Mike Brennan

Michael Richard Brennan (born May 18, 1972) is an American college basketball coach and former player who is currently the associate head coach at Princeton University, his alma mater. He was previously the head coach of American University, and an assistant coach at several other schools.

Playing career Brennan won two Ivy League titles with the Princeton Tigers. He played for the Tigers between 1990 and 1994, averaging 5.0 points, 2.4 rebounds and 1.7 assists per game. Professionally, he spent time in the German Basketball Bundesliga (at Bayer Leverkusen in 1996–97 and Braunschweig in 1997–98), Belgium (at Pepinster in 1998–99) In his first season the Eagles were picked picked to finish ninth in the Patriot League in the preseason poll. Brennan subsequently led them to a second place regular-season finish in the conference, a Patriot League tournament championship, and a bid to the 2014 NCAA Tournament. He was named 2014 Patriot League Coach of the Year based on this turnaround.

On March 9, 2023, Brennan was fired following a March 5 double overtime loss in the Patriot League tournament semifinals.

Return to assistant coaching Following his dismissal from American, Brennan served as an assistant coach at Loyola University (MD) and Cornell University before returning to Princeton in 2025 as the team's associate head coach.

Personal life Brennan, an American citizen, also holds an Irish passport.

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