Brian Dutcher (San Diego State Aztecs)

Brian Dutcher

Current position: Head men’s basketball coach
Current team: San Diego State Aztecs
Current conference: Mountain West Conference (MWC)
San Diego State record: 119-40 (.748)
Overall record: 119-40 (.748)

Brian James Dutcher
Born October 30, 1959
Hometown: Bloomington, Minnesota
Alma Mater: University of Minnesota (BS, 1982) / University of Illinois (MS, 1984)
Born in Michigan and raised in Minnesota, Dutcher attended Jefferson HS (MN) and then the U of Minnesota
- Father is former Eastern Michigan and Minnesota head coach Jim Dutcher
Started his coaching career while getting his masters at Illinois, working as a graduate assistant on Lou Henson‘s staff
After two years assisting Jim Thorson at South Dakota State, Dutcher began his long-standing partnership with Steve Fisher
- Spent a total of 27 years working with Fisher, nine at Michigan and 18 at San Diego State
Dutcher had been considered the head-coach-in-waiting at SDSU since 2011 and officially got the position following the retirement of Fisher in 2017
- Led the team to a MWC Tournament title and an automatic berth in the NCAA Tournament in his first season
- Claimed back-to-back MWC regular season titles in 2020 and 2021, earning MWC COY honors both seasons
- Returned to the NCAA Tournament in both 2021 and 2022
Along with his wife, Jan, has two daughters