Brette Tanner

Current position: Head men’s basketball coach
Current team: Abilene Christian Wildcats
Current conference: Western Athletic Conference (WAC)
Abilene Christian record: 54-46 (.540)
Overall record^: 54-46 (.540)

Brette Tanner
Born November 7, 1975
Hometown: Rose Hill, Kansas
Alma Mater: Emporia State University (BA, 1998) / Pittsburg State University (MS, 2000)
Played basketball at Allen County CC (KS) and at D-II Emporia State (KS), the latter under head coach Ron Slaymaker
Started his coaching career as an assistant at Fort Scott CC (KS), with one of those years working under Chris Beard
- Spent four years as the head coach at Fort Scott, leaving with the fourth-most wins in program history
After two seasons as an assistant at South Plains College (TX), Tanner joined Danny Kaspar‘s staff at Stephen F. Austin
- Worked at SFA for a total of seven seasons and was part of one NCAA Tournament, two NITs and four Southland titles
Hired at Abilene Christian to be the associate head coach under Joe Golding; the program was just then transitioning to Division I
- Was on the staff at ACU for eight years, helping build the small program into a postseason regular
- The Wildcats went to the NCAA Tournament in 2019 and 2021, upsetting 4-seed Texas in the latter to reach the second round
In April 2021, Golding left for UTEP and Tanner was elevated to head coach a day later; program moved to the WAC that same year
- Went 25-11 overall in his first season, which included a trip to the CBI semifinals

^ overall record includes head coaching positions at the NCAA Division I level only