Brian Dutcher

Brian Dutcher
	Dutcher posing for a picture in April 2023.
Current position
Title	Head coach
Team	San Diego State
Conference	MW
Record	179–59 (.752)
Biographical details
Born	October 30, 1959 (age 65); Alpena, Michigan, U.S.
Alma mater	Minnesota ('82)
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1983–1985	Illinois (GA)
1986–1988	South Dakota State (assistant)
1989–1998	Michigan (associate HC)
1999–2017	San Diego State (associate HC)
2017–present	San Diego State
Head coaching record
Overall	179–59 (.752)
Tournaments	7–5 (NCAA Division I)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
	NCAA Division I Regional — Final Four (2023); 3 MWC tournament (2018, 2021, 2023); 3 MWC regular season (2020, 2021, 2023);
Awards
	2× MWC Coach of the Year (2020, 2021);

Brian James Dutcher (born October 30, 1959) is an American college basketball coach who is the head coach of the San Diego State Aztecs men's basketball team at San Diego State University (SDSU).^[1] He was an assistant under head coach Steve Fisher with the Michigan Wolverines and San Diego State, succeeding Fisher as the Aztecs' head coach upon his retirement in 2017.

Coaching career

Dutcher has more than 30 years of coaching experience, including 18 seasons as an assistant to Steve Fisher at San Diego State preceded by nine at the University of Michigan. Dutcher joined then-interim coach Fisher in 1989 when Michigan won the national championship. Dutcher is credited for having a central role in recruiting the Fab Five to Michigan and for bringing Kawhi Leonard to San Diego State.^[2] Dutcher was named San Diego State's "head coach in waiting" in 2011.^[3] Following Fisher's decision to retire, Dutcher was formally named as his replacement on April 11, 2017.

Thanks to Dutcher bringing in transfers Malachi Flynn, Yanni Wetzell, K.J. Feagin, and Trey Pulliam, along with the development of returnees Matt Mitchell, Jordan Shackel, Nathan Mensah, and Adam Seiko, the Aztecs started the 2019-20 season 26-0, with impressive road/neutral site wins over BYU, Creighton, Iowa, and Utah State - the preseason Mountain West favorite. This resulted in a #4 ranking for five straight weeks for SDSU while Dutcher was named to the Naismith Coach of the Year Late-Season Watch List. Dutcher was named Mountain West Conference Coach of the Year on March 3, 2020.^[4]

Personal life

Dutcher and his wife, Jan, have two daughters: Erin and Liza. He is the son of Jim Dutcher, a former head coach at Eastern Michigan and Minnesota.^[3]

Head coaching record

Statistics overview
Season	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
San Diego State Aztecs (Mountain West Conference) (2017–present)
2017–18	San Diego State	22–11	11–7	T–4th	NCAA Division I Round of 64
2018–19	San Diego State	21–13	11–7	T–4th
2019–20	San Diego State	30–2	17–1	1st	NCAA Tournament Canceled*
2020–21	San Diego State	23–5	14–3	1st	NCAA Division I Round of 64
2021–22	San Diego State	23–9	13–4	3rd	NCAA Division I Round of 64
2022–23	San Diego State	32–7	15–3	1st	NCAA Division I Runner-up
2023–24	San Diego State	26–11	11–7	5th	NCAA Division I Sweet 16
2024–25	San Diego State	2–1	0–0
San Diego State:		179–59 (.752)	91–30 (.752)
Total:		179–59 (.752)
National champion Postseason invitational champion Conference regular season champion Conference regular season and conference tournament champion Division regular season champion Division regular season and conference tournament champion Conference tournament champion

*The 2020 NCAA tournament was canceled due to concerns over the coronavirus pandemic.

References

^ Phillips, Scott (April 10, 2017). "Report: San Diego State head coach Steve Fisher retires, replaced by assistant Brian Dutcher". NBC Sports. Retrieved April 10, 2017.
^ "San Diego State's Steve Fisher retires, replaced by Brian Dutcher". United Press International. April 10, 2017. Retrieved April 11, 2017.
^ ^a ^b Zeigler, Mark (August 29, 2011). "Dutcher's dream job was here all along". The San Diego Union-Tribune. Retrieved April 10, 2017.
^ "Mountain West Announces 2019-20 Men's Basketball All-Conference Team" (Press release). Mountain West Conference. March 3, 2020. Retrieved March 3, 2020.

[1] Phillips, Scott (April 10, 2017). "Report: San Diego State head coach Steve Fisher retires, replaced by assistant Brian Dutcher". NBC Sports. Retrieved April 10, 2017.

[2] "San Diego State's Steve Fisher retires, replaced by Brian Dutcher". United Press International. April 10, 2017. Retrieved April 11, 2017.

[sdut-3] Zeigler, Mark (August 29, 2011). "Dutcher's dream job was here all along". The San Diego Union-Tribune. Retrieved April 10, 2017.

[MW_awards-4] "Mountain West Announces 2019-20 Men's Basketball All-Conference Team" (Press release). Mountain West Conference. March 3, 2020. Retrieved March 3, 2020.

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