Bryan Mullins

Bryan Mullins (born January 13, 1987) is an American college basketball coach and former player. He was head coach of the Southern Illinois Salukis men's basketball team for five seasons from 2019 to 2024.^[1] He has been an assistant on Chris Holtmann's staff at DePaul University since April 1, 2024.^[2]

Bryan Mullins

DePaul Blue Demons
Title	Assistant coach
League	Big East Conference
Personal information
Born	(1987-01-13) January 13, 1987 (age 38) Hinsdale, Illinois, U.S.
Nationality	American / Irish
Listed height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Listed weight	190 lb (86 kg)
Career information
High school	Downers Grove (Downers Grove, Illinois)
College	Southern Illinois (2005–2009)
NBA draft	2009: undrafted
Playing career	2009–2013
Position	Point guard
Number	11, 10
Career history
Playing
2009–2010	JL Bourg-en-Bresse
2010–2013	Châlons-Reims
Coaching
2013–2015	Loyola Chicago (DBO)
2015–2018	Loyola Chicago (assistant)
2018–2019	Loyola Chicago (associate HC)
2019–2024	Southern Illinois
2024–present	DePaul (assistant)
Career highlights
As player: 2× Missouri Valley Conference Defensive Player of the Year (2008, 2009) Second team All-MVC (2008) 4× MVC All-Defensive Team (2006–2009) MVC Freshman of the Year (2006) MVC All-Freshman Team (2006) MVC All-Newcomer Team (2006)

Playing career

Mullins was a four-year letterwinner at Southern Illinois for coach Chris Lowery where he was part of the Salukis' Sweet 16 run in the 2007 NCAA tournament.^[3] He was also a two-time Academic All-American at the school, as well as a two-time Missouri Valley Conference Defensive Player of the Year.^[4] Following graduation, Mullins played four years of professional basketball in France.^[5]

Coaching career

After retiring from professional basketball, Mullins joined Porter Moser's staff at Loyola, rising the ranks from director of basketball operations up to associate head coach.^[6][7] He was on staff during Loyola's historic Final Four run at the 2018 NCAA tournament.^[2]

On March 20, 2019, Mullins was named the 14th head coach in Southern Illinois history, replacing Barry Hinson.^[1][8] 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 Ben Jacobson. Mullins was dismissed as Salukis head coach on March 8, 2024 after five seasons and an 86–68 overall record.^[9] He was succeeded by Scott Nagy on March 28.^[10]

Twenty-four days after his departure from SIU Carbondale, he has named an assistant on Chris Holtmann's staff at DePaul University on April 1, 2024.^[2]

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 Saint Michael's College and assistant basketball coach at Southern Illinois Salukis.^[11]

Head coaching record

Statistics overview

Season	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
Southern Illinois Salukis (Missouri Valley Conference) (2019–2024)
2019–20	Southern Illinois	16–16	10–8	5th
2020–21	Southern Illinois	12–14	5–13	9th
2021–22	Southern Illinois	16–15	9–9	6th
2022–23	Southern Illinois	23–10	14–6	T–3rd
2023–24	Southern Illinois	19–13	11–9	6th
Southern Illinois:		86–68 (.558)	49–45 (.521)
Total:		86–68 (.558)