Bryan Mullins (born January 13, 1987) is an American college basketball coach and former player. He was head coach of the

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team for five seasons from 2019 to 2024. He has been an assistant on

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's staff at

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since April 1, 2024.

Playing career

Mullins was a four-year letterwinner at Southern Illinois for coach

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where he was part of the Salukis' Sweet 16 run in the 2007 NCAA tournament. He was also a two-time Academic All-American at the school, as well as a two-time

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Defensive Player of the Year. Following graduation, Mullins played four years of professional basketball in France.

Coaching career

After retiring from professional basketball, Mullins joined

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's staff at Loyola, rising the ranks from director of basketball operations up to associate head coach. He was on staff during Loyola's historic Final Four run at the 2018 NCAA tournament. On March 20, 2019, Mullins was named the 14th head coach in Southern Illinois history, replacing

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. In his first season as Salukis head coach, he led the team to a 10-8 conference record including a seven-game winning streak and finished 5th despite the team being picked last in the conference before the season. He was picked 2nd for Missouri Valley Conference coach of the year trailing Northern Iowa's

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. Mullins was dismissed as Salukis head coach on March 8, 2024 after five seasons and an 86–68 overall record. He was succeeded by

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on March 28. Twenty-four days after his departure from SIU Carbondale, he has named an assistant on

's staff at

on April 1, 2024."Bryan Mullins Joins Blue Demon Coaching Staff," DePaul University Athletics, Monday, April 1, 2024.
Retrieved April 1, 2024.

Personal life

Mullins comes from a basketball family. His father Mike is the founder of the Illinois Wolves AAU program, while his older brother Brendan is a former college basketball player at

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and assistant basketball coach at

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Head coaching record

References

External links

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on

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Southern Illinois profile

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