Brandon Curran enters his fourth year at East Texas Baptist University as the head men’s basketball coach. He has taken ETBU to three straight American Southwest Conference Tournaments and played for the championship in the 2017-18 season. This will be his 21st year coaching collegiate basketball.
2018-19 Highlights
- Third straight appearance in the ASC Tournament
- Six players earned All-ASC honors
- Spencer Cochran was named ASC East Freshman of the Year
- Jordan Gray was voted the ASC Men’s Basketball Distinguished Scholar-Athlete
- Jordan Gray made the CoSIDA Academic All-District team
- NABC Team Honor Roll Award
- Finished 8-5 in Ornelas Gym
- Robby Dooley recorded his 1,000th career point
2017-18 Highlights
- Played SRSU in the ASC Championship game
- Tied the second most wins in program history (21)
- Had four players named to All-ASC teams
- Recorded an eight-game winning streak
- Finished 7-3 at Ornelas Gymnasium
- Went 13-5 in ASC games
- Defeated LETU in the ASC Tournament to advance to the Championship game
2016-17 Highlights
- Earned a bid to the ASC Tournament
- Went 8-3 in Ornelas Gym
- Defeated non-conference regional competition: Centenary, Rhodes College, Texas Lutheran, Schreiner, & Huntingdon College
- Three players earned All-ASC honors
- Posted a six-game winning streak from December 10 through January 7th
About Brandon Curran
- 20 years coaching in college
- Graduate of the University of Texas-Austin (1997)
- Earned a Master’s Degree from Dallas Baptist in business administration in 2009
- Coached at NCAA Division I, II, and NJCAA levels
- Married to Jennifer and they have three children ages 15, 5, 3
- Worked at University of Texas (D1), Centenary (D1), Dallas Baptist (D2), and Jacksonville College (JC)
- Was an assistant coach for the Galveston Storm (1 year) in SW Pro League
- Associate head coach for 10 years at DBU
- Coached six years at Jacksonville College
- Was head coach at Jacksonville College for three of the six years
- Spent one season with Centenary College (La.) at the NCAA Division I level
- Helped DBU to 2015-16 Heartland Conference Championship and into the NCAA Division II Tournament
- Recruited 13 players that produced 25 All-Heartland Conference awards
OVERALL RECORD AT ETBU
| Year |
Overall |
ASC East |
ASC Tournament |
| 2018-19 |
12-14 |
8-8 |
0-1 |
| 2017-18 |
21-7 |
13-5 |
2-1 |
| 2016-17 |
15-11 |
6-10 |
0-1 |
| Total |
48-32 |
27-23 |
2-3 |
WHAT THEY ARE SAYING:
Del Harris - Former NBA Head Coach
(Houston Rockets, Milwaukee Bucks, Los Angeles Lakers)
“Brandon is an exceptional person, basketball coach, and recruiter. He is knowledgeable man of basketball and has a good eye for talent. I think work ethic and character are the utmost important items in a coach and he majors in both.”
Blake Flickner - Dallas Baptist University Head Coach
“Brandon is a driven, competitive, brilliant leader of men. He has demonstrated excellence in all things and proven to have the special skills and work ethic needed to take a program to a higher level. He is an excellent recruiter and has a great eye for talent and has a special ability to build relationships and inspire others to follow him. He also has a brilliant mind for the game of basketball and understands the strategy of the game to lead his team. He knows how to mentor and train young men and is a firm disciplinarian and never hesitates to speak the truth. I have no doubt that Brandon will be a great head coach for ETBU.”
ACCOMPLISHMENTS AS A COACH
DALLAS BAPTIST UNIVERSITY (NCAA Division II):
- 2 NCAA Tournament Appearances (2009 – second round, 2016-first round)
- Heartland Conference Champions (2016)
- NCCAA (National Christian Collegiate Athletic Association) National Champions (2013)
- NCCAA National Runners-Up (2015)
- NCCAA Regional Champions (2007, 2008, 2011, 2012)
- Heartland Conference Team GPA Champions (2009, 2010, 2012, 2013)
- Led Heartland Conference in Scoring (2008, 2009, 2010, 2016)
JACKSONVILLE COLLEGE (NJCAA):
- Region XIV Semi-Finalists (2001)
- Region XIV Quarter-Finalists (2000, 2002, 2003, 2004)
- 27 NCAA Division I Signees
- 40 Total Players Signed to Four-Year Colleges
- Tied program record for consecutive appearances in regional tournament
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS (NCAA Division I):
- NCAA Division I Tournament Sweet (1997)
PLAYER AWARDS UNDER CURRAN
DALLAS BAPTIST UNIVERSITY PLAYER ACCOMPLISHMENTS:
- 2 Heartland Conference Newcomers of the Year (Nick Fox-2011, Joey Miller-2016)
- 3 Heartland Conference Freshmen of the Year (2008, 2009, 2013)
- 1 Heartland Conference Defensive Player of the Year (Shelby Lewis-2009)
- 1 NABC All-Region Second Team selection (Nick Fox-2013)
- 1 NCCAA National Player of the Year (Braxton Adamson)
- 1 CoSIDA Academic All-American
- 25 All-Heartland Conference Awards by 13 players
CENTENARY COLLEGE PLAYER ACCOMPLISHMENTS:
- 1 All-Summit League First-Team selection (Alexander Starr-2007)
- 1 Summit League Defensive Player of the Year (Chase Adams – 2009)
JACKSONVILLE COLLEGE PLAYER ACCOMPLISHMENTS:
- 13 All-Region XIV Post-Season Award Winners
- 3 NJCAA All-Region Selections
- 6 All-Region XVI selections
- Produced Missouri Valley Conference Newcomer of the Year (Aaron Hogg – Wichita State – 2003)
- Produced Missouri Valley Sixth Man of the Year (Aaron Hogg – Wichita State – 2003)
- Produced All-Big West First Team Conference Player (Aaron Fitzgerald – 2006 – UC-Irvine)
- Produced All-Southland Conference First-Team Player (Antonio Burks – 2004 – Stephen F. Austin)
- Produced All-Southland Conference Third-Team Player (Jarvis Bradley – 2008 – McNeese State)
MISSION TRIPS
- Traveled to Israel in the summer of 2018
- Traveled to – Honduras, South Korea, Chile, England, Lithuania
TELEVISION
Curran Hired at ETBU
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