| Bruiser Flint | ||
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| Title | Head coach | |
| College | Drexel | |
| Sport | Basketball | |
| Team record | 106-74 (.589) | |
| Place of birth |  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
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| Career highlights | ||
| Overall | 192-146 (.568) | |
| Awards | ||
| CAA Coach of the Year (2002, 2004) | ||
| Playing career | ||
| 1983–1987 | Saint Joseph's | |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | ||
| 1987–1989 1989–1996 1996–2001 2001–present |
Coppin State (asst.) UMass (asst.) UMass Drexel |
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James "Bruiser" Flint (1965-present) is an American men's basketball coach. He is currently the head coach at Drexel University in Philadelphia.
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Collegiate playing career
Flint is a 1987 graduate of Saint Joseph's University. While attending Saint Joe's, Flint was a member of the school's varsity basketball team. Flint was named to the all-Atlantic 10 team as a senior, and was inducted into the Saint Joe's athletic hall of fame in 1988.
Early coaching career
In 1987, Flint became an assistant coach at Coppin State University. Two years later, Flint became an assistant coach under John Calipari at the University of Massachusetts Amherst (or UMass). Flint became the school's 17th head coach in 1996. While coach of the Minutemen, Flint compiled a career record of 86-72, including a 52-28 in-conference record.
Later coaching career
Flint became the head coach at Drexel on April 5, 2001. In his almost six full seasons at the helm at Drexel, the team has compiled a record of 83-65, including a 56-34 in-conference record. Flint was twice named Colonial Athletic Association coach of the year. The Drexel Dragons have made four NIT appearances under Flint. He owns an overall coaching record of 169-137.
Head coaching record
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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| UMass (Atlantic Ten Conference) (1996 — 2001) | |||||||||
| 1996–1997 | UMass | 19-14 | 11-5 | 3rd (East) | NCAA 1st Round | ||||
| 1997–1998 | UMass | 21-11 | 12-4 | T-2nd (East) | NCAA 1st Round | ||||
| 1998–1999 | UMass | 14-16 | 9-7 | 3rd (East) | |||||
| 1999–2000 | UMass | 17-16 | 9-7 | 3rd (East) | NIT 1st Round | ||||
| 2000–2001 | UMass | 15-15 | 11-5 | 4th | |||||
| UMass: | 86-72 | 52-28 | |||||||
| Drexel (Colonial Athletic Association) (2001 — present) | |||||||||
| 2001–2002 | Drexel | 14-14 | 11-7 | T-3rd | |||||
| 2002–2003 | Drexel | 19-12 | 12-6 | T-2nd | NIT Opening Round | ||||
| 2003–2004 | Drexel | 18-11 | 13-5 | 2nd | NIT 1st Round | ||||
| 2004–2005 | Drexel | 17-12 | 12-6 | T-4th | NIT Opening Round | ||||
| 2005–2006 | Drexel | 15-16 | 8-10 | T-7th | |||||
| 2006–2007 | Drexel | 23-9 | 13-5 | 4th | NIT 1st Round | ||||
| Drexel: | 106-74 | 69-39 | |||||||
| Total: | 192-146 | ||||||||
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National Champion Conference Champion Conference Tournament Champion |
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| Preceded by Steve Seymour (basketball coach) |
Drexel Head Men's Basketball Coach 2001 – |
Succeeded by incumbent |
| Preceded by John Calipari |
Massachusetts Head Men's Basketball Coach 1996–2001 |
Succeeded by Steve Lappas |
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| Gore • Dole • Gore • Grayson • Gore • Ellert • Taube • Frigard • Bush • Ellert • Hargesheimer • Ball • Hargesheimer • Ball • Curran • Zunic • Orr • Leaman • Wilson • McLaughlin • Gerlufson • Calipari • Flint • Lappas • Ford |
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| Gray • F. Knight • Brokaw • F. Bennett • G. Doughty • Griffin • Lucas • Barrett • McAvoy • O'Brien • Halas • Lange • Mains • McMains • Marino • Chase • Kollar • Cozen • Morgan • Szymanski • Haesler • Burke • Herrion • Seymour • Flint |
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| Monte Ross (Delaware) · Bruiser Flint (Drexel) · Jim Larranaga (George Mason) · Rod Barnes (Georgia State) · Tom Pecora (Hofstra) · Dean Keener (James Madison) · Bill Coen (Northeastern) · Blaine Taylor (Old Dominion) · Pat Kennedy (Towson) · Benny Moss (UNC-Wilmington) · Anthony Grant (Virginia Commonwealth) · Tony Shaver (William & Mary) |
