BRAD BROWNELL Brownell’s Career Profile Born: November 15,1968 Family: Wife, Paula, and children, Abby and Kate Education: Earned a bachelor’s degree from DePauw University in May, 1991. Earned a master’s degree from University of Indianapolis in May, 1994. Playing Experience: Earned three varsity letters at DePauw from 1988-91. Ranks seventh in school history in career assists. Assistant Coaching Experience: Graduate Assistant at the University of Evansville (1991-92); Assistant Coach at the University of Indianapolis (199294); Assistant Coach at UNC Wilmington (1994-2002). Head Coaching Experience: UNC Wilmington (2002-06); Wright State (200610); Clemson (2010-Present). Head Coaching Record: 189-97 (.661), 9 seasons Honors: • Colonial Athletic Association Coach-of-the-Year, 2002-03 & 2005-06 • Horizon League Coach-of-the-Year, 2007-08 • NABC District 10 Coach-of-the-Year, 2006-07 the All-Defensive Team. Brownell began his coaching career as a graduate assistant at Evansville under Jim Crews in 1991-92 and he helped that program to a 24-6 record. He served
as an assistant at the University of Indianapolis in 1992-93 and 1993-94. He then started a 12-year-run at UNC Wilmington, eight as an assistant or associate head coach, and four as the head coach. He was an assistant for the Seahawks from 1994-95 through 2001-02. His final year as an assistant under Jerry Wainwright, UNC Wilmington posted a 23-10 record, including a 17-4 mark versus conference teams (including the CAA Tournament). That team defeated Southern California in the first round of the NCAA Tournament in overtime. His first UNC Wilmington team (2002-03) won 24 games and won the CAA postseason tournament. His club lost in the first round of the NCAA Tournament to defending national champion Maryland on a Drew Nicholas shot at the buzzer, 75-73. UNC Wilmington posted a 25-8 mark his final season, 2005-06, including a victory over Final Four participant George Mason, and won the CAA Tournament. The Seahawks lost in overtime to George Washington, 88-85, in the NCAA Tournament that year. His four-year Colonial Athletic Association record
was 61-22, the best league mark during the period. Brownell was twice named the CAA Coach-of-the-Year (2003 and 2006). He coached five All-CAA performers, one CAA Player-of-the-Year in Brett Blizzard, four AllDefensive Team selections, one Defensive Player-ofthe-Year and seven CAA All-Academic honorees. The 43-year old earned three letters as a player at DePauw University, a Division III school in Greencastle, IN. He ranks seventh in school history with 332 career assists. He led the Tigers in assists three straight seasons, while also leading DePauw in steals as a junior in 1989-90. Brownell also shot 78.2 percent from the free throw line over the course of his career, one of the top accuracy figures in DePauw history. Brownell earned his bachelor’s degree from DePauw in 1991 and completed his master’s degree at the University of Indianapolis in 1994. He is a graduate of Harrison High School in Evansville, IN where he was a high school teammate of Calbert Cheaney, who later became the National Player-ofthe-Year in 1993 at Indiana. Brownell and his wife, Paula, have two daughters, Abby (13) and Kate (10).
Brownell’s Year-by-Year Coaching Record
2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11
UNC Wilmington UNC Wilmington UNC Wilmington UNC Wilmington Wright State Wright State Wright State Wright State Clemson
Head Coaching Summary at UNC Wilmington at Wright State at Clemson Totals
Head Coach Head Coach Head Coach Head Coach Head Coach Head Coach Head Coach Head Coach Head Coach
24-7 15-15 19-10 25-8 23-10 21-10 20-13 20-12 22-12
.744 .500 .655 .758 .697 .677 .606 .625 .647
(4 years) (4 years) (1 year) (9 years)
83-40 84-45 22-12 189-97
.675 .651 .647 .661
NCAA, 1st round NCAA, 1st round NCAA, 1st round
NCAA, 2nd round
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