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 was born on September 1, 1963. He is an American basketball coach from Seat Pleasant, Maryland. He was the head coach for men's basketball at Loyola University Maryland from 1994 to 1997. Later, he coached at the University of Michigan from 1997 to 2001.
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Brian Ellerbe's Basketball Journey
Playing Days
Brian Ellerbe went to Bowie High School in Bowie, Maryland. He was a key player for four years at Rutgers University. He played basketball there from 1981 to 1985. Brian played in the backcourt with John Battle for coach Tom Young.
Starting as a Coach
After playing, Ellerbe became a graduate assistant at Rutgers for the 1985–86 season. Then, he worked as an assistant coach at Bowling Green for two years. In 1988–89, he was an assistant coach at George Mason University. The next season, he coached at South Carolina. From 1990 to 1994, Ellerbe was an assistant coach at Virginia.
Head Coach at Loyola
In 1994, Brian Ellerbe became the head coach at Loyola University Maryland. He coached the team for three seasons. During his time there, he helped the team improve. They went from a record of 9 wins and 18 losses to 13 wins and 14 losses.
Coaching at Michigan
From 1997 to 2001, Ellerbe was the head coach for the University of Michigan. He led Michigan to play in the NCAA tournament in 1998. They also played in the NIT in 2000.
However, some of Michigan's wins from his first two seasons were later officially removed. This happened because of rule violations involving some players. After a season where Michigan won 10 games and lost 18, Ellerbe was no longer the coach on March 13, 2001.
After Head Coaching
After leaving Michigan, Ellerbe worked as a consultant. He helped youth and college basketball programs. In 2005, he became a vice president at a construction company.
Returning to Coaching
In 2009, Ellerbe returned to basketball coaching. He became an assistant coach at George Washington under Karl Hobbs. From 2010 to 2013, he was an assistant at DePaul. He worked on the staff of Oliver Purnell. In 2015, Ellerbe joined Todd Bozeman's staff at Morgan State.
In 2019, Ellerbe left coaching again. He became the athletic director at Archbishop Carroll High School (Washington, D.C.).
Brian Ellerbe's Coaching Records
This section shows Brian Ellerbe's records as a head coach.
| 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 officially removed. This included 36 wins from the 1997–98 and 1998–99 seasons. The 1998 Big Ten tournament championship was also officially removed.
