Brad Brownell

Clemson Basketball Staff Update

No secret here, but Clemson has finally made these moves official. Here’s the release on Brad Brownell’s hiring of Billy Donlon and Sean Dixon: Clemson University Men’s Basketball Head Coach Brad Brownell announced the addition of Billy Donlon as associate head coach and Sean Dixon as assistant coach to his staff on Monday. The Clemson

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Brownell agrees to 2-yr contract extension at Clemson

Clemson University and head basketball coach Brad Brownell have agreed to a two-year extension through 2026, the athletic department announced today. The terms of the contract were approved by the Clemson University Board of Trustees Compensation Committee. “Brad continues to be a great leader and ambassador for our men’s basketball program,” said Director of Athletics Dan

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Clemson responds to allegations against Brad Brownell

The Clemson University athletics department has looked into allegations of verbal abuse by head basketball coach Brad Brownell, which were alleged in a social media post by the father of walk on O’Neil McBride. According to a statement released last night by a CU spokesperson, “Athletics administrators were made aware of an interaction that took

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REPORT: Brownell will return to Clemson

Brad Brownell will return for his 11th season at Clemson according to a report in The State. The Tigers struggled through a 16-15 (9-11 ACC) season, but did beat No. 3 Duke, No. 5 Louisville and No. 6 Florida State along the way. Brownell’s squad also beat North Carolina for the first-time in school history

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Clemson Dirt…

Brad Brownell has two vacant spots on his staff at Clemson after contract of assistant coach Steve Smith was not renewed, and director of recruiting Lucas McKay became an assistant at UMKC. It sounds like he has found the replacement for both of those guys. I have heard from multiple sources that Quinnipiac assistant Anthony

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Clemson Men’s Basketball Staff Update

Clemson University men’s basketball and head coach Brad Brownell have announced the additions of Marty Simmons and Matt Bucklin to the coaching staff on Wednesday. Simmons, the former head men’s basketball coach at the University of Evansville, will join Brownell’s staff. Simmons compiled a record of 184-175 across 11 seasons at his alma mater of

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Daily Dirt – 7/17/18

A few things that I’ve heard… It sounds like former Evansville head coach Marty Simmons will be joining the basketball staff at Clemson. Simmons’ son Blake tweeted the following: “Orange and Purple just got a little more exciting. Congrats Dad for joining the Clemson staff!”  Simmons had spent the past 11-seasons at Evansville (184-175) before

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HoopDirt Daily News – 12/21/17

HoopDirt.com’s Daily News from the college basketball coaching world… Auburn head coach Bruce Pearl gave an update on the ongoing FBI investigation into the men’s basketball program today. “There have been no substantive changes,” Pearl said. “There are obviously certain aspects of the investigation that are very private and we’re keeping them that way, but

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Brownell makes staff change at Clemson

Clemson head coach Brad Brownell has shaken-up his staff by releasing long-time assistant coach Mike Winiecki. “It’s one of the more difficult decisions that I’ve ever made,” Brownell said. “He’s an outstanding coach, he’s been a great friend of mine for 15-plus years, we’ve been together since we were assistants at UNC-Wilmington and he came

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