Brian Dutcher
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | San Diego State |
| Conference | MW |
| Record | 63–24 |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | October 30, 1959 Alpena, Michigan |
| Alma mater | University of Minnesota |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1983–1985 | Illinois (GA) |
| 1986–1988 | South Dakota State (assistant) |
| 1989–1998 | Michigan (associate HC) |
| 1999–2017 | San Diego State (associate HC) |
| 2017–present | San Diego State |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 63–24 |
| Tournaments | 0–1 (NCAA Division I) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| Mountain West Tournament (2018) | |
Brian James Dutcher (born October 30, 1959) is an American college basketball coach and is the head coach for the San Diego State men's basketball team.[1]
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. Dutcher 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.[2] Dutcher was named San Diego State's "head coach in waiting" in 2011.[3] Following Fisher's decision to retire, Dutcher was formally named as his replacement on April 11, 2017.
Personal life
Dutcher and his wife, Jan, have two daughters: Erin and Liza. He is the son of Jim Dutcher, the former head coach at Eastern Michigan and Minnesota.[3]
Head coaching record
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego State Aztecs (Mountain West Conference) (2017–present) | |||||||||
| 2017–18 | San Diego State | 22–11 | 11–7 | T–4th | NCAA First Round | ||||
| 2018–19 | San Diego State | 21–13 | 11–7 | T–4th | |||||
| 2019–20 | San Diego State | 21–0 | 10–0 | ||||||
| San Diego State: | 63–24 (.724) | 25–14 (.689) | |||||||
| Total: | 63–24 (.724) | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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References
- ^ Phillips, Scott (April 10, 2017). "Report: San Diego State head coach Steve Fisher retires, replaced by assistant Brian Dutcher". NBC Sports. Retrieved April 10, 2017.
- ^ "San Diego State's Steve Fisher retires, replaced by Brian Dutcher". United Press International. April 10, 2017. Retrieved April 11, 2017.
- ^ a b Zeigler, Mark (August 29, 2011). "Dutcher's dream job was here all along". The San Diego Union-Tribune. Retrieved April 10, 2017.
- 1959 births
- Living people
- American men's basketball coaches
- Basketball coaches from Michigan
- College men's basketball head coaches in the United States
- High school basketball coaches in the United States
- Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball coaches
- Michigan Wolverines men's basketball coaches
- People from Alpena, Michigan
- People from Bloomington, Minnesota
- San Diego State Aztecs men's basketball coaches
- South Dakota State Jackrabbits men's basketball coaches
- University of Minnesota alumni