Here is a comparison of Brad against his peers who were hired within a year of him in the same conference.
Brad Brownell 13 seasons at Clemson. 237-174 overall (.577 win percentage) 114-116 in conference (.496 win percentage 3 ncaa tournaments. 1 sweet 16. Inherited a program coming over 3 straight ncaa tournament appearances and 4 straight 21+ win seasons
Tony Bennett 14 seasons at UVA 336-121 overall (.736 win percentage) 173-73 in conference (.703 win percentage) 8 would be 9 ncaa tournaments if not for the Covid year and 7 of the last 8 seasons. On his way for his 9th and a top 4 seed. 3 sweet 16s 1 ncaa title. He inherited a 10-18 team and a program that had missed 7 of the previous 8 ncaa tournaments.
Jim Larranaga 12 seasons at Miami 248-146 overall(.629 win percentage) 118-100 in conference (.541 win percentage) . 11 more wins than Brad in 1 less season. 5 about to be 6 ncaa tournaments in his tenure. Also has made 3 sweet 16s and an elite 8. He inherited a basketball program that had missed 9 of the previous 10 ncaa tournaments including the last 3.
Brownell has made the tournament 3 out of 12 seasons which is a 25% rate which is way lower than the 35% time out program has made it since the field expanded to 64 teams In 1985. The first season he made it because they expanded the field to 68 teams. In fact he has only made it 2 out of his last 11 seasons which is 18 percent. If you take out Larry Shyatt and Brownell years our program makes the tournament at a 50% success rate since the field expanded to 64 teams in 1985. Brownell is doing all this in an extremely weak ACC unlike what other coaches here had to deal with. Assuming he misses this year which is likely now after the Louisville collapse Brad will have reached the ncaa tournament 2 our of the previous 12 season which 16% of the time.
He has been a failure and continues to be a failure. At the end of this season it is time to do what should have been done years ago and fire the man. How anyone can still defend him and want to keep him as our head basketball coach is beyond me.
Brad Brownell 13 seasons at Clemson. 237-174 overall (.577 win percentage) 114-116 in conference (.496 win percentage 3 ncaa tournaments. 1 sweet 16. Inherited a program coming over 3 straight ncaa tournament appearances and 4 straight 21+ win seasons
Tony Bennett 14 seasons at UVA 336-121 overall (.736 win percentage) 173-73 in conference (.703 win percentage) 8 would be 9 ncaa tournaments if not for the Covid year and 7 of the last 8 seasons. On his way for his 9th and a top 4 seed. 3 sweet 16s 1 ncaa title. He inherited a 10-18 team and a program that had missed 7 of the previous 8 ncaa tournaments.
Jim Larranaga 12 seasons at Miami 248-146 overall(.629 win percentage) 118-100 in conference (.541 win percentage) . 11 more wins than Brad in 1 less season. 5 about to be 6 ncaa tournaments in his tenure. Also has made 3 sweet 16s and an elite 8. He inherited a basketball program that had missed 9 of the previous 10 ncaa tournaments including the last 3.
Brownell has made the tournament 3 out of 12 seasons which is a 25% rate which is way lower than the 35% time out program has made it since the field expanded to 64 teams In 1985. The first season he made it because they expanded the field to 68 teams. In fact he has only made it 2 out of his last 11 seasons which is 18 percent. If you take out Larry Shyatt and Brownell years our program makes the tournament at a 50% success rate since the field expanded to 64 teams in 1985. Brownell is doing all this in an extremely weak ACC unlike what other coaches here had to deal with. Assuming he misses this year which is likely now after the Louisville collapse Brad will have reached the ncaa tournament 2 our of the previous 12 season which 16% of the time.
He has been a failure and continues to be a failure. At the end of this season it is time to do what should have been done years ago and fire the man. How anyone can still defend him and want to keep him as our head basketball coach is beyond me.
