Bio

Brett Putz joined the Bryant coaching staff in June 2023 and will begin his second season on Bryant sidelines in 2024-25.

The Bulldogs won 20 games for just the second time in DI program history during Putz's first year in Smithfield. Bryant featured a pair of All-America East players, while also ranking second nationally in blocks per game and 10th nationally in field goal percentage defense. 

Putz was named an assistant coach this spring at Eastern Illinois after spending a year as the special assistant to the head coach at Indiana State. He helped the Sycamores win 23 games and advance to the quarterfinals of the CBI. Prior to that, he had a successful two-year run as the head coach at Des Moines Area Community College where he led the team to the NJCAA Division II National Championship in 2021 and a third-place finish at the national tournament in 2022. 

Putz has been recognized on the National Association of Basketball Coaches' 30 Under 30 List which recognizes a group of up-and-coming coaches in men's college basketball.

At DACC he posted a 49-13 record in two seasons earning NJCAA National Coach of the Year, NJCAA National Tournament Coach of the Tournament, NABC Two-Year College Coach of the Year and Iowa Community College Athletic Conference (ICCAC) Coach of the Year honors.  In addition to his coaching accolades, Putz had five players named to the All-Region XI Team, which included Willie Guy, who was named NJCAA First Team All-American, NABC All-American, ICCAC Player of the Year and ICCAC Student-Athlete of the Year.

Putz first Division I coaching experience came on the staff at Omaha as the Director of Basketball Operations from 2016-18.  During that time Omaha tied their record for Division I wins in a season (18) and reached the championship game of the 2017 Summit League Tournament.  He then was on the staff at Highland Community College before coaching at Chicago State.  At both HCC and CSU, Putz was involved with coaching perimeter and post players as well as recruiting.