UIC head men’s basketball coach Steve McClain announced the hiring of Brendan Mullins to the position of assistant basketball coach. Mullins, a native of Downers Grove, Ill., spent the past five seasons as a member of the staff at Horizon League-member Wright State.

“I am excited to have Brendan on the UIC basketball staff,” said McClain. “He brings an intimate knowledge of the Horizon League and the type of high-level energy we need.”

Mullins was promoted after two seasons at Wright State from the director of operations to assistant coach. During his five years on the WSU sideline, Mullins helped the Raiders post back-to-back 20-win campaigns and a pair of postseason tournament appearances. He also helped Wright State reach 10 wins in league play on three separate occasions.

Prior to his time at WSU, Mullins spent one season as the director of operations at league-member Green Bay. During the 2009-10 season, the Phoenix went 22-13 and finished third in the conference standings with a record of 11-7, including a postseason trip to the CBI.

Mullins served as an assistant coach at Mercyhurst College in Pennsylvania for two seasons before heading to Green Bay.

Mullins was a four-year letterwinner at Saint Michael’s College in Vermont, where he became one of the most prolific three-point shooters in program history. He ranks fifth on the school’s all-time leaderboard with 200 career made triples. He received his bachelor’s degree in business administration from Saint Michael’s in 2007 and a master’s degree in organizational leadership from Mercyhurst in 2009.

Mullins was recently inducted into the Downers Grove South High School Hall of Fame where he led the Mustangs to an Elite Eight appearance in 2003.

His father, Mike Mullins, is the director of the Illinois Wolves AAU program and his brother, Bryan, is the director of men’s basketball operations for Loyola-Chicago.