Brian Collins
Brian “Penny” Collins (born March 23, 1984)
Current position: Head men’s basketball coach
Current team: Tennessee State Tigers
Current conference: Ohio Valley Conference (OVC)
Tennessee State record: 81-102 (.443)
Overall record^: 81-102 (.443)
Career Accomplishments:
- NCAA National Championships: 0
- NCAA Tournament Appearances: 0
- NIT Championships: 0
- NIT Appearances: 0
- Ohio Valley Regular Season Champion: 0
- Ohio Valley Tournament Champion: 0
Coaching Career (head coach, unless noted):
| 2018-present | Tennessee State |
| 2017-2018 | Illinois State (asst) |
| 2015-2017 | East Tennessee State (asst) |
| 2012-2015 | Columbia State CC |
| 2009-2012 | Cumberland (asst) |
| 2008-2009 | Tennessee State (DBO) |
| 2007-2008 | Tennessee State (grad. asst) |
Brian Collins Facts
- Brian “Penny” Collins
- Born March 23, 1984
- Hometown: Nashville, Tennessee
- Alma Mater: Belmont University (BA, 2006) / Tennessee State University (MA, 2008)
- Played collegiately at Belmont under longtime head coach Rick Byrd
- Spent the 2006-07 season playing professionally in Finland and with the Bakersfield Jam (NBDL)
- Started coaching career in 2007 as a graduate assistant at Tennessee State under Cy Alexander; promoted to DBO a year later
- Spent three years as an assistant at NAIA Cumberland (TN) and then three years as head coach at Columbia State CC (TN)
- Joined Steve Forbes‘ coaching staff at East Tennessee State in 2015 and left for Illinois State in 2017, spending one season under Dan Muller
- Hired in March 2018 as the head coach at Tennessee State, a position he was also a finalist for in 2014
- Through five years at the helm, Collins is 63-87 overall with two winning seasons
- Along with his wife, Lakeya, has one son
Brian Collins Coaching Tree
- coming soon
^ overall record includes head coaching positions at NCAA Division I level only