Bryan Bender arrives at Ellsworth Community College after a successful four-year stint as the head men’s basketball coach at Southwest Mississippi Community College. He was promoted after one season as an assistant coach in the spring of 2018. Bender quickly built a value-driven culture centered around the core values of Passion, Humility & Discipline (PHD), where
Bryan Bender Named Head Basketball Coach at Southwest Mississippi CC
After one successful season as an assistant coach for the Southwest men’s basketball team, Bryan Bender has been named the Bears next head coach. “It is an incredible honor to be named the head coach here at Southwest and I want to thank the President, Dr. Steve Bishop, our Athletics Director, Coach Bill Wallace and