Tom Brennan
Tom Brennan (born May 2, 1949)
Teams coached: FDU-Florham Devils, Yale Bulldogs, Vermont Catamounts
FDU Florham record^: 6-18 (.250)
Yale record: 46-58 (.442)
Vermont record: 264-276 (.489)
Overall record^: 316-352 (.473)
Career Accomplishments:
- NCAA National Championships: 0
- NCAA Tournament Appearances: 3 (2003, 2004, 2005)
- NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen: 0
- NIT Championships: 0
- NIT Appearances: 0
- America East Regular Season Champion: 2 (2002, 2005)
- America East Tournament Champion: 3 (2003, 2004, 2005)
Awards:
- America East Coach of the Year: 3 (1991, 1998, 2002)
Coaching Career (head coach, unless noted):
| 1986-2005 | Vermont |
| 1982-1986 | Yale |
| 1977-1982 | William & Mary (asst) |
| 1976-1977 | FDU-Florham |
| 1973-1975 | Villanova (asst) |
| 1972-1973 | Seton Hall (asst) |
| 1971-1972 | Georgia (grad. asst) |
Tom Brennan Facts
- Tom Brennan
- Born May 2, 1949
- Hometown: Phillipsburg, New Jersey
- Alma Mater: University of Georgia (BA, 1971)
- Graduated from Phillipsburg Catholic HS (NJ) and went on to play for head coach Ken Rosemond at Georgia
- Spent one year after graduating as a a graduate assistant under Rosemond to kick off his coaching career
- Worked as an assistant for a number of seasons under head coaches Bill Raftery (Seton Hall), Rollie Massimino (Villanova) and Bruce Parkhill (William & Mary)
- In between assistant gigs, Brennan spend one year coaching basketball and baseball at Division III FDU Florham (NJ)
- Hired in 1982 to be the head coach at Yale, leading the Bulldogs for four seasons
- Spent the remainder of his coaching career at Vermont, serving as the Catamounts’ head coach for 19 seasons
- Won 264 games during his tenure, claiming two America East titles and three America East Tournaments and playing in the NCAA Tournament three times
- In 2005, Brennan’s team achieved the first NCAA Tournament win in program history as the 13-seed Catamounts upset the 4-seed Syracuse Orange
- After retiring from coaching in 2005, Brennan served as a college basketball studio analyst for ESPN four four years
- Currently does radio work for Sirius XM and Westwood One, while making occasional television appearances with NBC Sports
- Along with his wife, Lynn, has one daughter and one son
Tom Brennan Coaching Tree
- Jesse Agel (Brown)
- John Becker (Vermont)
- Kelvin Jefferson (Gannon)
^ overall record includes head coaching positions at both the NCAA Division I and Division III levels