Brian W. Earl (born August 9, 1976)[1] is an American basketball coach and former professional basketball player. He is the current head coach for the William & Mary team. Prior to his start at William & Mary, Earl was the head coach for the Cornell Big Red men's basketball team. He previously served nine seasons as an assistant coach for Princeton Tigers men's basketball where he had formerly been team captain and earned three Ivy League championships. He is the brother of coach and former player Dan Earl.
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| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | William & Mary |
| Conference | CAA |
| Record | 4–6 (.400) |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | August 9, 1976 |
| Playing career | |
| 1995–1999 | Princeton |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 2007–2016 | Princeton (assistant) |
| 2016–2024 | Cornell |
| 2024–present | William & Mary |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 100–109 (.478) |
| Tournaments | 0–1 (NIT) 0–1 (CIT) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Awards | |
| As player: Ivy League Player of the Year (1999) First-team All-Ivy League (1999) Second-team All-Ivy League (1998) As coach: Ivy League Coach of the Year (2022) | |
High school
editEarl grew up in Medford Lakes, New Jersey[2] and attended Shawnee High School in Medford where he was the 1995 The Philadelphia Inquirer player of the year. He is the younger brother of former All-Big Ten[3] player Dan Earl.[4] Dan became VMI head coach the year before Brian became a head coach.[5] Shawnee never lost a home game during Earl's first three seasons as a starter.[6] Earl was two classes behind his brother at Shawnee and had hoped to join him at Penn State, but Penn State did not recruit him. Most major programs lost interest in Earl when his play was limited by injury as a junior. His only offers were from Princeton and Penn.[7]
College
editHe earned Ivy League championships with the 1995–96, 1996–97 and 1997–98 Princeton Tigers.[8] Earl served as captain of the 1998–99 Princeton Tigers men's basketball team.[9][10] He was second team all-Ivy for the 1997–98 Tigers and Ivy League Men's Basketball Player of the Year as a senior the following year.[11] His career totals of 113 games started and 281 three-point field goals are Princeton records and stood as Ivy League records until Ryan Wittman totalled 119 and 377 for Cornell in 2010.[12]
Professional career
editFollowing his Princeton career, Earl was selected in the second round of the 1999 United States Basketball League Draft by the Atlantic City Seagulls.[1] He then played professionally in Germany and England as well as in the Eastern Basketball Alliance.[13] In 2003, he teamed with Kit Mueller, Arne Duncan, Craig Robinson and Mitch Henderson to make the national 3-on-3 championship game.[14][15] He served as an assistant coach at for Princeton under former teammates Mitch Henderson and Sydney Johnson from 2007 through 2016.[16] In each of Earl's first four seasons as an assistant, Princeton improved its win total.[17] Earl, who worked mostly with the defense as an assistant, replaced Bill Courtney as head coach for Cornell in 2016 after the school endured six consecutive losing seasons.[18] On March 23, 2024, Earl was named as the new head coach for William & Mary.[19]
Head coaching record
edit| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cornell Big Red (Ivy League) (2016–2024) | |||||||||
| 2016–17 | Cornell | 8–21 | 4–10 | T–6th | |||||
| 2017–18 | Cornell | 12–16 | 6–8 | 4th | |||||
| 2018–19 | Cornell | 15–16 | 7–7 | T–4th | CIT First Round | ||||
| 2019–20 | Cornell | 7–20 | 4–10 | 7th | |||||
| 2021–22 | Cornell | 15–11 | 7–7 | 4th | |||||
| 2022–23 | Cornell | 17–11 | 7–7 | T–4th | |||||
| 2023–24 | Cornell | 22–8 | 11–3 | T–2nd | NIT First Round | ||||
| Cornell: | 96–103 (.482) | 46–52 (.469) | |||||||
| William & Mary Tribe (Coastal Athletic Association) (2024–present) | |||||||||
| 2024–25 | William & Mary | 4–6 | 0–0 | ||||||
| William & Mary: | 4–6 (.400) | 0–0 (–) | |||||||
| Total: | 100–109 (.478) | ||||||||
References
edit- ^ a b "Brian Earl". Eurobasket. Retrieved December 2, 2023.
- ^ Brian Earl, Princeton Tigers men's basketball. Retrieved August 31, 2016. "In addition to his team-record 281 three-pointers, the Medford Lakes native graduated ranking fifth all-time at Princeton with 1,428 career points."
- ^ "2015–16 Penn State Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). CSTV.com. p. 85. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 13, 2016. Retrieved August 31, 2016.
- ^ Carchidi, Sam (March 29, 1995). "Shawnee's Brian Earl Steps Out Of His Brother's Shadow As Player Of Year". Philly.com. Archived from the original on September 22, 2015. Retrieved August 31, 2016.
- ^ "Dan Earl Named VMI Head Basketball Coach". Virginia Military Institute. April 12, 2015. Retrieved February 28, 2018.
- ^ Narducci, Marc (March 28, 1994). "Top Scorers Lead Inquirer's '93–94 All-south Jersey Team". Philly.com. Archived from the original on September 23, 2014. Retrieved August 31, 2016.
- ^ Tatum Kevin (January 11, 1996). "Earl Is Fitting In Happily At Princeton Princeton Was Not Brian Earl's First College Choice. Things Have Worked Out Very Well, However". Philly.com. Archived from the original on September 20, 2015. Retrieved August 31, 2016.
- ^ "Brian Earl '99 to Remain as Assistant Men's Basketball Coach". GoPrincetonTigers.com. Princeton Athletic Communications. April 28, 2011. Retrieved August 31, 2016.
- ^ Princeton Athletic Communications (June 12, 2009). "Men's Basketball Record Book • All-Time Results". GoPrincetonTigers.com. Princeton University. Archived from the original on April 19, 2018. Retrieved February 4, 2024.
- ^ "Men's Basketball Record Book • All-Time Results". GoPrincetonTigers.com. Princeton Athletic Communications. June 12, 2009. Retrieved August 31, 2016.
- ^ "2015–16 Ivy League Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). IvyLeagueSports.com. p. 65. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 17, 2016. Retrieved August 31, 2016.
- ^ "2015–16 Ivy League Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). IvyLeagueSports.com. pp. 81 & 88. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 17, 2016. Retrieved September 1, 2016.
- ^ "Newsom, Earl Named Assistant Men's Basketball Coaches at Princeton". GoPrincetonTigers.com. Princeton Athletic Communications. May 18, 2007. Retrieved August 31, 2016.
- ^ DeSimone, Bonnie (February 8, 2003). "Schools chief aims to teach a lesson-- on the court". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved November 5, 2011.
- ^ Conklin, Mike (July 11, 2001). "City school chief stays on the ball: Whether it's a Chicago playground or national tournament, Arne Duncan --is a hoops junkie". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved November 5, 2011.
- ^ "Brian Earl Named Head Men's Basketball Coach at Cornell University". GoPrincetonTigers.com. Princeton Athletic Communications. April 18, 2016. Retrieved August 31, 2016.
- ^ "Cornell hires Princeton assistant Brian Earl as head coach". ESPN. Associated Press. April 18, 2016. Retrieved August 31, 2016.
- ^ Bronfin, Adam (April 18, 2016). "Princeton Assistant Brian Earl Named Cornell Men's Basketball Head Coach". Cornell Sun. Retrieved August 31, 2016.
- ^ "William & Mary Selects Brian Earl to Lead Tribe Men's Basketball". tribeathletics.com. Retrieved March 23, 2024.