John Brannen (basketball)
| Sport(s) | Men's basketball |
|---|---|
| Current position | |
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Northern Kentucky |
| Conference | Horizon League |
| Record | 33–32 (.508) |
| Biographical details | |
| Born |
January 18, 1974 Alexandria, Kentucky |
| Playing career | |
| 1995–1997 | Marshall |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1999–2000 | Charleston (asst.) |
| 2000–2003 | Eastern Kentucky (asst.) |
| 2003–2006 | St. Bonaventure (asst.) |
| 2006–2009 | VCU (asst.) |
| 2009–2013 | Alabama (asst.) |
| 2013–2015 | Alabama (assoc. HC) |
| 2015 | Alabama (interim) |
| 2015–present | Northern Kentucky |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 34–33 (.507) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| Horizon League tournament championship (2017) | |
| Awards | |
| Horizon League Coach of the Year (2017) | |
John Brannen (born January 18, 1974) is an American basketball coach and the current men's basketball coach of the Northern Kentucky University Norse. Brannen previously spent nine seasons as an assistant coach to Anthony Grant at both VCU and Alabama. For the Tide's two games in the 2015 National Invitation Tournament, Brannen served as interim head coach. Brannen is a Kentucky-native and was named the head coach of NKU, the fifth in program history, on April 7, 2015.
Brannen held assistant coaching positions at Charleston, Eastern Kentucky and St. Bonaventure before being hired by former Marshall assistant Anthony Grant, who had just been named head coach at VCU. Brannen spent three seasons at VCU before following Grant to Alabama, where he was an assistant for six seasons (the last two as associate head coach). When Grant was fired following the Tide's 2015 SEC Tournament loss, Brannen was named interim head coach for the team's NIT appearance. The Tide were knocked out of the tournament by Miami in the second round following a first round home win over Illinois.
In 2017, Brannen led the Norse to the Horizon League championship and the NCAA tournament in the school's first season of full Division I eligibility.
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