chicago (assistant)
2018–2019Loyola Chicago (associate HC)
2019–presentSouthern Illinois
Career highlights and awards
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)

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.[2] 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.[3] Following graduation, Mullins played four years of professional basketball in France.[4]

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.[5][6] 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][7]

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.[8]

Head coaching record
Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Southern Illinois Salukis (Missouri Valley Conference) (2019–present)
2019–20 Southern Illinois 16–1610–85th
2020–21 Southern Illinois 12–145–139th
2021–22 Southern Illinois 16–159–96th
2022–23 Southern Illinois 23–1014–6T–3rd
Southern Illinois: 67–55 (.549)38–36 (.514)
Total:67–55 (.549)

References
  1. "Bryan Mullins named Saluki Basketball head coach". Southern Illinois University Athletics.
  2. "Bryan Mullins College Stats". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.
  3. "Bryan Mullins named Defensive Player of the Year; Kevin Dillard tabbed as Freshman of the Year". Southern Illinois University Athletics. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
  4. "COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Former Salukis great Bryan Mullins will coach SIUC". The Telegraph. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
  5. "Former Loyola Assistant Bryan Mullins Prepares for Return to Gentile Arena". Loyola Phoenix. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
  6. "'He's a genius' — Loyola assistant Bryan Mullins brings smarts, toughness to role". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
  7. Hefferman, Les Winkeler, Todd. "SIU announces Bryan Mullins as next Saluki Basketball coach". The Southern.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  8. "Five things to know about Bryan Mullins". Southern Illinois University Athletics.
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