Brian Ellerbe facts for kids
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | September 1, 1963 Seat Pleasant, Maryland, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1981–1985 | Rutgers |
| Position(s) | Guard |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1985–1986 | Rutgers (GA) |
| 1986–1988 | Bowling Green (assistant) |
| 1988–1989 | George Mason (assistant) |
| 1989–1990 | South Carolina (assistant) |
| 1990–1994 | Virginia (assistant) |
| 1994–1997 | Loyola (MD) |
| 1997–2001 | Michigan |
| 2009–2010 | George Washington (assistant) |
| 2010–2013 | DePaul (assistant) |
| 2015–2019 | Morgan State (assistant) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 95-97 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| Big Ten tournament (1998) | |
Brian Hersholt Ellerbe (born September 1, 1963) is an American basketball coach. He was born in Seat Pleasant, Maryland. He is known for coaching college basketball teams. He was the head coach at Loyola University Maryland from 1994 to 1997. He also coached the University of Michigan from 1997 to 2001.
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Brian Ellerbe's Basketball Journey
Brian Ellerbe went to Bowie High School. He played basketball there. Later, he became a four-year starter at Rutgers University. He played for Rutgers from 1981 to 1985. He was a guard on the team. He played alongside John Battle. Their coach was Tom Young.
Early Coaching Roles
After playing, Ellerbe started his coaching career. He worked as a graduate assistant at Rutgers. This was during the 1985–86 season. Then, he became an assistant coach. He worked at Bowling Green for two seasons.
In 1988, he moved to George Mason University. He was an assistant coach there for one season. The next year, he coached at South Carolina. From 1990 to 1994, he was an assistant at Virginia.
Becoming a Head Coach
Ellerbe became a head coach in 1994. He took over the team at Loyola University Maryland. In his first season, the team won 9 games and lost 18. By his third season, he helped them improve. They finished with 13 wins and 14 losses.
Coaching at Michigan
From 1997 to 2001, Ellerbe was the head coach. He coached the University of Michigan team. He led Michigan to the NCAA tournament in 1998. They also played in the NIT in 2000.
Some of Michigan's wins from his first two seasons were later removed. This happened because of a past issue. Some players had received money from a booster. This problem happened before Ellerbe became coach. He was found to have done nothing wrong himself. After a tough 10–18 season, Michigan let Ellerbe go on March 13, 2001.
Life After Michigan Coaching
After leaving Michigan, Ellerbe took a break from coaching. He became a consultant. He advised youth and college basketball programs. In 2005, he worked for a construction company. He was a vice president there.
He returned to basketball coaching in 2009. He joined George Washington as an assistant. He worked under coach Karl Hobbs. From 2010 to 2013, he was an assistant at DePaul. He worked with coach Oliver Purnell. In 2015, he joined Todd Bozeman's staff. This was at Morgan State.
In 2019, Ellerbe left coaching again. He became the athletic director. This role was at Archbishop Carroll High School (Washington, D.C.).
Brian Ellerbe's Coaching Record
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loyola Greyhounds (Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference) (1994–1997) | |||||||||
| 1994–95 | Loyola | 9–18 | 5–9 | T–6th | |||||
| 1995–96 | Loyola | 12–15 | 8–6 | 4th | |||||
| 1996–97 | Loyola | 13–14 | 10–4 | T–2nd | |||||
| Loyola: | 34–47 | 23–19 | |||||||
| Michigan Wolverines (Big Ten Conference) (1997–2001) | |||||||||
| 1997–98 | Michigan | 25-9 | 11-5 | NCAA Division I Second Round | |||||
| 1998–99 | Michigan | 12-19 | 5-11 | ||||||
| 1999–00 | Michigan | 15–14 | 6–10 | T–7th | NIT First Round | ||||
| 2000–01 | Michigan | 10–18 | 4–12 | 9th | |||||
| Michigan: | 62-60 | 26–38 | |||||||
| Total: | 62-60 | ||||||||
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National champion Conference regular season champion Conference tournament champion |
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- Some of Michigan's wins were later removed. This was due to rules broken by a previous coaching staff. This included 36 wins in total. These wins were from the 1997–98 and 1998–99 seasons. Michigan's 1998 Big Ten tournament championship was also removed from the records.
