Brette Tanner (born November 7, 1975) is an American basketball coach who is currently the head coach of the Abilene Christian Wildcats, a position he has held since 2021.[1] He played collegiately at Emporia State from 1996 to 1998.[2] Tanner served as an assistant coach at Stephen F. Austin. He was hired as an assistant coach at Abilene Christian in 2013, as the school transitioned to Division I.[3]
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Abilene Christian |
| Conference | WAC |
| Record | 54–46 (.540) |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | November 7, 1975 |
| Playing career | |
| 1994–1996 | Allen County CC |
| 1996–1998 | Emporia State |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1998–2000 | Fort Scott CC (assistant) |
| 2000–2004 | Fort Scott CC |
| 2004–2006 | South Plains JC (assistant) |
| 2006–2008 | Stephen F. Austin (assistant) |
| 2008–2013 | Stephen F. Austin (associate HC) |
| 2013–2014 | Abilene Christian (assistant) |
| 2014–2021 | Abilene Christian (associate HC) |
| 2021–present | Abilene Christian |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 54–46 (.540) (NCAA) |
| Tournaments | 2–1 (CBI) 1–1 (CIT) |
Head coaching record
edit| Season | Coach | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abilene Christian Wildcats (Western Athletic Conference) (2021–present) | |||||||||
| 2021–22 | Abilene Christian | 25–11 | 11–7 | 6th | CBI Semifinals | ||||
| 2022–23 | Abilene Christian | 13–17 | 7–11 | 9th | |||||
| 2023–24 | Abilene Christian | 16–18 | 10–10 | T–6th | CIT Quarterfinals | ||||
| Abilene Christian: | 54–46 (.540) | 28–28 (.500) | |||||||
| Total: | 54–46 (.540) | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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References
edit- ^ "Brette Tanner named 17th head coach of ACU men's basketball". Abilene Christian University Athletics. Retrieved April 16, 2021.
- ^ "ALUMNI STUDENT-ATHLETE PROFILE: BRETTE TANNER, EMPORIA STATE MEN'S BASKETBALL". Emporia State Hornets. April 23, 2020. Retrieved December 10, 2021.
- ^ "Abilene Christian fills men's basketball vacancy with associate coach Brette Tanner". Abilene Reporter-News. April 14, 2021. Retrieved December 10, 2021.